BYOD – Worst Idea of the 21st Century?
In 1990, I began helping schools across the globe realize the transformational learning potential of a laptop for every child. From the start there was …
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Leader of the DIY & Tinkering Movement Joins CMK 2012!
The Constructing Modern Knowledge 2012 program is shaping up to be better than ever before. In addition to our amazing faculty of edtech pioneers and …
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Super-Awesome Sylvia in the Not So Awesome Land of Schooling
Warning: Educators will be criticized below! You have been warned. Recently, a friend sent me a link to an episode of Sylvia’s Super-Awesome Maker Show. …
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 …
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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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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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Matt Damon Can’t Save Us!
“I don’t know where I would be today if my teachers’ job security was based on how I performed on some standardized test. If their …