Schools Have No Right to Endanger My Child
America once again is in mourning over the 18th or 19th school shooting of 2018. Surely, common sense gun safety legislation is necessary, but educators …
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Professional Development Gets Personal
Hello World is a free, glossy, well-edited magazine for educators published by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Gary Stager has written two featured articles in the …
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CMK 2018 is Back for an 11th Year!
We are excited to announce that the Constructing Modern Knowledge summer institute will be returning for an 11th year, July 10-13, 2018. Discount early-bird registration …
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Coming to a Classroom Near You! (2001)
One seventh grader’s journey includes learning math through Scooby Doo ©2001 Gary S. Stager/Curriculum Administrator Magazine A version of this was published in the August …
Halt the Testing Madness (2003)
Before accepting overtesting as inevitable, try debating the issue with parents and students By Gary S. Stager, Ph.D. Originally published in District Administration Magazine – …
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Debugging a Critique of Seymour Papert
An old colleague, Dr. Warren Buckleitner, has been reviewing children’s media products and toys for decades. He organizes industry events about the design of …
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Pointing in the Wrong Direction (2003)
The good news is that my daughter’s teachers are at last beginning to use computers. The bad news is they are using them to make PowerPoint presentations.
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A Modest Proposal
The irony could cause whiplash. Over the past thirty years, the EdTech community expended sufficient energy to colonize Mars fighting the idea of teaching children …
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Me and Mr. Jones (2001)
The story of a boy’s academic pursuits in New Jersey and education’s lack of progress since then… © 2001 Gary S. Stager/Curriculum Administrator Magazine Published …
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Caution: Chromebooks
I am often asked about the adoption of Chromebooks and have spent months agonizing how to respond. This article offers food for thought to teachers, …