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Announcing - Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom
So some of you may have noticed that I’ve been pretty quiet here lately. All my writing energy has been going to a good cause though! I’m happy to announce a new book: Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering … Continue reading
Learning @ School - Keynote
I’m excited to be heading off to New Zealand next month to keynote the Learning@School 2011 conference in Rotorua (Feb 23-25). It looks like a wonderful conference, with some really interesting themes and strands. I’ll be talking about student leadership … Continue reading
The Future of Education interview - Sylvia Martinez
Last week I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Steve Hargadon for his Future of Education web event series. It was a great conversation (Steve is an amazing interviewer!) We touched on a wide variety of subjects, including: “myths” … Continue reading
Posted in education reform, Generation YES, professional development, student voice
Tagged future of education, Steve Hargadon, sylvia martinez
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The Digital Classroom - a podcast from ACEC 2010
Back in April I keynoted the Australian Council for Educational Computing (ACEC 2010) in Melbourne, Australia. After the keynote I had a tap on the shoulder from a lovely young man who works for a show called “FutureTense” on the … Continue reading
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Tagged ACEC, ACEC2010, australia, broadcast, futuretense, ICT, podcast, radio, sylvia martinez
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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
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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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Creative Educator - Say the change, be the change
If you don’t get Creative Educator magazine, you should! Edited by Melinda Kolk, my friend for many many years (ever since she was at HyperStudio and I was at Knowledge Adventure), this is a wonderful print and online magazine published … Continue reading
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Tagged article, change, Creative Educator, creativity, magazine, Melinda Kolk, print, software, sylvia martinez, Tech4Learning, vision
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ACEC2010 contests - media awards and t-shirt design!
In less than 2 months I’ll be going “down under” and keynoting the Australian Computers in Education Conference ACEC2010 in Melbourne Australia. When: 6 - 9 April 2010 Where: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Full details online: www.acec2010.info I’m excited … Continue reading
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Tagged ACCE, ACEC, ACEC2010, australia, Australian Computers in Education Conference, keynote, Melbourne, sylvia martinez
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Whoosh! DC, workshops, Techspo and Educon
Some travels this week: Monday and Tuesday I’m in Washington DC for a big announcement - stay tuned for something exciting! Wednesday I’m in New York City leading a workshop on project-based technology literacy with some independent schools. If it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged educon, sylvia martinez, technology literacy, tinkering
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Climbing up the charts!
Here’s a video of my NECC 2009 session: 30 Years Later: The Best Technology Professional Development It’s rocketing up the charts of “most popular “videotaped sessions from NECC 2009 with a huge 96 views!!! I can’t wait for my NECCY … Continue reading
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Tagged Generation YES, NECC, NECC09, necc2009, professional development, sylvia martinez, technology
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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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