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 ov...

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Main Author: Martinez, Sylvia Libow
Format: Book
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Published: Torrance, Calif. Constructing Modern Knowledge Press 2013
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ
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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.