#TodaysMomentOfAwesome 7/8gd students in Python class discovered turtles. And that jpg & png files can be made into turtle pointers. They also found the staff directory.
Hijinks ensued.
*I'm sure Seymour Papert is proud on some level.*
@garystager.bsky.social
#EduSky #Constructionism
#TodaysMomentOfAwesome
Winter Break Quotes Edition
“The child gives us a beautiful lesson – that in order to form and maintain our intelligence, we must use our hands. ” -- Maria Montessori "The 1946 London Lectures"
#EduSky #Constructionism #MakerEdu
#TodaysMomentOfAwesome
S1: "Bro, your thing is printing!"
S2: "YES!"
Somewhere between Ella Flagg-Young & Seymour Papert, I've learned that students making things & being proud of those things are the two best ways to assess learning.
I love to hear that excitement.
#EduSky #Constructionism
#TodaysMomentOfAwesome Tonight is Back To School Night & I get to talk to parents. I love when they say
"My kid can make their own VR?"
"You really 3D print in chocolate?"
"You really never give homework?"
Yes, yes & yes. That you hear it from your kids proves it works.
#EduSky #Constructionism
#ChatGPT is a more successful penny-farthing; a video essay:
https://youtu.be/4TsOD7x6rSQ
#ChatGPT #AI #llm #GenerativeAI #AIChatbot #AIEthics #AISafety #OpenAI #Anthropic #SCOT #sociology #Bijker #BigTech #Constructionism #socialconstruct #VideoEssay
Barely There :: 2025 Malevich's "White on White" was a revelation for me. As well as recently using plaster as a base for #paintings This one, two punch has lead here, a new avenue to explore. #abstraction #art #minimalism #white #constructionism
Tomorrow people from all over the world are sharing their ideas on constructionism in education. From China, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, UK, Austria, United States and Germany. Some of them in real life at the LocHal, some others remote.
#turtlestitch10 #arts #steam #digitalliteracy […]
Make sure to attend it today at 1pm EDT (17:00 UTC): www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKyf...
#SugarLabs #Learning #Teaching #Constructionism #Music #GenAI #Development #EdTech #Innovation
Today's Awesome Moment in Class: Wearable Tech is full steam ahead. 3D printing, coding, soldering, all the Maker Skills.
This is why Constructionism is so important. Build what you've learned is undeniable.
This is what learning looks like.
#EduSky #MakerEdu #Constructionism
We received a new article, written by Om Santosh Suneri, sharing about his first open source contribution and what he learned in the process.
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibre #Programming #Constructionism #Learning #Development #MusicBlocks
Today's Awesome Moment in Class: Today had 2 separate visitors who observed my classes. Both of them said "I want to come take this class!"
My goal is student excitement to come to class but if adults are impressed too...I'll take it
#EduSky #Constructionism #JoyfulLearning #ObserveMe
📢 NEW INSIDE LEARNING PODCAST 📢
In this episode, we delve into the world of learning innovation with Graham Brown-Martin, author of ‘Learning Reimagined’.
open.spotify.com/episode/233x...
#podcast #insidelearning #learning #neurodivergance #innovation #instructionism #constructionism #education
Newly published interview of our executive director Devin Ulibarri by @lpi.org. Check it out and learn more!
#MusicBlocks #Sugarizer #Development #STEM #STEAM #Education #Software #FreeSoftware #SugarLabs #OLPC #GenAI #Learning #Constructionism #OpenSource #ForKids #VisualProgramming #Fun
Today's Awesome Moment in Class: Latest group of 5th grade learning VR with @delightex.com
There's something about that immersive experience, a world of your own making, that encourages more creativity.
Next week they start VR Bookreports
#EduSky #VRInClassrooms #Constructionism #PlayToLearn
The Linux Professional Institute (@lpi.org) just published an interview by Sugar Labs executive director Devin Ulibarri.
Check it out: www.lpi.org/blog/2025/03...
#SugarLabs #OLPC #MusicBlocks #Sugarizer #GoogleSummerOfCode #Education #Software #STEM #Constructionism
He showed Music Blocks visual programming, talked about Constructionism and education, and watched student presentations. Bravo everybody!
#SugarLabs #Nigeria #PortHarcout #Constructionism #Software #Learning #Education #Teaching #Programming #MusicBlocks
A discussion in our Matrix chat today:
Q: What is Constructionism?
#Constructionism #Microworld #Papert #Constructivism #Learning #Teaching #ProjectBased #Education
Screenshot of our org page on GSoC site.
It's official! Sugar Labs is a mentoring org for Google Summer of Code 2025.
#GSoC #GSoC2025 #Programming #Coding #Summer2025 #Education #SugarLabs #Constructionism #MusicBlocks #Sugarizer #AI #Learning #Teaching #Fun #EdTech #SugarLearningPlatform
Today's Awesome Moment in Class: A student has truly mastered content when they can explain the lesson to another adult without my prompting. Right up there with "Look what I did!"
This happened today when a Learning Support Specialist stooped by.
#EduSky #VRClass #Constructionism #VRBookReports
in 4 weeks, I'm running the workshop "Design Docs Are Better Than Lesson Plans" at SXSW EDU. I'll admit I'm getting a bit nervous. Handouts are being printed, slide deck is being reviewed. This is real!
To calm my nerves, I'm posting one slide a week.
#EduSky #GameBasedLearning #Constructionism
And yes, each cover image is a link to purchase that book on Amazon. I want to make it super easy for the people who attend to replicate and improve on what I present. Including buying the books that shaped the ideas.
#EduSky #Constructionism #RADteach
Scratch and MIT app inventor are great pretty low barriers to entry imo for computational thinking #constructionism 😃 I love game design applications and storytelling with scratch and quiz games or other fun games with app inventor. Will run on cheap cell phones too.
Sugar Labs logo on a blue tee shirt.
Sugar Labs logo on a Yellow hoodie.
The swag is coming in!
We received these photos of Sugar Labs merch, purchased from our Bonfire store.
All proceeds go toward our mission in education, creating software and community for learning.
www.bonfire.com/sugar-labs-e... #education #STEM #Constructionism #OpenSource #nonprofit #Learning
Making memories
Slow down with the facts and start making the connections
#MedEd #connectionism #constructivism #constructionism #cognitivescience #cognitiveload
Acknowledge the learner’s perspectives and understanding whilst introducing alternative perspectives and understanding
#SelfDeterminationTheory #SDT #Autonomy #Belongingness #Relatedness #LearningConversation #Constructionism
If you stick to the fundamental principles of effective learning should most things work?
#MedEd #cognitivescience #scaffolding #conceptformation #conceptmapping #connectionism #constructionism #socialconstructivism #ZPD #CLT #SDT #learningstrategy
#Metacognition
What would be education like if learners and teachers reflected on why they remember some things better than others and applied that to their lives. #learningstrategies #conceptformation #constructivism #constructionism #connectivism #connectionism #reflection
Concerning constructions
Does the outside tell you how strong it is inside?
#constructivism #constructionism #connectivism #concept #conceptmapping
@PoojaAgarwal @doctorkul @EfratFurst @sherbino @LSchuwirth
