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Examining Social Justice Themes through micro:bit and Scratch

November 20, 2019 by Dora Medrano Ramos Leave a Comment

Examining Social Justice Themes through micro:bit and Scratch

Weaving together themes of social justice with ELA standards, block-based programming with Scratch, and physical computing with micro:bit, this series of linked activities from our Approaches to Maker Education workshop showcased a learning progression that integrated all three of our Approaches to Curriculum Integration: Tinkering to Discover, Making to Learn, and the Application Project. Read more…

Filed Under: Professional Development, Workshops

Tinkering with Light and Shadow to Support Science Discovery

November 12, 2019 by Dora Medrano Ramos Leave a Comment

Tinkering with Light and Shadow to Support Science Discovery

We recently hosted a Maker Educator Meetup for 30 K-8 science educators in collaboration with Community Resources for Science (CRS) as part of their Field Trip for Teachers program. Read on for an example of a learner-driven, inquiry-based activity that aligns with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) practices, built on our Approaches to Maker Education workshop! Read more…

Filed Under: Meetups, Professional Development

Institute Day Five: Equity Maps, Resources, and Final Reflections

October 30, 2019 by Dora Medrano Ramos Leave a Comment

Institute Day Five: Equity Maps, Resources, and Final Reflections

After working all week on identifying resources around curriculum integration, program development, and assessment through the lens of equity and sustainability, we had the opportunity to share and present all of our work with each other. Read more…

Filed Under: Professional Development, Workshops Tagged With: Institute

Institute Day Four: Creating and Prototyping Resources

September 30, 2019 by Dora Medrano Ramos Leave a Comment

Institute Day Four: Creating and Prototyping Resources

On Day Four of our summer Institute, we started the morning with an equity session centered on the Ready for Rigor framework provided in Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond. This framework outlines four areas of practice of culturally responsive teaching that enable us to support learners to become more independent: awareness, learning partnerships, information processing, and community of learners & learning environments. Read more…

Filed Under: Professional Development, Workshops Tagged With: Institute

Institute Day Three: Culture, Strands, and Ideation

September 25, 2019 by Dora Medrano Ramos Leave a Comment

Institute Day Three: Culture, Strands, and Ideation

In order to reflect on how culture impacts our learners, we started Day Three of our Summer Institute by asking participants to consider their own cultural roots through Zaretta Hammond’s representation of the culture tree. Based on this reading and our equity session on Day Two, participants created a physical representation of their own culture trees and reflected on the ways the three levels of culture showed up in their learning environment. Read more…

Filed Under: Professional Development, Workshops Tagged With: Institute

Digital Promise: Maker Learning Leadership Framework

September 23, 2019 by Dora Medrano Ramos Leave a Comment

Digital Promise: Maker Learning Leadership Framework Maker Learning Leadership Framework

Filed Under: Program Planning, Program Planning & Management, Resource Library

50 Resources for Makers and Creative Classrooms

September 23, 2019 by Dora Medrano Ramos Leave a Comment

50 Resources for Makers and Creative Classrooms 50 Resources for Makers and Creative Classrooms

Filed Under: Getting Started, Resource Library, Tools & Materials

4 Ways to Ignite Your School’s Makerspace

September 23, 2019 by Dora Medrano Ramos Leave a Comment

4 Ways to Ignite Your School’s Makerspace 4 Ways to Ignite Your School’s Makerspace

Filed Under: Resource Library, Schools, Spaces & Places

Edutopia: Using a Makerspace for English and Humanities Instruction

September 23, 2019 by Dora Medrano Ramos Leave a Comment

Edutopia: Using a Makerspace for English and Humanities Instruction https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-makerspace-english-and-humanities-instruction?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Filed Under: Projects, Projects & Learning Approaches, Resource Library

Bubbler: Making and Learning Resources

September 23, 2019 by Dora Medrano Ramos Leave a Comment

Bubbler: Making and Learning Resources http://madisonbubbler.org/makinglearningresources

Filed Under: Getting Started, Program Planning, Program Planning & Management, Resource Library

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