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E is for e-books …or are they “C-books”?

August 26, 2015August 25, 2015 Mark W. Olofson 5 Comments constructivism

Why create and use e-books in the classroom? Resources like e-books are a common “first step” when we think about integrating

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Science Saturdays 

Making even more of “Beyond Bling”

June 13, 2015April 19, 2018 Mark W. Olofson 2 Comments #ScienceSaturdays, constructivism, Makerspaces, STEM

A couple of weeks ago, Lucie deLaBruere of Learning with Lucie shared a post considering how we can embrace the

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Project-Based Learning Science Saturdays 

Robotics, PBL, and collaboration

January 31, 2015April 15, 2022 Mark W. Olofson 8 Comments collaboration, constructivism, robotics, STEM

At TechJam this past autumn I was fortunate to run into a number of student groups who were there to

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Flipped Classrooms Science Saturdays 

Thinking about flipped science classrooms

January 10, 2015April 15, 2022 Mark W. Olofson 4 Comments constructivism, flipped classroom, Science, STEM

Here at the beginning of the year, many people make resolutions. A new year can mean new opportunities, and offer

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