I was lucky enough to be invited back to the annual Stonington Retreat, run by Vision Education. I assist as a facilitator for the weeklong education workshop, which focuses on introducing teachers to creative approaches for using new technologies in classroom settings. Specifically, we work with LCSI Microworlds, LEGO Mindstorms, and RoboLab.

The retreat's beautiful location provides ample opportunity to really focus in on how to adapt interactive construction-centered technologies to a school setting. Surrounding oneself with like-minded, supportive peers leads to engaging discussions, and really good lobster feasts.

Attendees choose their interests from a variety of introductory and advanced sessions. I mainly help with the LEGO engineering and robot programming, as that is where most of my experience lies.