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Maker Principles And Technologies In Teacher Education: A National Survey, Jonathan Cohen
Maker Principles And Technologies In Teacher Education: A National Survey, Jonathan Cohen
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Broadly speaking, the maker movement is characterized by people who engage in the construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction of physical artifacts, and who share both the process of making and their physical products with the broader community of makers. There is growing sentiment that elements of the maker movement have the capability of positively impacting student outcomes in K-12 environments. This study reports on the extent to which teacher education programs in the United States have begun to integrate maker principles and technologies, and explores the factors which contribute to their decisions to include or not to include maker elements into …