Leah Buechley & MIT Media Lab Confirmed for CMK 2012!
This year’s Constructing Modern Knowledge 2012 Big Night Out in Boston will begin with a reception at the world-famous MIT Media Lab hosted by Assistant …
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Fantastic Guest Speaker Confirmed for CMK 2012!
Although I am not fully unpacked from a triumphant Constructing Modern Knowledge 2011 in July, I have been working hard over the past two months …
Add this Amazing Album to Your Music Collection!
As many of you know, I once studied to be a jazz musician. Although I came to grips with my profound lack of talent in …
In the Presence of (future) Greatness
I’m heading to Washington D.C. to cheer on my young pal, the gifted 21 year-old pianist Emmett Cohen, compete as a semi-finalist in the prestigious …
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New Workshops for 2011-2012
In addition to the keynote addresses, presentation topics and workshops offered here, I have created new hands-on minds-on workshops for the coming school year. Invent …
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I Published This Article 3 Years Ago Today!
I published this (IMHO) important article, “First We Kill the Teacher Unions” exactly three years ago today in The Huffington Post. I am enormously proud …
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Former Student on the Radio – Again!
The work of Joey, one of my at-risk students, will be featured again this weekend on public radio’s This American Life! Last October (2010), I …
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This is What Learning Looks Like
If you were ever curious about what I believe or do as an educator, my summer institute, Constructing Modern Knowledge, represents me quite well. The …
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Diane Ravitch’s Address to the Save Our Schools March
This is video of Dr. Diane Ravitch’s address to the Save Our Schools March, July 30, 2011 in Washington D.C. Diane Ravitch speaks at the …
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When You Lose Your Base, You Lose Elections
Here is my wobbly video of NYU Professor and Obama advisor Pedro Noguera’s steadfast address at the Save Our Schools March on Washington D.C., July …