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8 Big Ideas of the Constructionist Learning Lab
In 1999, Seymour Papert, the father of educational technology, embarked on his last ambitious institutional research project when he created the constructionist, technology-rich, project-based, multi-aged Constructionist Learning Laboratory inside of Maine’s troubled prison for teens, The Maine Youth Center. The … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, constructivism
Tagged constructionism, constructivist, gary stager, Seymour Papert
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Exciting events at the ISTE conference
ISTE (formerly known as NECC) is the largest national educational technology conference in the U.S. This year it will be in Denver, Colorado June 27-30. Generation YES will be there in full force with a booth (#855) and other events. … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, fun/free stuff, Generation YES, professional development
Tagged Adora Svitak, Dennis Harper, event, free, gary stager, Generation YES, GenYES, ISTE, ISTE10, ISTE2010, NECC, pre-conference, sylvia martinez, TechYES, workshop
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Why Education Reform Will Work This Time
This is a remarkable piece of video from 1998 unearthed by Gary Stager. In it, Ryan Powell, then a GenYES middle school student, interviews Seymour Papert and John Gage about the model of students learning technology in order to help … Continue reading
Constructivist Celebration at MACUL
The Constructivist Consortium in partnership with SIGTELE is bringing the popular Constructivist Celebration to Michigan! Plan to join in this MACUL pre-conference learning experience on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Grand Rapids. Participants will receive the day’s educational program, a … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, constructivism, professional development
Tagged constructivist, Constructivist Consortium, gary stager, MACUL, MACUL10, Melinda Kolk, SIGTELE, Tech4Learning
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Celebrate creativity and innovation at NYSCATE
The New York state educational technology conference, NYSCATE (Nov. 22-24) always has a top lineup of speakers and keynotes. This year is no exception. The featured keynote is Sir Ken Robinson, a world-renowned advocate for creativity and innovation in learning. … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, constructivism, Generation YES, web 2.0
Tagged conference, constructivist, Constructivist Consortium, creativity, education, gary stager, Ken Robinson, NYSCATE, nyscate09, peter reynolds, technology, web20
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Constructivist Celebration @ NYSCATE
Well, it’s official, there will be a Constructivist Celebration in partnership with the annual NYSCATE (New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education) conference in Rochester, NY. Strong National Museum of Play Rochester, NY Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, constructivism, Generation YES, professional development
Tagged computer, constructivist, creative, creativity, gary stager, learning, NYSCATE, play, Rochester, software, Strong Museum, technology
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Back to New York
I’ll be off to New York for two events this week and next. First up is a two-day workshop in Brooklyn with middle school students and their science teachers. We are wrapping up a year of working with Brooklyn middle … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, constructivism, TechYES
Tagged certification, gary stager, Logo, MicroWorlds, NYSCATE Metro, programming, robotics, technology literacy, TechYES Science
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Hurry for super-early-bird registration
This summer, I’m excited to once again be on the faculty of the Constructing Modern Knowledge summer institute. If you are thinking of going, take advantage of Super Early-bird Registration -ends March 1st! This is an environment in which educators … Continue reading
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Tagged cmk09, computer, conference, constructing modern knowledge, creativity, cynthia solomon, deborah meier, event, gary stager, herbert kohl, institute, learning, sylvia martinez, teaching, workshop
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Promoting the XO laptop Give One, Get One program
As I mentioned in this post early this week, the XO laptop (also known as the $100 laptop) from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Foundation has started a campaign to put more laptops in the hands of children around … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, OLPC
Tagged advocacy, Amazon, commercials, G1G1, gary stager, grass roots, laptops4kids, OLPC, OMET, Pepperdine, promote, promotion, students, tv, XO, Zimi's Story
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What Makes a Good Project?
In the November 2008 issue of The Creative Educator magazine, there is the first of a two-part article on project- based learning by Gary Stager and illustrated by Peter Reynolds. What Makes a Good Project? covers eight elements of projects … Continue reading
Posted in constructivism, fun/free stuff, In the news, professional development
Tagged creative, education, educator, gary stager, good, PBL, peter reynolds, project, project-based learning, projects, technology
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