iPads, MakerEd and More in Education

Maker education is about giving students access to a new class of technologies, enabling students to design, build, invent and problem solve in new and unique ways. This type of tinkering allows students to transform ideas into reality, sparks interest in STEM careers and develops growth mindset, curiosity, self-efficacy and collaborative problem-solving. Schools and districts are designing makerspaces to inspire the next generation to invent and learn vital skills for post-secondary success in today’s global economy.

How can teachers bring maker education into their school or classroom? Join this webinar to learn how to get started with makerspaces, and leave with practical examples to bring maker education to your students. Experience first-hand how teachers are promoting self-directed personalized learning using real materials in the areas of coding, circuits, toy hacking, construction, robotics and more. Learn how to co-design interactive, highly engaging work plans with students, and engage yourself in highly effective personalized learning.

News literacy is a hot topic in the national media, not just in education. The lexicon is changing. Popular news outlets now routinely use phrases such as “different narrative,” “right version,” “fake news,” “alternative facts,” and “wrong information” to describe one another’s reporting. Six in ten Americans get their news from social media, and according to UNESCO’s Five Laws of Media and Information Literacy, that is not a bad thing so long as news consumers are equipped to read intelligently: with skepticism and empathy. In this edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair at New Canaan (CT) High School and Jackie Whiting, Library Media Specialist at Wilton High School, CT, share close reading exercises and activities for learners in grades 6-12.