Bring IT Together (Sylvia keynote)
Sylvia will be the opening keynote for bringittogether.ca | November 4-6, 2015 | Niagara Falls. More information to come!
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Happy 45th Birthday Maker Movement! @ISTE 2016
A day of hard fun is in store for one and all! In 1971, our friends Cynthia Solomon and Seymour Papert published a paper that changed the world. “Twenty Things to Do with a Computer” not only explored computers as …
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 …
FabSchool Amsterdam: learning by making (Sylvia Keynote)
On Wednesday 24 September 2014, Waag Society’s Creative Learning Lab and Rotslab organize an afternoon about DIY technology, creativity and making in education. We are proud to have Sylvia Libow Martinez of ‘Invent to Learn’ who will give a keynote about her method. Make …
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ISTE Webinar – Top Ten Classroom Tools from the Maker Movement
Sept. 17, 2014 – “Top 10 Classroom Tools for the Maker Movement” presented by Sylvia Martinez, Invent to Learn co-author, as part of ISTE STEM Webinar Pass. Hard fun, big ideas and real learning come alive in K-12 classrooms with …
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Education Table Talk webinar
Education Table Talk with Michael Jay is an internet-based education talk show sponsored in part by MCH Strategic Data. Join Gary and Sylvia for a fast-paced interactive conversation: On the Make: Moving to Active Learning through Design and Creation September 16 …
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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Innovation Matters: Welcome to the World of Makerspaces
Sylvia will be a featured workshop leader for Innovation Matters: Welcome to the World of Makerspaces> August 5-6 – Winona, MN Tinkering Learning Labs with DIY, Makerspaces and Robotics PRESENTERS: Sylvia Martinez, Naomi Harm, Robin Hosemann, Tim Nielsen, and Deb Norton >> Download the Flyer >> Graduate …
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Hummingbird Duo – A Robotics Kit for Everyone
Tom Lauwer, the inventor behind the terrific Hummingbird and Finch robotics kits has announced a new Kickstarter for his latest invention, the Hummingbird Duo. Yes, I know, another Kickstarter – but wait, this one is really really different! If you …
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: …