@MackinLearning

Mackin Learning honors the brilliance that strong educators bring to the table. We provide motivating, custom frameworks to help you transform how you teach.

 Burnsville, MN
mackinlearning.com/
Joined November 2015
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Discover how Design Thinking in the classroom transforms project-based learning! This five-step process fosters growth, values the creative journey over flashy solutions, and amplifies every student’s voice. Learn more in Ben's latest #MackinLearning blog: buff.ly/3Wlhw4Z
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Want to spark curiosity and empower student voices in your #ELA classroom? Fresh from the @MackinLearning blog, check out 5 more ways to make #inquiry work and put students in the driver’s seat of their learning! 💡👇 @jenplucker buff.ly/e82XpXr
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Last week, Ben and @LindsayJSimmons spent two days providing PD for Miami-Dade librarians! They explored podcasting equipment, @Robolinkinc CoDrones, Zumi, @mergeedu, and the design thinking process, equipping librarians with tools and strategies. 💡🤖 @MDCPS @MackinMaker
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Last week at @NCCE_EdTech, @MackinMaker Expert Ben Tully led multiple presentations, sharing #EdTech insights and strategies with educators from across the region. Here are some snapshots from the event! 📸 Thank you to everyone who attended! 💡 #IamNCCE
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Thank you to everyone who joined our packed session at #CATE25! We loved connecting with passionate educators and sharing insights. What was your biggest takeaway? 💡
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Follow our social media accounts and catch up on the latest happenings with Mackin! 📚
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Literacy lovers at #LitCon: don’t miss Dr. Jen McCarty Plucker’s free session, Engaging Minds, Inspiring Readers! Gain practical, evidence-based strategies to boost adolescent #literacy, motivation, and engagement. 📖 🎙️ @jenplucker ⏰ 10:00 - 11:15 AM EST 📍 Hayes, First Floor
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@mackinlearning specialist, @LindsayJSimmons sharing engaging hands on learning ideas at #FETC25
MackinMaker@MackinMaker17 Jan 2025
Always a fan favorite, @LindsayJSimmons used @makeymakey to turn a hula hoop into a game controller! 🤖 #FETC #FETC25 #FETC2025 📍 Booth 2263
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Please welcome back @MackinLearning Maker Specialist Ben! He's here to share insights on engaging the next generation in the makerspace. 🤖 #FETC #FETC25 #FETC2025 📍 Booth 2263
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Fun to see @mackinlearning Maker specialist, Ben in action!
MackinMaker@MackinMaker16 Jan 2025
Makedo magic at #FETC! Ben's #maker session featured a DIY donkey mask, brilliantly modeled by a volunteer. 🤖 #FETC25 #FETC2025 @Makedo 📍 Booth 2263
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21 Effective Learning Games for #ELA Classes | @edutopia "Developing students’ language skills can be more engaging with games that address vocabulary, grammar, speaking, listening, reading, and writing." edutopia.org/article/21-lear…

21 Effective Learning Games for ELA Classes

Developing students’ language skills can be more engaging with games that address vocabulary, grammar, speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

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@SolutionTree19 Dec 2024
Compliance doesn’t necessarily mean that students are engaged. Ready to really increase student engagement? Get started with Inspiring Lifelong Readers! 📖✨ Order today: bit.ly/46e6dxC @jenplucker
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Discover how Dr. Jen McCarty Plucker conquered her fear of numbers during her doctoral research and, along with an amazing stakeholder team, developed strategies to support struggling readers. 📖 @jenplucker mackinlearning.com/its-not-t…
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#NCTE24 is in the books! Thanks to everyone who visited our booth & the amazing authors who signed books. Special shoutout to Dr. McCarty Plucker, Kathleen McGovern, & Vanessa O’Neil White for their inspiring session on Centering Student Interests and Emotions in ELA #Classrooms!
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Hey, #NCTE attendees! Stop by booth #202 this week to meet amazing authors eager to sign their books! Plus, this Sunday, don’t miss Dr. McCarty Plucker, Kathleen McGovern, and Vanessa O’Neil White presenting: Centering Student Interests and Emotions in ELA Classrooms. 📚🎙️
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"Reading and writing float on a sea of talk" --⁦@kwamealexander⁩ #NCTE24 ⁦@Booksource⁩ ⁦@ProjectLITComm⁩ ⁦@MackinLibrary⁩ ⁦@MackinLearning⁩ ⁦@CorwinPress⁩
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We can spend more time on exercising creativity and practicing real-world problem solving, and still explore the concepts in standards, through making. Professional Learning Specialist @LindsayJSimmons listed some ideas in the newest @MackinLearning blog! mackinlearning.com/ideas-for…
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Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary
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Happy #NationalPoetryMonth! 💡
Mackin Classroom@mackinclassroom3 Oct 2024
Making Poetry: Using #MakerEd in Creative Writing | @MackinLearning "I discovered that when I facilitated more hands-on projects and experiences, with poetry and with writing in general, I saw more engagement (and less groans), creativity, and success." mackinlearning.com/making-po…

Making Poetry: Using Maker Ed in Creative Writing - Mackin Learning

I can still remember the groans I would hear when I told my sixth graders it was time to learn […]

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Just as social, corporate, and political efforts have helped diversify #STEM fields, consider embracing the following approaches to ensure all K-12 students see themselves as makers and innovators. 💡 Read more in our new @MackinLearning blog: buff.ly/3XBZviv
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