Monday, February 10, 2014

Fwd: Constructing Modern Knowledge News & Free Invent To Learn Book Offer

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Free copy of Invent To Learn book on Thomas Edison's birthday, February 11th. 

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Early-bird Registration Ends Soon!

Constructing Modern Knowledge 2014 promises to be the world's premiere professional learning event for interested in learning-by-doing. Register today and save!

Spend four glorious days in Manchester, NH immersed in personally meaningful project development with a mountain of new technology, craft materials, books, toys, and a world-class faculty eager to support your learning.  

Visit the legendary MIT Media Lab for a reception hosted by Dr. Mitchel Resnick, creator of Scratch and Director of the Lifelong Kindergarten Research Group before a big night out in Boston.

Spend time with the world's preeminent treehouse designer and star of TV's Treehouse Masters, Pete Nelson, and expert on play, learning, and creativity, Dr. Edith Ackermann, a protégé of Piaget, Papert, and Van Glasserfeld. 

Our expert faculty includes: Dr. Cynthia Solomon, co-creator of the Logo programming language; Eric Rosenbaum, co-inventor of the MaKey MaKey; Brian Silverman, designer of countless programming environments for learning; and Joey Hudy, called "one of the 10 smartest kids on the planet," by Make Magazine.

CMK participant experiences with Arduino, 3D printing, robotics, wearable computing, programming, design, filmmaking, music composition, invention, engineering, tinkering, and more add to a modern educator's toolbox.
 

"We need something like Constructing Modern Knowledge in every town and village..." - MacArthur Genius & legendary school reformer Deborah Meier.

We Booked Him Before the White House Did!


As the level of technical sophistication of some CMK projects increases each year, we needed to add some serious expertise to our faculty. That's why I have added master maker, Joey Hudy, to the exceptional CMK 2014 faculty.

Two weeks ago, The White House, invited Joey to be the guest of the First Lady of the United States of America Michelle Obama in her box for the annual State of The Union Address. In addition to the SOTU, Joey did a number of interviews with television stations, including CNN.

Make Magazine called Joey, "one of the ten smartest kids on the planet."

Since we confirmed Joey for CMK 2014, he was hired by Intel as the youngest corporate intern ever employed by the company. (Joey is 16 years-old)

Congrats to Joey! We can't wait to learn with you this July 8-11th!

FREE KINDLE VERSION OF INVENT TO LEARN

In honor of the birthdays of Thomas Edison, Jules Verne & Charles Darwin (all with birthdays within a week of each other), the Kindle (e-book) version of Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom is FREE! ONE DAY ONLY!

Read the book leading technology journalist Larry Magid called "the bible of the Maker Movement in schools".

On Tuesday, February 11th (Edison's birthday) the Kindle version of Invent to Learn will be free. (Start and end times are approximately midnight Pacific time.)

Please tell your friends and colleagues to go to http://inventtolearn.com/free to receive their free eBook.

Get Your Free Copy of Invent To Learn Feb 11th!

Upcoming Keynotes and Professional Development

Gary and Sylvia will be in a city near you!

Check the Invent To Learn Calendar


Congratulations Marvin!


Our friend, Dr. Marvin Minsky, one of the world's greatest living scientists is the recent  the $540,000 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the information and communication technologies category. The award, second in prize money to the Nobel Prize, was for Dr. Minsky's pioneering work in artificial intelligence.
Each year at Constructing Modern Knowledge, Dr. Minsky has generously led "a fireside chat" for interested participants. This is another example of how CMK creates learning opportunities for educators unavailable elsewhere. We sure hope 2014 will mark Marvin's 7th fireside chat at CMK.

Media You Can Use

Video and articles by authors of Invent To Learn

Gary Stager Sylvia Martinez Sylvia Martinez & Gary Stager
[article] The Maker Movement Believes In 'Kid Power' (EdWeek)
[video] Making the Case for Making in
Schools (Maker Faire feature)

Gary Stager to Keynote NCCE Conference
 


Gary will deliver his new keynote address, "Making, Love, and Learning" at the 2014 NCCE Conference in Seattle, WA on March 14th. Click here for more information.


Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez have been leading sold-out Invent To Learn Workshops around the world and are off to Mumbai later in February to lead a workshop at ASB Unplugged. Excited educators learned how invention, design, and making can transform learning, plus had a great time! Squishy Circuits, Robotics, LEGO, Wearable Computing, Arduino, Turtle Art, Cardboard Construction and more were all on the menu!

Gary will follow his presentations at the conference with another weeklong residency at The American School of Bombay. Over the next few months, Gary Stager will also keynote conferences in Marin County, California; Red Deer, Alberta; and Singapore.

He will also be speaking at the ASCD and NSBA national conferences.

Contact us to arrange speaking, PD, or workshops for parents or teachers.

Innovative PD Funding Tip!

Three high schools partnered to bring Gary Stager in for a day of professional development, and hands-on design workshops.


"Inspirational"... "helpful"... "lively"... "provocative"...  "stirring" ...."practical" ... "dynamic"... 

Plan Ahead!

Book now for hands-on workshops, innovative professional development, school consulting, and more.

Fantastic Ideas


Our friend, Dr. Leah Buechley - inventor of the Lilypad micro controller and e-textiles pioneer - has co-authored a beautiful new book filled with practical and fun soft circuitry projects perfect for the classroom.
Yes, Gary Taught 120+ 6th Graders and Their Teachers to Program AT ONCE!
Over four days in Hong Kong this past December, Gary Stager taught more than 500 kids and their teachers to begin programming, including in this class at The Canadian International School of Hong Kong where Gary taught the entire 6th grade for several hours. In each case, Gary led a completely different activity in each classroom in order to create multiple models to inspire teachers.
Books, Toys & Electronic Gifts for Makers

Bought the Book?
Get the Kindle version for only $2.99!


Invent To Learn is part of Amazon's new Matchbook program. If you already purchased a print copy of Invent To Learn, you can buy the e-Book version, complete with hundreds of hot links, for just $2.99.

Click here to learn how.

Hot New Book!


The San Francisco Exploratorium has just published a spectacular new book, chock full of project ideas, and with a conductive ink cover, called, The Art of Tinkering. The book is a must-have for creative parents and educators.

Hot New Book!


The San Francisco Exploratorium has just published a spectacular new book, chock full of project ideas, and with a conductive ink cover, called, The Art of Tinkering. The book is a must-have for creative parents and educators.
Gary Stager will be in Asia in mid-April and return to Australia & New Zealand in late May - mid-June. Email gary@stager.org if you're interested in speaking, PD, or consulting.

Download and Print the CMK 2014 Registration Brochure
 

Tod Machover's Robot Opera to Be Simulcast Nationwide on February 16th!


At last year's Constructing Modern Knowledge, guest speaker Tod Machover, shared elements of his acclaimed "robot opera," Death and the Powers." Machover's opera was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

The Dallas Opera will be presenting this modern marvel this weekend (Sylvia and I will be there) and the opera will be simulcast to theaters across the USA on Sunday afternoon (3 PM Eastern). Click here for specific information.

Dallas Opera Enters Sci-Fi Space with "Death and the Powers" (Dalllas Morning News)

We Had HIM First Too!


USA Today named Constructing Modern Knowledge 2012 Guest Speaker Casey Neistat, the Best YouTube Channel of 2013!

Congratulations to Casey on this award, his latest films, and recent marriage!

Learn with the Star of TV's Treehouse Masters!

 
Each year, Constructing Modern Knowledge creates the opportunity for educators to interact with experts at the top of their professions and CMK 2014 will be no exception. In addition to Dr. Edith Ackermann, Professor Mitchel Resnick, and other surprise guest to be announced, CMK 2014 will feature the world's most preeminent treehouse designer, Pete Nelson - author, architect, hotelier, environmentalist, entrepreneur, and star of the popular television series, Treehouse Masters, on Animal Planet

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