The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
Recently, 5th and 6th grade girls in the school where I work came up to me in the hallway and volunteered, “I want to be …
Larry Ferlazzo invited me to share a vision of computers in education for inclusion in his Classroom Q&A Feature in Education Week. The text …
I recently heard that a conference speaker told his audience, “We need fewer teachers and more facilitators.” My first reaction was, “1986 called and would …
I often explain to graduate students that I don’t play devil’s advocate or any other clever games. Just because I may say something unsaid by …
The following is the program description and proposal for my upcoming “conversation” at Educon 2.5 in Philadelphia, January 26th. You Say You Want Tech Standards? …
Girls and Technology – Overcoming Myths and Malpractice1Version 1.0Presented at the 2002 Alliance For Girl SchoolsGirls and Technology Conference – Melbourne, Australia© May 2002 Gary …
Dear colleagues and friends of progressive education, It is time for us to stop arguing against high-stakes testing. Americans LOVE the idea of high-stakes as …
The first step in improving Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) in our classrooms is to find evidence of its existence. S.T.E.M. currently suffers from …
On October 12, 2012, MSNBC host and former West Wing writer, Lawrence O’Donnell, dedicated his “Rewrite” commentary to the sorts of changes he believes would …
I hold Dr. Nancy Carlsson-Paige of Lesley University (aka: Matt Damon’s mother) in great esteem, but was alarmed by her recent contribution to The Answer …