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Making Is So Elementary

Making Is So Elementary

“The Kids Are Like Me.” Until she got to college, Julie Darling didn’t realize that sitting and listening to teachers wasn’t how she learned best. She didn’t like sitting still. She had to keep her hands moving, if not her body. When she became an educator, she realized that the kids that she was looking […]

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The Pride of Building A Webcam From Scratch

The Pride of Building A Webcam From Scratch

“IT WORKS!!!”  Everyone in the lab immediately turned towards the source of the outcry.  What we saw was a big smile and a look of victory. While students from other classes, who happened to be in the same lab space, seemed confused as to what could possibly be that exciting in a class lab, the […]

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Teachers Can Fund Classroom Makerspaces with DonorsChoose

Teachers Can Fund Classroom Makerspaces with DonorsChoose

DonorsChoose is a great option for funding a makerspace in your classroom.

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No Makerspace No Problem: Maker Cart Takes Workshop Education to Go

No Makerspace No Problem: Maker Cart Takes Workshop Education to Go

The ED Cart will be a great way to reach students without the cost of a full Makerspace and can seed the way for Maker learning for all.

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Facilitating Gender Parity: One Engineering School’s Journey

Facilitating Gender Parity: One Engineering School’s Journey

Joseph Helble, dean of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, talks diversity in engineering classes, and how to achieve it.

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