CMK Memories


Dear CMK Family,

We miss you already!!!!

We arrived home late last night from Manch Vegas with 10 pieces of luggage after spending two days packing up and visiting Cremeland, The Red Arrow Diner, and Puritan Backroom for the last time. The boxes start returning later this week.

Words do not exist to describe how enormously proud we are of what we created together last week at Constructing Modern Knowledge. We built an alternative world filled with possibilities and once again demonstrated the courage, curiosity, creativity, confidence, and competence of educators. Let the experiences you enjoyed in Manchester inspire many years of learning adventures for you and your students. Things need not be as they seem. You created evidence of what is possible when the learner is trusted to be at the locus of control. CMK 2024 was a powerful refutation of the cruelty fueling the latest explicit instruction craze.

Below we share some resources related to CMK 2024 and remind you to share your creativity.

Please stay in touch. Do not hesitate to reach out if you need to chat, want someone to bounce ideas off, or if there is an opportunity for us to work with your school or speak at your event.

Learn more about these possibilities here

Check your email. We will keep you abreast of PD opportunities, podcasts, online conversations, and more.

Enjoy the rest of a rewarding and restful summer and be sure to vote!

Best,
Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez

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PLEASE BLOG - Tell the story of your CMK learning adventures and share the link(s) with us!

If you took photos and uploaded them somewhere, please share a link!

Help celebrate Gary Stager’s birthday by donating to JazzHouse Kids!

Constructing Modern Knowledge Software and Powerful Ideas - CMK 2024 Resources curated by Gary Stager

CMK 2024 Speaker Resources

Stephen Wolfram is offering a 3-month software license to use Wolfram Language. It may be redeemed at https://account.wolfram.com/redeem/CMK2024

CMK Merch - So many people asked us about our faculty shirts we made a link to buy them! Tee-public offers DIY shirts, coffee cups, canvas bags and more with our CMK 2008 – 2024 logo. Get them in every color!

We have a DISCORD channel for CMK - This link will take you to a page where you can sign up for Discord and get access to our CMK discussion group.

Jaymes Dec and Gary Stager’s Pre-institute Workshop Materials

  1. Gary’s slide highlights with code links
  2. Jaymes Dec’s resources


A Tragedy -
On the way home from Manchester, we learned that CMK 2022 guest speaker, historian, educator, and debate coach, Dr. Kate Shuster, lost her battle to cancer at age 50. We may all honor her life and work by visiting her Hard History web site and by teaching everyone we know about the critical importance of voting and civic engagement.

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