The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
Thinking and learning are strong proud words. When educational publishers or policy-makers seek to modify such terms, (re: design thinking, discovery learning, computational thinking…), the result seems less than …
A Not-So-Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future © 2004 Gary S. Stager Published by the NECC Daily Leader conference newspaper on June …
In Australia… Laptop Schools Lead the Way in Professional Development As published in Educational Leadership – October 1995 By Gary S.Stager Gary S. Stager is a teacher educator …
The Case for Computing By Gary S. Stager A chapter from the book, Snapshots! Educational Insights from the Thornburg Center Stager, G. (2003). The Case for …
Following my presentation at the March ASCD National Conference, Sarah McKibben of ASCD interviewed me for an article, If You Build It: Tinkering with the Maker …
Read all about my 2017 TED Talk, Care Less or watch it below. This is my 4th and most recent TED Talk. All of my …
I am always looking for ways to help teachers be more intentional and create deeper learning experiences for their students. Today, through the haze of …
Four out of five kindergarteners agree. . Foam blocks suck. Gary StagerVeteran educator Gary Stager, Ph.D. is the author of Twenty Things to Do …
“Young people have a remarkable capacity for intensity….” Those words, uttered by one of America’s leading public intellectuals, Dr. Leon Botstein, President of Bard College, …
Student voice is good. We should take the needs, interests, concerns, talent, curiosity, discomfort, and joy of children seriously. (pretty courageous statement, eh?) However, if …