In my last post I was looking at the Raspberry Pi with my kids, and their interest was high while we were looking at the physical make-up of the device, but it dropped when the problems started with the operating system.…
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Make
Tagged with: Gary Stager, inquiry based learning, MaKey MaKey, motivation in school, Possibility, Sylvia Libow Martinez, technology
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning, Technology
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning, Technology
A Second Helping of Pi
This spring break I’ve been testing out some of the Maker materials advocated by Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager, and supplied by our district. My kids, ages 8 and 10, are my co-experimenters, and we’re checking out some of the new learning oriented…
Tagged with: Gary Stager, inquiry based learning, Raspberry Pi, Sylvia Libow Martinez, technology
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning, Technology
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning, Technology
Try some Pi
Continuing from my post last week, in my reading of “Invent to Learn” by Martinez and Stager, I’m intrigued by the intellectual and philosophical framework of the Maker Movement. As we continue to discover, there are rarely truly new ideas.…
Tagged with: Dewey, expeiment, Gary Stager, inquiry, Maker Space, Raspberry Pi, Sylvia Martinez
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Posted in Education
Making
I’ve taken my time on engaging the Makerspace movement. Not personally (I love making, repairing and tinkering with things), but as an educational leader. We are bringing a lot of change to our schools, and I find myself asking, “Where…
Tagged with: Gary Stager, maker movement, makerspace, Piaget, Sylvia Libow Martinez
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning, Technology
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning, Technology
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