SparkFun's Department of Education uses electronics as a creative medium and hands-on learning tool, with products and curriculum designed to develop foundational skills for students to explore the world of electronics, increase investment and ownership in education, and plant the seeds of inventorship in today's youth.
Non-profit workshop space (makerspace) for kids in Roncesvalles village, Toronto. 3D printing, electronics, woodworking, sewing, crafting, hacking, tinkering and making of all kinds!
YOXO ™ is a series of colorful Y, O and X links that connect to each other and stuff around your house - including paper towel tubes, cereal boxes and silverware - to create anything imaginable. YOXO building sets give kids the tools to fuel their creativity. YOXO is wildly creative.
Everybody can envision the “Eureka!” moment of invention, where the idea suddenly strikes and—BOOM—there’s a new product ready to change the world. Spark!Lab, the newest hands on space for families and others visiting the National Museum of American History, shows the real story behind an inventor’s work.
An integrated network of schools spanning grades K-12, housing a comprehensive teacher certification program and innovative Graduate School of Education.
Brainstorming space for Design_Learn session
stools that move
The Center for Education Policy Research is a unique partnership among districts, states, foundations, and university-based researchers designed to leverage the overwhelming amount of newly available school-, teacher-, and student-level data to address previously intractable policy questions in education and improve educational outcomes for all students.
Teach For All is a global network of independent social enterprises working to expand educational opportunity in their countries by enlisting talented future leaders to the effort.
Controlled remotely in real-time, the iris LiveView classroom camera enables an instructional coach to see and hear at a level of detail beyond in-person observation.
Access a marketplace of personalized resources from the top education content providers, or from your organization’s resource library
These videos are designed to teach my students specific VCE Maths Methods concepts. They are linked to Jacaranda Maths Quest 11 Mathematical Methods CAS TI-N...Minecraft
Minecraft Teacher You Tube channel
You will need MinecraftEdu version 1.6.4 build 8 or later. You can download the latest version by clicking on the "Updates" button in your MinecraftEdu launcher. A vast, virtual environment that simulates exploration of ancient history. Similar to a "World of Warcraft" RPG that engages students with the discovery of ancient history and geography.
MinecraftEDU
Conquering Technology Episode 1: Gamify Your Professional Development
Rocketship Education is a network of public K through 5 charter schools serving primarily low-income students in neighborhoods where access to excellent schools is limited
When all K-5 editions are completed, students will learn to make sense of the content of social studies by "doing" social studies through the lens of culture and civic participation. They will learn about community through participation in community service, thereby developing a sense of responsibility as community members.
Teachers showed a strong level of enthusiasm for the curriculum and its ability to empower students to give back while teaching them critical academic standards. Their perceived value of the curriculum was high with respect to it impacting students' motivation to help others, their self-confidence, helping develop an overall positive classroom climate and the fact that it integrated the common core for language arts and NAEYC standards so easily and age-appropriately into their lesson plans.
2013 Top 10 CNN Heroes Do you know an everyday person changing the world? Nominate them as a CNN Hero. Here's how! CNN Hero Dan Wallrath builds homes for disabled veterans through his nonprofit, Operation Finally Home. Full story CNN Hero Doc Hendley and his Wine to Water program provides clean water to people in 16 countries.
Over the last several months, hundreds of educators have given their time and shared their experience in order to help inform the design of digital Historia. We are so very grateful to all of the educators who are helping us create a curriculum that is both deeply engaging and meaningful for all teachers and students.
We are a community built on strength. A home built on perseverance. A people built on heart. But we can be better. Stronger. Safer. Healthier. Smarter. We can be more secure. We can reach higher goals. We can save for better futures. We can be happier.
EdSurge is an independent information resource and community for everyone involved in education technology.
Learn about Globaloria and play games created by Globaloria students.
