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Living, Learning and Creating: The Learning Library Commons (LLC) in a Virtual World
The library learning commons is the hub of our schools – how might it become the heart of our homes? Join teacher librarians Beth Lyons and Melanie Mulcaster as they explore ways to navigate, connect and empower communities of learners through a variety of digital resources and tools in virtual learning environments. Learn how to …
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Let’s Chat #MakerEd in the Classroom
In this webinar, we will build on experiences, understanding and learning around Makerspaces and Maker Education. Together, we will explore how we can bring the maker mindset in to our daily classroom activities, where we see the links to our curricular goals as well as how design thinking can build on our work. This session …
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Coding & Computational Thinking – Beyond the Makerspace
In this session, teachers will learn the basics of block based coding and how to make use of mathematical principles to create content of and for learning. Coding is cross curricular. Participants will engage in hands on development of work samples appropriate to subjects, grade level, and classroom makeup. Assessment is not about final products, …
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Makey Makey Makerspace
Description: Getting kids to tinker, make and create content is a growing trend in education as we move towards a global market of innovative problem solvers. In this session participants will explore “makerspaces” with a technological focus using Makey Makeys & Raspberry Pis. Get those creative juices flowing! Audience: Grades 4-8 Resources: Seymour Papert on …
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Making Space for the Makerspace Movement in Your Classroom/Learning Commons
Makerspace: a physical location where people gather to share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network and build. (EDUCAUSE, 2013) Does this sound like an ideal definition of a classroom or a learning commons in 2016? It does for this session’s facilitator! In this webinar, Mary-Kay Goindi shares the first steps and missteps she took …