The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
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 …
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)
“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 …
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 …
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 We need to decrease class size and increase expertise now By Gary Stager November 2005 issue of District Administration Magazine It’s hard …
From the April 2007 issue of District Administration Magazine By Gary S. Stager Angus Solomon sighed Ms Lowry. ‘Is that a penis you’ve drawn in …
Stop the Insanity Simple strategies to address the growing epidemic of at-risk learners. By Gary Stager October 2007 issue of District Administration Magazine When politicians …
For decades, I have marveled at the vehemence with which seemingly reasonable adults defend not teaching kids to program computers. Aside from the typical (and …
Originally appeared in The Huffington Post on 10/19/2010 Shouldn’t people bold enough to call themselves “school reformers” be familiar with some of the literature on …