Progressive education – Invent To Learn

Fay School Full-Day PD

By Gary Stager Posted on March 24, 2022 Posted in No Comments Tagged with learning by making, Progressive education, project-based learning

Gary Stager will be leading whole-school professional development at the Fay School in Massachusetts.

Actionable Innovations Conversations

By Gary Stager Posted on March 4, 2022 Posted in No Comments Tagged with Progressive education, school reform, teacher education, The case against innovation

Dr. Stager will be interviewed as part of this speaker series. He’s likely to make the case against innovation in education.

2nd Workshop by Popular Demand!

By Gary Stager Posted on January 8, 2015 Posted in events, professional learning Tagged with maker movement, making, pbl, professional development, Progressive education, project-based learning, Reggio Emilia approach

NOTE!!! Venue change! This event is SOLD OUT. An additional date may be available later this spring. Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom in a Reggio Emilia Context This is a unique one-time only workshop combining a hands-on Invent To Learn …

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Legendary Progressive Educator Reviews Invent To Learn

By Gary Stager Posted on August 1, 2014 Posted in reviews Tagged with herb kohl, Herbert Kohl, open classroom, open education, Progressive education, rethinking schools

Herbert Kohl is a legendary educator who authored more than thirty books, many of them among our favorites. Kohl is also a leading voice in the progressive education movement of the past fifty years and a pioneer of open education. We …

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CHAPTER 1 AN INSANELY BRIEF AND INCOMPLETE HISTORY OF MAKING
The modern maker movement is placed in a historic educational context.

CHAPTER 2 LEARNING
Constructionism is a learning theory strongly resonant with the maker movement. We look at learning through the lenses of making, tinkering, and engineering.

CHAPTER 3 THINKING ABOUT THINKING
We explore ways to think about design, the process of invention.

CHAPTER 4 WHAT MAKES A GOOD PROJECT?
That’s a good question! We have some answers.

CHAPTER 5 TEACHING
What do making and constructionism look like in the classroom?

CHAPTER 6 MAKING TODAY
Making in the classroom is not new; we connect new materials to time-honored learning opportunities.

CHAPTER 7, 8, 9 THE GAME CHANGERS
Three activities of the modern maker movement can revolutionize learning: fabrication, physical computing (robotics, microcontrollers, etc.), and programming.

CHAPTER 10 STUFF
You were wondering where the shopping list was!

CHAPTER 11 SHAPING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
How to create a learning environment (physical, emotional, and intellectual) that is most conducive to making.

CHAPTER 12 STUDENT LEADERSHIP
The maker movement is an opportunity for students to become leaders and advocates in their school and community.

CHAPTER 13 MAKE YOUR OWN MAKER DAY
Share the fun of making with everyone.

CHAPTER 14 DO UNTO OURSELVES
How can teachers learn to do and teach things that didn’t exist when they went to school?

CHAPTER 15 MAKING THE CASE
How to convince others that invention, making, and makerspaces belong in your school.

CHAPTER 16 RESOURCES TO EXPLORE
Websites, books, kits, parts, software, online stores, and more to build your maker classroom.

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Fay School Full-Day PD

Actionable Innovations Conversations

2nd Workshop by Popular Demand!

Legendary Progressive Educator Reviews Invent To Learn

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