Sunday, May 11, 2008

stonington retreat 2008: an intensive technology retreat for educators


This summer Vision Ed. will be hosting the 14th annual Stonington Retreat in New York City, a four-day intensive workshop aimed at empowering teachers, parents, and administrators to effectively integrate creative technologies into their classrooms and after-school programs. With hands-on workshops in Robotics, Computer Animation, Game Design, Digital Video and Blogging, participants will walk away with the resources needed to start or continue a technology program at their school or organization. For over a decade, Stonington has provided a space for educators from all over the world to engage in intensive training and high-level discussion about the future of education and technology. Join us this year and see what it's all about!

The retreat will take place this summer July 8th-11th, 2008 at New York University's Kimmel Center in lower Manhattan.

To find out more, please visit: http://www.vemny.org/stonington.htm
Register at: http://www.vemny.org/stonington-reg.htm

Featured speakers:

Laura Allen, Vision Ed Inc founder and president, has over 16 years of experience implementing creative technologies in the classroom and has worked with giants in the field such as Seymour Papert. This will be her 14th year leading the Stonington Retreat.

Mitchell Resnick is the Director of both the Okawa Center and the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab and will be leading hands-on workshops in 2 technologies he has helped to develop: the PICO Cricket and Scratch software.

Vision Ed. believes that effective work with technology can have an enormous impact on learning and teaching. Our mission is to share this understanding with educators and learners to inspire educational excellence and school reform.

Please email or call with any questions.

Emilie Reiser
Retreat Coordinator
212.245.0444
emilie@vemmny.org


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