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Logo Summer Institutes

August 4 - 8, 2008
New York City

Take some time next summer to focus on your own learning. Join us for a week of Logo exploration and creation. Here's what some participants in previous Logo Summer Institutes had to say:*

Company was great, location wonderful, info and ideas abound...

The manner in which the workshop is designed where we, the students, design and build our vehicles is great! We get to experience first hand what the students' experiences may be.

I thought it was a terrific workshop! I really learned a lot about how to use the technology. The facilitators were also great! They always were around to see how your project was going and offer great feedback on it, which was incredibly helpful :)

This was the most productive professional development workshop I've attended. Valuable personal learning experience of skills that directly relates to classroom experience. Very excited to try these out next school year.

*comments taken from the anonymous evaluations that participants were asked to complete at the end of each Institute.

Who should attend?
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Cost
University credit
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Immerse yourself in Logo learning and project building. Use MicroWorlds™ from LCSI, and other Logo software environments. Design and build cybernetic devices of all kinds and control them using Logo programs. Use a variety of robotics systems from LEGO®, Gleason Research, Playful Invention Company and the MIT Media Lab.

  • Use Logo to explore mathematics, science, language, and music.
  • Design Logo environments for very young children.
  • Create games, animated stories, and multimedia presentations.
  • Work with simulations in physics, biology, ecology, economics, and other areas
  • Build and program machines such as scanners, robot arms, and conveyor belts that can sort bricks by color.
  • Design and build smart vehicles that seek light, follow a line, or avoid obstacles.
  • Use programmable bricks to collect data and communicate with each other.
  • Build your own sensors.

At this year's Institute we will use MicroWorlds EX and Scratch. Robotics hardware choices will include both the RCX and NXT from LEGO, the Pico Cricket and the Handy Cricket.

 

Logo robotics project

The Logo Summer Institutes are intensive workshops with an emphasis on constructionist, project-based learning. Personally meaningful projects provide the context for learning about Logo and computers as well as about the subject matter involved in the project. The Institutes also serve as models of the teaching and learning environments that you might set up in your own home or school.

Most of each workshop day is devoted to project development and sharing. There is also time to dialog about issues related to education and technology, and to make practical plans for using what you learn in your classroom, home school, community center, or museum.

The individualized approach of a Logo Summer Institute accommodates experienced Logo users as well as novices, teachers of all ages and different subjects, parents and young people. We see a diversity of skill and experience as an asset since it better enables participants to share and learn from each other.

The number of participants in each Institute is limited to a maximum of 20 and there are two or three facilitators to insure that everyone gets the personal attention they need. Computers are locally networked and connected full-time to the Internet. There is at least one machine per participant. You may bring your own laptop - PC or Mac - if you prefer.

The 2007 Logo Summer Institute is hosted in New York City by The Spence School, conveniently located on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Find out more:

Who should attend?

Most people who attend the Logo Summer Institutes are elementary, middle school, and high school teachers, and school or district technology coordinators, but we have had people from all walks of life: scientists, engineers, graphic artists, college professors, computer programmers, and parents who are home schooling their children. We have also had young people attend along with a parent or teacher.

Staff

The Logo Summer Institute will led by Logo Foundation President Michael Tempel. Additional facilitators will be:

  • Hope Chafiian, Director of Technology and Curriculum, The Spence School in New York City
  • Steve Farnsworth, Technology Director, Robert Louis Stevenson High School

What does it cost? What do I get?

The workshop fee is $950 per person, which covers:

  • All workshop materials and software, and access to computers and related equipment
  • Ferryboat ride across New York Harbor, and other site seeing followed by dinner
  • Lunch together on Thursday
Passing the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor

 


Discounts
There is a 10% discount when three or more people from the same school register for the same Institute.


Travel and housing

The best way to get around in New York City is by public transportation. The workshop site is easily reached by subway and bus. If you do wish to drive we can advise you about parking. We can also make some recommendations for housing in various price ranges.

Details About Housing and Travel


Is there university credit?

Participants in the Logo Summer Institute have the option of obtaining two graduate credits from Mesa State College. There is an additional tuition fee of $110, payable directly to the College. Regstration will be done at the time of the Institute.

How do I register for the Logo Summer Institute?

Fill out a registration form and send it to us with your payment or a school purchase order.

Download the registration form.


What if I need more information?

For more information about the content of the Logo Summer Institutes, and for information about local arrangements in New York City contact:

Michael Tempel
Logo Foundation
250 West 85th Street
New York NY 10024
212 579 8028
FAX: 212 579 8013
email: michaelt@media.mit.edu

 

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