Everything I Know about Reading Instruction I Learned from Oprah Winfrey
Today at 3, Oprah practices her schwa sound before an amazed audience! Contemporary language wars polarize and demonize advocates of phonics instruction and whole language …
Four Under-Discussed Thoughts on Teaching
While working in Italy recently, I took private tennis lessons with a new coach. That experience led me to think a lot about teaching (and …
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Technology is not the enemy
FOUNDER AND CEO OF CONSTRUCTING MODERN KNOWLEDGE, DR GARY STAGER, RECENTLY FLEW IN FROM THE U.S. AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT EDUTECH 2023. HE SAT …
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Papert, Parables, and the Future of Constructionism
Plain Talk The following is a paper I wrote and submitted for the Constructionism 2023 Conference. While enormously proud of this work, I was unsurprised …
What I Did On My Summer “Vacation”
The summer began with the CMK in Philly Day in late June where Sylvia Martinez and I led hands-on workshops on the BBC micro:bit, Hummingbird …
Remembering Tony Bennett
Today, the world lost a great artist (musician and painter) and America lost a great patriot, Tony Bennett. I first saw Tony Bennett perform live …
Gary’s Milano & Bologna Food Recommendations
Recommendations for Milano and Bologna If you drive anywhere, you must stop at some AutoGrills along the highway. They are rest areas with cheap fantastic …
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I Think I Hate This
An ad for a forthcoming product crossed my MyFace stream today and I am grateful for the number of competing issues it caused me to …
Sad, Mad, and Why Do They Hate Us?
A friend just recommended an article on social media and asked for my thoughts. I must stop falling for this trap. Rather than take a …
Lessons from Tennis Lessons
I’ve taken perhaps 200 tennis lessons since COVID-19 stopped the earth from spinning. This is the first time in which I’ve ever committed to any …