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Maker Education Trend Piques Researcher Interest

Researchers are beginning to dive into the maker education trend, where teachers have students solve problems by making a physical or digital object.

by Jacob Sanchez

Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in 2013.
Credit: Robert W. Hart

Researchers are beginning to dive into the maker education trend, where teachers have students solve problems by making a physical or digital object. Research has shown that maker education has brought a focus on diversity and equity, but some fear that the rise of making may be diluting the definition of learning. (Education Week) 

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