Once in a Lifetime! Imagine a place where a diverse population
learns more in a few days than they otherwise would in years.
Imagine a space where tinkering is encouraged and personally
meaningful project development is supported by an expert
faculty. Imagine a learning environment filled with books, art
supplies, robotics materials, electronics, computers, cameras,
musical instruments and creativity software. Imagine learners
having the luxury of time required to realize their objectives
and opportunities to work with some of the world’s most creative
thinkers. Imagine learners making films, programming computers,
building simulations, constructing robots, sewing wearable
computers, creating animations and designing video games.
Imagine a once-in-a-lifetime field trip to a see the future.
Now, imagine that these learners are professional teachers. This
is not a fantasy. It’s called Constructing Modern Knowledge, a
summer institute for educators celebrating its fifth anniversary
this July 9-12 in Manchester,