StarLogo workshop

[Marcus G. Daniels]

Adventures in Modeling:
A Workshop for Educators
June 18-29, 2001
Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM

Have you ever wondered how birds flock or traffic jams form? For
thousands of years people--from DaVinci to Einstein--have created
models to help them better understand patterns and processes in the
world around them. Computers make it easier for novices to build and
explore their own models--and learn new scientific ideas in the
process. The Adventures in Modeling Workshop, co-sponsored by MIT
Media Lab and the Santa Fe Institute, introduces teacher educators to
the fundamentals of modeling complex, dynamic systems using
StarLogo. After attending this workshop participants will be able to
offer similar modeling workshops and courses at their own
institutions.

The workshop for teachers, teacher educators, and education graduate
students will address the following issues:


* How to teach a variety of learners to design, build and analyze
models of complex, dynamic systems.
 * How to combine on- and off-computer activities to help people learn
about scientific processes.
 * How to meaningfully integrate technology into science and math
curricula.
 * How to include advances in research practices in classrooms.
 * How to leverage teachersí work with models to impact the rest of
their teaching.
 * How to structure activities so that teachers see themselves as
learners.

No programming experience is required for this workshop--just a
willingness to learn.
This program is open to teachers, education graduate students, and
teacher educators of all types, including technology, math, and
science coordinators, museum staff, professors of education, and
professional developers.

To be held at the Santa Fe Institute
Santa Fe, New Mexico
June 18-29, 2001

Admission is by competitive application.
$250 Registration Fee, $500 Housing Fee
Financial aid available by application.

For more information contact:
Vanessa Colella
address@hidden
(415) 821-7067

Also see last year's summer workshop web pages at:


* http://education.mit.edu/nest
 * http://education.mit.edu/summer

And coming in May, a new book on learning to model.  Adventures in
Modeling: Exploring Complex Dynamic Systems with StarLogo


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