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CMK in Reggio - New opportunity to participate
You are invited to share your work at CMK ReggioFor the first time, the Constructing Modern Knowledge institute will host an Academic Symposium alongside its signature hands-on learning experience. A limited number of short presentations will be selected from scholars, academics, and classroom educators to share their work with fellow institute participants in an intimate setting at The Language of Computation: CMK in Reggio this June. Submit a proposal for a symposium presentation here. The Language of Computation - CMK In Reggio Early-bird Registration Ends March 1st!Computation isn't a subject. It's a superpower for every subject. Join us... Gary Stager featured in Wide Walls PodcastThis is a delightfully free-wheeling discussion in which Gary Stager explores the art of teaching, jazz and mastery, and learning-by-doing. The Wide Walls Podcast with Dr. Gary Stager. Sylvia Martinez & Gary Stager |
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We're thrilled to announce a new book from CMK Press: History in Their Hands: Teaching Inquiry-Based United States History Through the Lens of Black Agency by Beth Krasemann. This book is wholly consistent with the CMK Press philosophy — trust students, empower teachers, expand opportunities for knowledge construction. The learning-by-making here just happens to be in U.S. history. Students are armed with primary sources — text, visuals, audio, and video — and challenged to socially construct...
Hello Reader, We both began programming computers around fifty years ago. What has recently become possible blows our minds. We are sharing two new pieces from Gary — an essay and a working paper — to inspire deeper computational making by learners of all ages, and by the educators who teach them. GARY'S NEW ESSAY AI Fuels My Imagination Forty years ago, Brian Silverman wrote a small Apple II program called The Phantom Fishtank that let learners explore cellular automata through play. Gary...
Hello Reader, There are few more occasions for celebration than the publication of a new book by civil rights activist, educator, and National Book Award-winning author Johnathan Kozol — We Shall Not Bow Down: Children of Color Under Siege: An Invocation to Resist. For six decades, Kozol has given voice to children, particularly those deprived of the benefits, dignity, and opportunity society lavishes on the affluent. Everyone needs to read Kozol, regardless of where you live or your...