Happy National Week of Making, everyone! We will be live-tweeting tomorrow (alongside the @NationOfMakers, the @MakerCaucus, and @US_IMLS) from the #CapMakerFaire on the Hill. In the meantime, share your makerspaces with us and we will RT! 🔩⚙🔧 https://t.co/NI4M4MbSSH
We love hosting @RVAMakerFest! Organizers now accepting applications for makers to participate in this year's event. If you know someone who uses #STEM to make goods & problem-solve, tell them to apply before 6/14! #rva#RVAmaker#VAmaker https://t.co/iphw4og5Va
Join IMLS, @NationOfMakers, @MakerCaucus, and many more at the Capitol Hill #Maker Faire on June 12! We're moderating "Museums and Libraries: Community Hubs for Interest-Driven Lifelong Learning." Registration: https://t.co/N2p9vpRlYT @IMLSDirector#CapMakerFaire
A key value of #MakerEd - allowing students to encounter and solve problems where the experience of solving the problem is more important than a simple wrong/right answer https://t.co/2raK8HNTJt
We enjoyed helping facilitate hundreds of local students learning to solder leading up to #bayarea#makerfaire. Sharing can help spark interest & engagement in #makered for local youth. #maker#edtech https://t.co/JAwDk4tVsg
Bay Area Makers and Educators: Sign up to host, teach, or sponsor a workshop during the Week of Learning, May 12-18, leading up to Maker Faire Bay Area. Sharing knowledge is caring about community! #mfba18#makerfaire#workshop#bayarea#makers#educators https://t.co/irwPg6sxsO
Community college leaders are embracing the role of #makerspaces in #education to prepare students for evolving #career opportunities. #edtech#makered
Sierra College's CCC Maker Initiative:
https://t.co/QBA1toSrdP
We focus on math learning skills w/ hands-on activities in our afterschool STEAM Maker programs, and our outcomes show decreased anxiety during math homework. We are also experimenting with math based games in K-3 STEM Gym classes to supplement classroom learning. #STEAM#Makered https://t.co/47Gz52IWUr
Could taking math outside the classroom help young students with MATH ANXIETY?
The findings of a new study from researchers at @johnshopkins suggest that may be the case using a program designed by @BedtimeMath
Read more: https://t.co/obM2qaFUby
Virginia is the first state in the country mandating computer science education for all students. @codeVirginia trains teachers to teach computer science in public schools & provides student programs. Chris Dovi works with legislators to promote #CSed in-school. #coding@codeorg https://t.co/YgpKKZfBta
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.” #StephenHawking
Boeing estimates North American airlines will need 117,000 new #pilots in the next 20 years. This exhibit could spark interest in students for a career as a pilot, and we're working on ways to bring flight #simulators into schools to further engagement. #museum#aviation#careers https://t.co/3GHyV7oAqF
We had a blast releasing 2,018 bouncy balls with our favorite #science fans today! From all of us to all of you, HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉🎊 https://t.co/6WBK8ICwk6
#NewYearsEve in #RVA begins @ScienceMusofVA with the annual #NoonYearsEve celebration. 2,018 bouncy balls, paper streamers and confetti will bring in the New Year with a special ball drop and apple juice toast in the Rotunda.
"As kids in the traditional kindergarten were playfully designing and creating things, they were developing as creative thinkers…. That’s exactly what we need.” https://t.co/geDmyV4L2A @scratch@mres
18,938 surveys from U.S. K–12 principals collected during 2014-15 & 2015-16 school years. Reports summarize the status of computer science #education for 43 U.S. states and offer recommendations to enhance #CS learning. #edtech#CSforAll#schools https://t.co/D7CpuycR8G