ISTE 2015 will be June 27-July 1 in Philadelphia, PA. This is an annual “big event” for technology loving educators, with upwards of 15,000 attendees and a huge vendor floor for new edu-gizmos and gadgets. Two years ago, the word “maker” was …
A day of hard fun is in store for one and all! In 1971, our friends Cynthia Solomon and Seymour Papert published a paper that changed the world. “Twenty Things to Do with a Computer” not only explored computers as …
Check out these video Arduino courses created and taught by Peter Dalmaris. Teachers can take these classes for a significant discount: Arduino Step by Step. A comprehensive and ever-expanding course on Arduino, components, and techniques. Over 17 hours of video content …
A Celebration of Learning-by-Making Sunday, February 22, 2015 The Willows Community School 8509 Higuera Street Culver City CA California 90232 (Google Map) Different activities for specific audiences: 10 AM – 11 AM – Panel discussion with the Superheroes of …
NOTE!!! Venue change! This event is SOLD OUT. An additional date may be available later this spring. Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom in a Reggio Emilia Context This is a unique one-time only workshop combining a hands-on Invent To Learn …
In addition to the popular minds-on/hands-on Invent to Learn workshops already offered by Constructing Modern Knowledge, we are pleased to announce a brand new set of exciting, informative, and practical workshops for schools, districts, and conferences for 2015. Family workshops …
New Workshops! Elementary Making, littleBits, Wearables, Pi, and more! Read more »
PBL 360 Overview – Professional Development for Modern Educators Gary S. Stager, Ph.D. and his team of expert educators travel the world to create immersive, high-quality professional development experiences for schools interested in effective 21st century project-based learning (PBL) and learning …
Invent To Learn Workshops for Families Gary Stager and his Constructing Modern Knowledge teammates love working with children and their parents. These hands-on and minds-on workshops create exciting learning experiences in which parents come to value learning-by-making. The emphasis is …
In 1999, Seymour Papert, the father of educational technology, embarked on his last ambitious institutional research project when he created the constructionist, technology-rich, project-based, multi-aged Constructionist Learning Laboratory inside of Maine’s troubled prison for teens, The Maine Youth Center. The story …
Many aspects of the best makerspaces already exist in school libraries: * Librarians and LMS’s are experts in finding resources and connecting them with kids and teachers who need them. * Libraries are community spaces that offer learning outside classroom …