Trending: Top 10 Stories for October 2019 By TL Editors Set aside class time each week for students to work independently on a project related to their interests or passions.
Back to School With Sphero Robots By Laura Fleming Sphero makes cool programmable robots and educational tools that aim to transform the way kids learn and create through coding, science, music, and the arts.
Kids Experiment, Design and Build With SAM Labs By TL Editors SAM Labs is a programming site where students develop engineering skills by using SAM blocks and the SAM Space app to create, modify, or enhance designs.
Makerspaces A to Z: Impactful By Laura Fleming In addition to creating makerspaces that are impactful, we can help others be impactful, as well.
Makerspaces 101 By Chris Aviles, Teacher, Fair Haven Schools, NJ In this video, I cover the basics of what a makerspace is, show off my makerspace, and give you some tips for starting your own makerspace.
Now You Can Build Your Own Windows 2-in-1 By Andrew Liszewski/Gizmodo Kano’s latest DIY creation is called the Kano PC, and it’s effectively exactly that.
Workbench Learning Platform a One Stop Shop for STEAM Projects By TL Editors Workbench is a PBL platform where students can complete STEAM tasks using everything from basic art supplies to technologies such as Sphero, Makey Makey, Raspberry Pi, and more.
ISTE NEWS: DFRobot to Showcase Hands-on Learning Resources By TL Editors DFRobot will showcase its hands-on learning resources including the full suite of Boson Kits, micro:Maqueen, Max:bot, LattePanda, Mind+, Gravity and Internet of Things Kits.
Top Ten Tech Toys for Education By TL Editors Whether you're teaching future engineers, mathematicians, or scientists, these are the educational toys that'll get your students' cogs turning.
Gizmos & Gadgets Lets Kids Create, Control and Share Electronic Projects By TL Editors Gizmos & Gadgets is an app for the littleBits platform that uses electronic building blocks that can be combined and recombined to make endless inventions.
Makerspaces & PBL…Perfect Together By Laura Fleming Educators interested in Makerspaces, STEM Labs, Project-Based Learning, Inquiry-Based Learning, and Genius Hour may feel unsure of how to integrate all of those things into their practice
6 Ways to Start Adding a Makerspace to Your School Library By Laura Fleming Step 1: Create a personal philosophy for what making means.
The Secret To Teaching Coding To Everyone By Chris Aviles, Teacher, Fair Haven Schools, NJ My first coding lesson was a disaster.
LEGO® Education and FIRST® Introduce New Architecture-Themed LEGO sets By TL Editors The new sets for the 2019-2020 FIRST LEGO League season are based on the theme of architecture and are titled BOOMTOWN BUILD℠” and CITY SHAPER℠.
Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom, Part 2: 10 Resources for Student-Owned Questions By Michael Gorman In a world filled with so much instant information, it is important to teach students to ask even more questions as they seek possible answers.
My Education Superpower By Chris Aviles Tangential learning is the process by which people self-educate around a topic if it is exposed to them through something they already enjoy.
Makerspaces A to Z: Human Algorithm Design By Laura Fleming In Algorithms to Live By, the authors explore an interdisciplinary way of thinking called human algorithm design, which essentially means searching for better solutions to the challenges people encounter every day.
Makerspaces A to Z: G.O.A.T. By Laura Fleming What are our metrics as educators, in terms of makerspaces?
DIY Professional Learning Part 2 By Guest Bloggers Andrea Tejedor & Sheri McNair Design your own DIY (Do-It-Yourself) learning that leads to edtech, coding, and makerspace certificates.
