Google Science Fair Video of CMK 2011 Speaker
Constructing Modern Knowledge 2011 (July 11-14, 2011) guest speaker and MIT Media Lab reception host, Dr. Mitchel Resnick, was recently interviewed for the Google Science …
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New Keynote & Workshop Topics for 2011-2012
In addition to the keynote addresses, presentation topics and workshops offered here (including the three popular keynotes listed below), I have created new hands-on minds-on …
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Cynthia Solomon, EdTech Heroine
There’s chatter from time-to-time within the edtech community about the lack of women in prominent roles. Yet, some of the most important pioneers in the …
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Supersize CMK
I created Constructing Modern Knowledge (CMK) four years ago as a labor of love. I was growing increasingly concerned that educators lacked the time necessary …
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Teachers: Watch this and Try not to Cry – Then DO SOMETHING!
60 Minutes just aired a two-part story that stands in their grand tradition of breathtaking journalism. The report tells the story of Gospel for Teens, …
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Make the World a Better Place!
Feeling overwhelmed by unrest in the Middle East, the economic crisis, threats of nuclear annihilation, teacher layoffs, union-busting, the firing of the Aflac duck or …
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Virtual Handout
Subscribe to be kept up-to-date on CMK 2016 news & speakers My latest book, “Invent To Learn – Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom.” …
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Introducing The Daily Papert
A few weeks ago, I quietly launched a new site, The Daily Papert to bring Seymour Papert’s powerful ideas to our short attention-span culture. I …
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What I’m Currently Reading
A friend of mine just asked Facebook friends what they’re reading. Here is my current list if you don’t included the other thousand or so …
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Uncle Gary’s Gift to the Richardson Family
My tricky little pal and fellow suffering Jets fan, Will Richardson, recently tweeted asking for TED Talk suggestions to share with his family on “TED …