admin on October 1st, 2008
cmk08,cmk09,Gary Stager,Constructing Modern Knowledge,professional development,educational computing,constructionism
Mark Your Calendars!
Constructing Modern Knowledge 2009 promises to be an even better institute than in 2008. Once again, participants will enjoy a collaborative environment committed to knowledge construction, computing and creativity.
World-class guest speakers (to be announced shortly) will join a stellar faculty dedicated to supporting each learner.
Constructing Modern Knowledge 2009 will be held in Manchester, New Hampshire on July 13-16, 2008 with a preconference event on July 12th.
Registration information will be published soon. Please enter your email address in the field below and we will keep you posted and keep checking this blog for news about next July’s premiere professional learning opportunity!
admin on July 23rd, 2008
Constructing Modern Knowledge stands on the shoulders of giants. The following articles help set the tone for the spirit, possibilities and powerful ideas guiding the event.
Some are whimsical, others complex. However, they’re all worthy of your consideration.
Ice-breakers (4 of my favorite stories)
Powerful ideas
Read some or all of these articles before you leave, while on the plane (unless you’re the pilot) or at your convenience during and after CMK08.
admin on July 22nd, 2008
Cynthia Solomon, Ed.D.
Dr. Solomon currently works full-time as part of the One Laptop Per Child Foundation’s Learning Team. She was recently the Technology Integration Coordinator at Monsignor Haddad Middle School in Needham, MA and before that taught at Milton Academy for eight years. She is a pioneer in the fields of computer science and educational computing. Cynthia, along with Seymour Papert and Wally Feurzeig created the first programming language for children, Logo. She was Vice President of R&D for Logo Computer Systems, Inc. when Apple Logo was developed and was the Director of the prestigious Atari Cambridge Research Laboratory. Dr. Solomon has maintained a long relationship with the MIT Media Lab and the One Laptop Per Child Foundation in addition to her teaching, consulting and scholarship. Her doctoral research at Harvard led to the publication of the critical book, Computer Environments for Children: A Reflection on Theories of Learning and Education. Cynthia Solomon is also the co-author of Designing Multimedia Environments for Children, with Allison Druin.
Cynthia Solomon’s archive of classic videos about learning and computers, Logothings, may be found here.
