I Am a Maker

I AM A MAKER

with my own two hands I forge the future

from my imagining

my work, my sweat with these tools

i can build worlds here

i put wire and foam transistor and plastic rubber

metal and wood together to make something new

what does it do where will this take us new places

new worlds

all from my workshop

Malcolm S. Hoover, 2014 

A Revolution in the Making - infographic

Read more about the revolution!

Whitepaper: Preparing Students for a new world of work in the 21st Century

 “The spread of computers and the Internet will put jobs in two categories: People who tell computers what to do and people who are told by computers what to do.”

Marc andreessen inventor of Netscape

 “If you think you’re  finished, you’re finished. 

In today’s job market, everyone needs

to be a work in progress.”

Reid ho man, Co-founder of LinkedIn

Read the full whitepaper (PDF)

Instructional Strategy Ideas

After a holiday break we could all use a few more strategies for our teacher toolkit… Some great ideas to incorporate into any classroom, school. See details of graph from link below.

http://www.fortheteachers.org/instructional_strategies/#.UcCOK4vnbIU

There's a tool for that!

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What is Design Thinking?

This toolkit contains the process and methods of design along with the Designer’s Workbook, adapted specifically for the context of K-12 education. It offers new ways to be intentional and collaborative when designing, and empowers educators to create impactful solutions.

toolkit download

A Change Agent

George Couros blog is a gold mine for interesting posts and intriguing thoughts on education - all educators should follow his journey.

http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/5897

Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D : Seeing Each one of Them

Love this graphic on student learning and the many ways we can address every learner as an individual… It doesn't take much more than an open ear and heart… Read her excellent post that highlights different strategies and techniques…

https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2016/01/02/an-educators-gift-to-their-learners-seeing-each-one-of-them/

Best TED for Math Teachers

TED Ed Lessons is one of the best resources for educational video content to use with your students in class. It features less than  10 minutes lessons created by teachers and animated by professional animators .The goal is to amplify teachers voice and make learning more enjoyable and accessible to students from all around the world. More importantly, TED Ed lessons are customizable so that teachers can appropriate them according to the learning needs of their students. To customize a TED Ed lesson you need to be registered. Registration is free. In today's selection, we are sharing with you some of the most popular Math TED Ed lessons. 

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/12/top-ted-ed-lessons-for-math-teachers.html

1- Can you solve "Einstein’s Riddle"? - Dan Van der Vieren

2- Can you solve the prisoner hat riddle? - Alex Gendler

3- The famously difficult green-eyed logic puzzle - Alex Gendler