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Los Angeles area PD - Clever Computing for Children – Free Workshop for Educators
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Hi Reader, You're invited! Join Gary Stager for an after-school workshop exploring a constructionist approach to teaching young learners computation, programming, and robotics. There's no set fee for this workshop. We're covering the room, but we'd like to try something different and invite you to pay what you choose for the experience. Clever Computing for Children Culver City Julian Dixon Library We'll explore:
While designed for preK – 2nd(ish) grade educators, these ideas work beautifully at any age. Learn more and join us! (You don't have to pay, but you do need to register, space is extremely limited.) Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager PS — Fun fact, Gary Stager is a credentialed pre-school to eighth grade educator! |
Constructing Modern Knowledge
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You are invited to share your work at CMK Reggio For 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...
Dear Colleague, What if you could spend five days in the birthplace of one of the world's most influential educational approaches, working alongside the visionary educators who've been demonstrating for over sixty years that children are capable, creative researchers deserving of our highest respect? Now imagine if learner-centered progressive traditions were supercharged by computation, robotics, and even AI. The Language of Computation: Constructing Modern Knowledge in Reggio Emilia returns...
Hello Reader! Computer programming is the new liberal art Programming gives young people agency over an increasingly complex and technologically sophisticated world. Seymour Papert asked more than 50 years ago, “Does the computer program the child or the child program the computer?” Answering that question in favor of the child is critical now more than ever. Developing, possessing, and wielding such computational fluency is essential for participating in democracy and thriving in an...