Reader, there's something here for you! This newsletter is chock full of Project-Based Learning resources, planning concepts, professional development events, and much much more. We hope you enjoy diving in! The Learning Adventures Workshop Tour Begins November 1st! If PBL is the goal, the question is — How do you get there? How do you sustain student engagement in sophisticated project-based learning? How do you organize curriculum and shape the classroom environment? Dr. Gary Stager has...
11 days ago • 3 min read
Yes, Reader, you're invited — Learn with Us in Reggio Emilia, June 15-19, 2026! Based on the success of last Spring’s institute, The Language of Computation - Constructing Modern Knowledge in Reggio Emilia, we have been invited by Fondazione Reggio Children to host another event next June. The courage, creativity, and wisdom of the educators who took a chance on us and met in Reggio last April has inspired us to offer a bigger and better learning adventure in June. The institute program is...
27 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, Jersey City Added to Learning Adventures Workshop Tour Registration is now open for a 5th Learning Adventures workshop, January 9th 2006 in Jersey City, NJ. These workshops, focused on creative curriculum design to support project-based learning across the curriculum, are all open to the public. Space still remains for Boston, Chester County (PA), Pittsburgh, and Chicago in November, but don't wait too long! Learn more and register...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Dear Colleague —It’s back-to-school time in much of the world. If you are starting a new year, we hope you enjoyed a relaxing and restorative summer. As you start the school year, remember that we have your back. We’ll continue to share resources, tips, and professional learning opportunities to inspire you. Elevate teaching in a PBL context In that spirit, we’re happy to announce a Fall Workshop Tour. Based on the popularity of our recent Learning Adventures workshop in Los Angeles, we are...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader,Since the Top Chef finale is over and the new Smurfs movie remains a month away, we figured that you might crave some multimedia stimulation. Before we get to our recommendations, we’d like to remind you that there are still some places left in our June 30th Learning Adventures workshop (Los Angeles). Gary Stager just returned from leading three days of PD in Santa Cruz County, CA and is hard at work preparing for the new workshop scheduled for June 30th. Learning Adventures is a...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, Constructing Modern Knowledge Invites You to a World of Learning Adventures! We are thrilled to announce that this August, Constructing Modern Knowledge is going Downunder for the first time ever. Thanks to the generosity of our hosts, Westbourne Grammar School, a version of our unique immersive professional learning event will be held on their beautiful campus 25km from Melbourne, Australia August 12-15, 2025. Westbourne Grammar School, site of CMK Australia 2025 Since 2008,...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader,Sadly, we are winding down our amazing Italian learning adventures. In addition to our first collaboration in Reggio Emilia plus lots of meetings, Gary gave public lectures at the University of Padova and University of Trento. Sylvia was a keynote speaker at the EdMedia 2025 Conference in Barcelona. Next up, Gary will be heading back to Switzerland in a few weeks to lead two workshops and present a paper at the Constructionism 2025 Conference, lead a three-day workshop in Santa Cruz...
5 months ago • 3 min read
Dear Reader,Many of you know me through my work in the maker movement and our book Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom. Others may know me for the Constructing Modern Knowledge summer institutes, my work in teacher education, or my advocacy for learner-centered classroom practice. I’m excited to invite you to a special one-day Learning Adventures Workshop on June 30th at Brentwood School in West Los Angeles. After four decades of helping schools embrace...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Buongiorno Reader! Our dreams were realized at last week’s Language of Computation - Constructing Modern Knowledge in Reggio Emilia institute. Participants engaged in the powerful ideas of the Reggio Emilia approach, explored the beautiful ateliers, learned about documentation, researched the language of computation, made tortelli and tagliatelle from scratch, consumed all sorts of things from the meat trolley, invented robots, played with number theory, and much much more. We are most...
6 months ago • 2 min read