'we must continue to build a global ecosystem of educators and educational organizations that are committed to supporting personally meaningful and culturally relevant learning experiences for young people in their communities.'

We could not agree more!

'We put a high priority on creating a caring, inclusive, welcoming online community, where young people from diverse backgrounds and cultures can learn to express themselves creatively'... From blog post about @Scratch and DEI... medium.com/scratchteam-bl…

New faculty position in 'AI and Human Experience' at MIT Media Lab (jointly with new College of Computing). For more info: apply.interfolio.com/113820 MIT Media Lab

Wonderful time making gnocchi, facilitated by dear colleague Barbara Donnici from Reggio Children Foundation, during our weekly 4P time in Lifelong Kindergarten group. Projects, Passion, Peers, Play -- and Pasta!

Job opportunity in Lifelong Kindergarten group at MIT Media Lab: We’re looking to hire a senior engineer to set strategy & manage development & maintenance of our educational-technology projects (including new mobile coding app for kids). More info at media.mit.edu/about/job-oppo…

As the new school year begins, I'm re-posting my 'Ten Tips for Cultivating Creativity' (from my book Lifelong Kindergarten) mres.medium.com/ten-tips-for-c…

'If we lose public education, flawed as it is, the foundations of our democracy will slip. Not only the shared knowledge base but also the skills of citizenship itself: communication, empathy, and compromise across differences.' Anya Kamenetz nytimes.com/2022/09/01/opi…

I just backed Chokepoint Capitalism (by Prof Rebecca Giblin & Cory Doctorow) on Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/docto…

Post-doc position in Facilitating Computational Tinkering! A great opportunity to work with a wonderful group of people on an interesting and important project in the Creative Communities research group at University of Colorado Boulder.

'A Creative, Caring, Collaborative Approach to Coding and Learning': My podcast conversation with Shamilka Samarasinha of @EPAMSYSTEMS, in connection with upcoming #ScratchConference continuuminnovation.com/en/how-we-thin…

Want to meet, share, and learn with creative educators from around the world? The annual online #ScratchConference is just two weeks away, on July 21, and registration is free! eventbrite.com/e/scratch-conf…

Great initiative from two of our keynote speakers Mitchel Resnick and Carla Rinaldi at this year's LEGO Idea Conference! The Wave of Kindness! 🌊❤️️

Some thoughts on how we can transform learning around the world...

Today at 6pm EDT: Join us to celebrate the 15th anniversary of #Scratch ! As I explore projects in the Scratch community, I continue to be amazed, delighted, and inspired by the creativity, compassion, and collaboration by young people around the world. eventbrite.com/e/15th-anniver…

'Ten Sparks that Lit the Flame of Scratch': As we approach the 15th anniversary of the launch of @Scratch, I look back at initial ideas and explorations that contributed to its growth and impact. mres.medium.com/10-sparks-that…

Learning Creative Learning, the free online course and community, starts today! Explore new ways to support creative learning experiences, and share ideas with innovative educators from around the world! lcl.media.mit.edu

The popular Scratch Team cat photo corner at MIT Media Lab now includes a new colorful wall exhibit! Really enjoyed imagining and making this 47' 3D version of Mitchel Resnick book cover showing the beautiful values shared by members of Lifelong Kindergarten Research Group—an incomparably kind, loving, and joyful community!

A lovely tribute to the values of Lifelong Kindergarten, created by the incomparable Shruti Dhariwal in collaboration with Manuj Dhariwal: Kindness, Joy, Love! Shruti Mohnot Dhariwal manuj dhariwal Lifelong Kindergarten Research Group