NWP Makes! Our digital notebook

"What suggestions or ideas do you have ... ?"

"What suggestions or ideas do you have for the library as a makerspace for young authors and writers who want to craft their art in a variety of genres and modes?" This is a question posted by Buffy Hamilton, the Unquiet Librarian, to the NWP Digital Is community that I wanted to also share here. See her full blog post for more.  

Also, see Buffy's slideshare: Crafting New Narratives of Community, Connecting, Creating, and Participatory Learning at The Unquiet Library--A Makerspace Culture of Learning

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Making and Creating @ NWP Digital Is

Check out the new Making and Creating collection by Kevin Hodgson at NWP Digital Is. This collection features the work of David Gauntlett, Peter Kittle, Bud Hunt, Bee Foster, Paul Allison, and others!

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Travis Powell: What does passionate inquiry look like at a charter school in rural Oregon? TTT 231 - 1.12.11

Added by Kate Leuschke Blinn on Oct 5, 2011 at 9:38am

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We are delighted to introduce you to Travis Powell on this episode of Teachers Teaching Teachers.... read more

Writing, Making, Sharing, and Learning about Gardens: National Writing Project Makes! TTT 249 - 6.1.11

Added by Christina Cantrill on Sep 9, 2011 at 3:07pm

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Do you garden with your students? Do they make things? And do they read and write about these experiences, and sometimes publish the results online? ... read more

From around the web

Karen Fasimpaur

Added by Karen Fasimpaur on Dec 18, 2012 at 4:57pm
Open Visioning New Curriculum - K12 Online keynote - How could new curriculum include making in many forms?... read more

Karen Fasimpaur

Added by Karen Fasimpaur on Dec 17, 2012 at 4:50pm
Open Online maker space for teachers and students in the planning stages...If you might be interested in joining us, we'd love to have you!... read more

MakerEd Ning

Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Jul 28, 2012 at 1:34pm
Open Makered is a ning sponsored by Make Magazine for makers in education and educators who would like to connect around hands-on projects.... read more

Chad Sansing: Shifting from the Writers Workshop to the Makers Workshop

Added by Kate Leuschke Blinn on Oct 5, 2011 at 9:22am
Open Chad describes his thinking about and his efforts to trust kids to design their own learning. Go join the discussion!... read more