Invent to learn: making, tinkering and engineering in the classroom

By:

Martinez, Sylvia Libow

Contributor(s):

Stager, Gary

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Torrance Constructing Modern Knowledge Press 2013Description: xiii, 237p., pbkISBN:

9780989151108

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

371.102 MAR

Summary: There's a technological and creative revolution underway. Amazing new tools, materials and skills turn us all into makers. Using technology to make, repair or customize the things we need brings engineering, design and computer science to the masses. Fortunately for educators, this maker movement overlaps with the natural inclinations of children and the power of learning by doing. The active learner is at the center of the learning process, amplifying the best traditions of progressive education. This book helps educators bring the exciting opportunities of the maker movement to every classroom.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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	371.102 MAR Invent to learn: making, tinkering and engineering in the classroom

There's a technological and creative revolution underway. Amazing new tools, materials and skills turn us all into makers. Using technology to make, repair or customize the things we need brings engineering, design and computer science to the masses. Fortunately for educators, this maker movement overlaps with the natural inclinations of children and the power of learning by doing. The active learner is at the center of the learning process, amplifying the best traditions of progressive education. This book helps educators bring the exciting opportunities of the maker movement to every classroom.

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