Nathan Holbert

Our goal for this volume was to reveal how constructionism has expanded and changed since it was first introduced. This required inviting the brilliant educators, designers, and artists from all over the world that have been using-and pushing-constructionist thought for decades.

@migrnty @FabLearn In other words, we do it if we care about our work having an impact. But doing so cuts into the time available to do the thing that lets us keep a job... It's quite twisted and problematic.

This was such a fun conversation. Thanks to @haenyyoon for sparking the idea for the symposium! The #remixwakanda project I discussed is very much also @mbdando @_IsabelCorrea @JIJennings @ProfSARobinson @EricaNWalker @RuizSealey @deirdrehollman and the team at @snowdaylearning!

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Education isn't telling kids what's possible. Or demanding they acquire the knowledge you value. It's about creating space, about listening, and supporting learners as they bring that world into being. With all the anger, love, joy, and sadness that world building entails.

@bennytheshap @guzdial @csteachersorg @CSforALL And for the record, I don't see vocational training as a bad thing at all! But CS in particular tends to bend heavily in that direction at the detriment of the "forAll" which I also believe to be extremely important.

An indication that CS Ed in US high schools is about vocational training: 2 (of 5) recommended sessions at the @csteachersorg conference are on Github and Agile. Is @CSforAll a Silicon Valley jobs program? csteachers.org/Stories/csta-2…

@guzdial If I was smarter, quicker, and more good looking I would have said, “Blockchain and Reported”

Every time that I type "block" in email, GMail tries to complete it with "chain." Usually, I'm going for "-based programming," but it might be fun to take the suggestion and see where that leads my research.

@PauloBlikstein @thispettypace @Richard_L_Davis For reals though this is going to be great and I’m excited for you all! Congrats!

@PauloBlikstein @thispettypace @Richard_L_Davis I’m kidding! I’m sure the writing will be brilliant and quick! Responding to the emails of your co-authors on the other hand...

Our book on how to design Educational Technologies is finally under contract with MIT Press! Based on 10 years of experience teaching "Beyond Bits and Atoms" at Stanford & Columbia, and with amazing coauthors, Engin Bumbacher, Richard Davis, Veronica Lin, and Chris Proctor!