Gary Stager’s 2014 FabLearn@School Paper
The following is a link to Gary Stager’s paper, Progressive Education and The Maker Movement – Symbiosis or Mutually Assured Destruction?, presented at the FabLearn@School Conference, October 25-26, 2014.
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The Maker Movement: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Sylvia just wrote a short blog for Edutopia about whether “making in the classroom” is just a fad, and what we can do to make sure it isn’t – Should we worry that making in the classroom is just the …
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Making vs. School “Reform”
The worldview of self-proclaimed school reformers vs. makers Download a PDF of the table Comments are welcome!
This is Our Moment
This is the paper accompanying Gary Stager’s plenary address at the 3rd International Constructionism Conference in Vienna, Austria, August 19-23, 2014. (Link to video) Abstract – In this plenary address, the speaker will share three societal trends that validate and vindicate decades of leadership by …
Top ten ways to start with “maker education”
This is possibly the question I hear most frequently – “Where do I start incorporating making in my classroom?” I wish there was a single, simple answer! But here are a couple of ideas of where to start. UPDATE: Three new …
Gary Stager’s Full ASCD Interview About Making
Following Gary’s presentation at the March ASCD National Conference, Sarah McKibben of ASCD interviewed him for an article, If You Build It: Tinkering with the Maker Mind-Set, published in the June 2014 issue of ASCD Education Update. As is often the case, just a few …
Popular ‘Maker Movement’ Incompatible With Common Core, Authors Contend – EdWeek
At ISTE 2014, we were interviewed by Ben Herold about the intersection of the Maker Movement and current trends in education, including the adoption of the Common Core. Popular ‘Maker Movement’ Incompatible With Common Core, Authors Contend The “maker movement” is making …
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Making Room for Maker’s Space – American School and University magazine
In the recent issue of American School & University magazine, Jill Nolin wrote about the design of creative spaces in schools. Schools with varying levels of resources are adopting the concept – a Maker’s Space is, after all, about creation and …
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The Maker Movement Conquers the Classroom – THE Journal
The Maker Movement Conquers the Classroom “Whether it’s a paper airplane or a robot that walks, kids have always wanted to create functional objects with their own two hands. These days, many educators are channeling that natural urge to build …
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The Maker Movement: A Learning Revolution
The May 2014 issue (updated online February 2019) of the International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) magazine, Leading and Learning with Technology’s feature article is The Maker Movement: A Learning Revolution by Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez, authors of Invent To Learn: …