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Constructing Modern Knowledge is back for a 5th year, July 9-12, 2012 in Manchester, NH.

This year’s CMK 2012 promises to be bigger and better than ever before!

Guest speakers include award-winning filmmaker Casey Neistat; MIT Media Lab professor and Lilypad Arudino inventor, Dr. Leah Beuchley; Mark Frauenfelder, Editor-in-Chief of Make Magazine, Founder of BoingBoing.net and author of Made By Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World; Expert educator and advocate for “the project approach,” Dr. Lilian Katz and Web phenom, Super Awesome Sylvia.

The Big Night Out in Boston will begin with a reception at the world-famous MIT Media Lab, hosted by Dr. Leah Buechley.

Register today! Space is extremely limited!

Fantastic team discounts now available. Register today!

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About CMK 2012

Constructing Modern Knowledge is back for a fifth consecutive year, July 9-12, 2012 in Manchester, NH. This year’s CMK 2011 promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Guest speakers include award-winning filmmaker Casey Neistat. Mark Frauenfelder, Editor-in-Chief of Make Magazine, Founder of BoingBoing.net and author of Made By Hand: Searching for Meaning in [...]

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Amazing Guest Speakers

Constructing Modern Knowledge is committed to making connections between child-centered learning theories and the creative construction of knowledge with computers. In addition to providing a rich sandbox where educators enjoy the luxury of time to work on personally rewarding projects, there are occasional opportunities to interact with some of the greatest educational minds of our [...]

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Exceptional Faculty

One of the most rewarding aspects of Constructing Modern Knowledge is the ability to work with some of the world’s leading educational technology experts on personal project development. Artemis Papert helps with TurtleArt Cynthia Solomon, Brian Silverman, Gary Stager, Jeff Richardson, Sylvia Martinez and John Stetson have unrivaled experience and expertise teaching and learning with computers. [...]

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Science & History Precon

Kickstart your CMK 2011 Experience with a very special preconference event! Meet at the Manchester Radisson Hotel lobby at 9 AM on Sunday for the hour-long ride to Boston and Cambridge, MA. Our first stop is the incredible MIT Museum where you may explore robots, Harold Edgerton’s high speed photography, Arthur Ganson’s whimsical kinetic sculptures [...]

Recent Posts

  • Oh, the Things You Might Find
  • The Video Visionary
  • Casey Neistat’s Excellent Adventure – 1 Million Views in 2 Days
  • Download Cool Classic Math and Programming Books!
  • Recent Videos by Guest Speaker Casey Neistat

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