Alfie Kohn on Motivating Students
Constructing Modern Knowledge 2010 guest speaker, Alfie Kohn, also spoke at this summer institute in 2008. In this clip, Kohn explores how teachers might address students they perceive as "reluctant"…
Creative Computing & the Case for Project-based Learning
A few nights ago, I led a webinar for old friends in the State of Victoria (Australia) as part of an online course/seminar/learning community focused on issues surrounding effective 1:1…
Amazing Institute Dinner Planned!
This year's dinner will be quite exciting and unique! The Monday night institute dinner will be at Gaucho's Churrascaria (Brazillian Steakhouse) where the dinner itself is a rich activity. Dinner…
Rethinking Homework – Suggested Questionnaires for Parents
Constructing Modern Knowledge 2010 guest speaker, Alfie Kohn, just published a provocative article suggesting meaningful questionnaires for parents regarding the value of homework. This is an important discussion for every…