Making is in our name! And “making” isn’t just STEAM – and STEAM isn’t just coding and robotics. Every provincial curriculum across Canada has it – albeit named differently in each province – and emphasizes the value of learning through hands-on making. Defining...
Just in time for Parent Teacher conferences TL; DR: The Proficiency Scale is about measuring growth, complexity of understanding, and application – not performance. Think of it as leveling up in a game: once you 100% – reach extending on – a level (getting all of the...
Or, for a lot of people – technoskepticism. Trust me – I question it all the time, too. But I’ll repeat what Jack said on day one – “It comes in the innovation piece of Science and Technology.” For what better reason do humans have to innovate than to better...
What’s the value of making? Hi! This is the first in a series of MiniBlogs – blog posts straight from the MiniMaker warehouse in Vancouver. I’m Jin – your new curriculum developer, and I love to MAKE. (That’s probably why I’m here!) I’m a teacher, an education...
