Meet Frank Smith (2003)
Gifts of wisdom for educatorsBy Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.Originally published in District Administration Magazine – December 2003 Christmas came early to the Stager house when a pre-publication …
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Paired Videos for Computer Science Week
I fell in love with computer programming in a public junior high school 7th grade class back in 1975. (Read Me and Mr. Jones) By …
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The Case Against Innovation
Here’s the self-shot, one-take, new keynote, The Case Against Innovation, I did for the November 2020 Re[Learn] Festival. I sure hope I’ll get to refine …
Enrichment Programs
The winners win more at the expense of their classmates. One could hardly disagree that recent generations have experienced increasingly mechanized school practices. Issues impacting …
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Education’s Most Dangerous Idea: Curriculum
Let’s trick ‘em into learning!© 2006 Gary S Stager A friend called a few months back and asked me to tell him my most dangerous …
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Revisiting Learning Adventures in the Time of COVID-19
Seeking to model progressive education traditions in this new virtual world while providing experiences demonstrating the power of computing in knowledge construction, I developed a pedagogical approach I called, “Learning Adventures.” (video)
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Educational Zoom Activity #1
“You can’t think about thinking without thinking about thinking about something” – Seymour Papert I find potentially interesting education provocations everywhere. The remarkable generosity of …
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Perhaps My Favorite Keynote Ever
In August 2018, I delivered the opening keynote address at the Constructionism Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. When invited to speak at the conference nearly eighteen …
Gary Stager on the State of Ed Tech (2005)
Why the tech movement is on life support By Gary Stager January 2005 issue of District Administration Magazine The educational computing movement, once led by …
Letting the Sunshine In (2005)
Letting the Sunshine In We need to decrease class size and increase expertise now By Gary Stager November 2005 issue of District Administration Magazine It’s hard …