CMK’s Roots: Logo, Piaget, and AI
Constructing Modern Knowledge was borne of conversations between Gary Stager and Seymour Papert about the need to create a setting where educational computing and progressive education could …
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Happy 35th Birthday Personal Computing!
Note: A growing collection of archival documents and books related to the history of 1:1 personal computing in schools may be found here. My story… …
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New Foreword to the Lithuanian Translation of Invent to Learn
Our book, Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom is being translated into Lithuanian. Ahead of the Fall release, I asked if …
For 249 years, Americans have enjoyed a day off from work to celebrate the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Aside from the great Joey …
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Gary Stager’s Constructionism 2025 Paper
Net week, I’ll be in Zurich, Switzerland to present a paper and lead two hands-on workshops at the biennial Constructionism Conference. I’ve presented at each …
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Lella Gandini – Rest-in-Peace
I just received the tragic news that another giant of progressive education has passed. Lella Gandini did as much as anyone to popularize and demystify …
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The “Best” School in the World
Over decades of work in schools across the globe, Spensley Street Primary School remains my favorite school. I have been privileged to spend time at …
Letter to USA Today
Dear Mr. Schermele: I have worked in education for four decades as a teacher educators, teacher, journalist, author, and speaker. I read your article, Education Dept. …
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The AI Book You’ve Been Waiting For!
Our publishing company, Constructing Modern Knowledge Press, is proud to announce the release of a remarkable new book, The Learner’s Apprentice: AI and the Amplification …
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The School Mind Virus
I love love love love love the BBC micro:bit. I adore the folks who developed it. The micro:bit makes computational making possible in ways we …