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Featuring...
and robotics with...
Take some
time next summer to focus on your
own learning. Join us for a week
of Logo and robotics 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.
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Who should attend?
Staff
Cost
University credit
Register
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Immerse
yourself in Logo learning and project
building. Use MicroWorlds™, Scratch , 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, Scratch,
NetLogo
and StarLogo TNG.
Robotics hardware choices will include both the, NXT
and WeDo
from LEGO, the GoGo
Board, Pico
Cricket, Handy
Cricket and Arduino.
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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.
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The
2012 Logo Summer Institute is hosted in
New York City by The United Nations International School, conveniently
located on Manhattan's 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, Middle School ICT Coordinator, United Nations International
School
in New York City
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What
does it cost?
What do I get?
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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
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Passing the Statue of
Liberty in New York Harbor
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Discounts
There is a 10%
discount when three or more people
from the same school register for the same Institute.
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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 Colorado Mesa University. There
is an additional tuition fee of $110, payable directly to the University.
Regstration will be done at the time of the Institute.

How
do I
register for the Logo Summer Institute?
Fill out the registration
form for the 2012 Logo Summer
Institute and FAX or mail it to:
Logo
Foundation
250 West 85th Street, Suite 4D
New York, NY 10024
FAX:
212 579 8013
The registration
form should be accompnaied by a check
or school purchase order.
If you are using
a school purchase order, you may
scan the registration form and PO and send them as an email attachment
to michaelt@media.mit.edu
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, Suite 4D
New York NY 10024
212 579 8028
FAX: 212 579 8013
email: michaelt@media.mit.edu
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