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Oops, I TEDed Again!
With all of the problems in the world, I know what you’ve been thinking. “I sure wish there was a new Gary Stager TED Talk …
Will’s Suggested Reading List
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Look What Teachers Can Do!
Look at what preK-6 Mexican teachers did in my recent PBL 360 workshop in Guadalajara. This was their first experience with engineering, physical computing, and …
What I Did On My Three Summer Vacations (1998)
What I Did on My Three Summer VacationsBy Brian Silverman Illustrated by Peter Reynolds Previously published in Mathematics and Informatic Quarterly (in Bulgaria) prior to …
Who’s that Guy with Stager?
Gary Stager is returning to Australia to once again keynote the FutureSchools Conference in his adopted second hometown of Melbourne in March 2018. He will …
Design as an Inadequate Lens for Understanding Seymour Papert
I wrote the attached paper for the 2017 Interaction Design and Children Conference at Stanford University. It was accepted, but ultimately not published since I could …
Mourning Bob Tinker, The Thomas Edison of S.T.E.M.
The world lost a remarkable educator on June 22, 2017 when Dr. Robert Tinker passed away at the age of 75. If your students have …
Summer Reading, with a Purpose (2002)
I recently published my 2017 summer reading suggestions for educators, but here is an equally radical list from 2002! See my 2006 recommendations too. School’s …
Gary Stager on Direct Instruction (2004)
The following opinion column from the October issue of District Administration Magazine caused the owner (and Editor-in-Chief) of the magazine to publish an apology in the very next issue. …
Kerry’s Education Plan (2004)
Raise test Scores – win a prize by Gary StagerDistrict Administration, Aug 20048/1/2004 I was horrified by recent news referring to U.S. Sen. John Kerry’s …