Oh, The Stuff One Might Learn With at CMK 2013
Those educators fortunate enough to attend Constructing Modern Knowledge 2013 will be greeted by an amazing faculty, world-class guest speakers, a mountain of LEGO, a …
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Laptops and Learning (1998)
Laptops and Learning Can laptop computers put the “C” (for constructionism) in Learning? Published in the October 1998 issue of Curriculum Administrator © 1998 – …
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Randy Jackson is Full of Crap and Destroying Our Culture
I’ve watched American Idol since its inception and am a fan. Months ago, I predicted that Angie would win this year. we will know for …
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Please Stop Spreading Manure
Almost daily, a colleague I respect posts a link to some amazing tale of classroom innovation, stupendous new education product or article intended to improve …
Computationally-Rich Activities for the Construction of Mathematical Knowledge – No Squares Allowed (1998)
Computationally-Rich Activities for the Construction of Mathematical Knowledge – No Squares Allowed ©1998 Gary S. Stager with Terry Cannings This paper was published in the …
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Do the Real Thing
Recently, 5th and 6th grade girls in the school where I work came up to me in the hallway and volunteered, “I want to be …
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New Video Explains Constructing Modern Knowledge
CMK Founder Gary Stager, Ph.D. gave a presentation in November 2012 about the philosophy and practice of Constructing Modern Knowledge. The following video is a …
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What is CMK About?
Constructing Modern Knowledge may be the most important work of my career. For five years, we have demonstrated the competence and creativity of educators who …
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Technology is not Neutral
Larry Ferlazzo invited me to share a vision of computers in education for inclusion in his Classroom Q&A Feature in Education Week. The text …
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We Need Teachers, Not Facilitators!
I recently heard that a conference speaker told his audience, “We need fewer teachers and more facilitators.” My first reaction was, “1986 called and would …