Impossible!
Constructing Modern Knowledge begins with a ritual intended to kickoff four days of project-based learning. I learned a version of this brainstorming technique in the 1980s from my mentors, Dan…
Choice, Duh!
Constructing Modern Knowledge 2011 ended just a few days ago and I’m exhausted, but in the words of David Letterman, “It’s a good kind of tired.” CMK 2011 stands as…
CMK 2011 Reaches for the Stars!
Constructing Modern Knowledge 2010, a minds-on institute for educators, has confirmed Dr. Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer and Planetarium Director at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute! Dr. Pitts joins our interstellar faculty and…
Deborah Meier’s “We All Know Why We’re Here” video
Two-time CMK guest speaker and veteran school reformer, Deborah Meier, has generously shared this 1980 documentary (29 minutes) about Central Park Elementary School and the innovative practices that gave birth…