Reflections from CMK 2014 – 2019

Below are a selection of reflective blog posts created by recent CMK participants.

You may also enjoy the growing library of CMK project videos.

2019

Tweets from CMK 2019 (people seemed too busy to blog)

CMK 2019 Twitter Moments

Brian C. Smith’s CMK 2019 Photo Album

Josh Burker’s CMK 2019 Photo Album

Vlogs and Project Videos

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2018 Blog Posts

Bud Hunt

• #CMK18 – Day 1
• #CMK18 – Artifacts Both Full of Care & Worth Caring For
• #CMK18 – Writing Poems in the Makerspace
• #CMK18 – Building The Metaphor Muse

Kate Tabor

• Back to New Hampshire and CMK 18
• On Second Thought – Day 2 at CMK18
• Still (happily) At It – Day 3
• CMK and Why I Go Back as Often as Possible

Josh Ajima

• CMK18 – Eat to Learn

Gail Sestito

• Constructing Modern Knowledge 2018

Benjamin Doxtdator

• In search of modern knowledge
  

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2017 Blog Posts

Kelly Watson

• Breakthrough Moments

Maggie Barth

• Not a conference…
• From nothing to something…
• July 17th, 2017

Samantha Scutieri

• Yes, I’m a Maker!

  

Josh Burker (faculty)

• My CMK 2017 Reflections

2017 Reflection Videos

• Andrea Brothman
• We Became Students to Become Better Teachers by John Nordell

Photo Albums 

• Josh Burker’s photos from CMK17

More videos and photos to come

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2016 Blog Posts

Kate Minielly

• Constructing Meaning 
• Constructing a Culture

Josh Burker

• My CMK16 Reflections (faculty member and alumnus)

Jennifer Orr (returning participant)

• Teacher vs. Learner – Thank You, Carla Rinaldi
• Constructing Modern Knowledge, Continued
• Constructing Modern Knowledge, Day Two (Part One)
• Constructing Modern Knowledge, Day 1

Amy Szerminska

• CMK16 Day One: Putting On Our Learner Hats
• CMK16 Days 2 and 3: Finding our part in the Big Picture
• CMK16 Wrap-up: Finding our People

Cynthia Day (returning participant)

• Trinket Challenges at #cmk16
• Making Up My Mind at #cmk16 and Carla Rinaldi Illuminates Us
• Digital LED Belt, Soldering, MIT Media Lab
• That Digital LED Belt, Though
• What Learning Is / What Documentation Is
• Last Day at Constructing Modern Knowledge 2016

  

• (Nearly Complete) CMK 2016 (Text Only)

Tami Brass

• Grekko Thursday: a solution for warding off close-talkers
• Water Infiltration System

Sylvia Martinez (faculty)

• Moment(us) Teaching

Project page

• CMK GO! is a mobile, augmented reality game created at #cmk16 using MIT’s TaleBlazer (2016)

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2015 Blog Posts

Erin Riley

• CMK 2015 (by a returning participant)

Todd Burleson

• Reflections on My First Constructing Modern Knowledge

Cat Stam

• We undertook a project to create energy generating shoes

Jenn Judkins

• Holograms on a Budget

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2014 Blog Posts

Jeff Ellenbogen

• CMK14 – Constructing Modern Knowledge – Reflections

CMK 2014 Fellow – Tracy Rudzitis

• Thinking About CMK14 [Part 1]

Tom Corley

• Constructing Modern Knowledge Overview
• Collaboration at CMK14
• Making at Constructing Modern Knowledge 2014

Matthew Castanera-Bartoszek

• ISTE 2014 and CMK 2014

Donna Collins

• “Life in the Burbs” – CMK 14

Laura Blankenship

• Off to CMK
• The Journey
• CMK 14 Day One: Finding My Way
• CMK Day 2: Hitting My Stride
• CMK Day 3: From Exhaustion to Success
• CMK Day 4: People and Inspiration
• CMK 14: Some Final Thoughts on Learning

Katie Day

• Frameworks for play / inquiry / research

Marti Weston

• Constructing Modern Knowledge: Sometimes Out of My Comfort Zone
• Do We Support Those Digital-Age Students With Passionate Interests?

Aimee DeFoe

• Constructing Modern Knowledge 2014

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CMK 2019 Photo Albums by Brian C. Smith and Josh Burker

CMK 2018 photos may be viewed here.

CMK 2015 photos may be viewed here.

CMK 2014 photos are gathered here.

Here are even some ye olde recollections from CMK 2010 attendees.