Preserving History
In July 1990, I made my first trip to Australia to speak at the World Conference on Computers in Education, held at what was then …
The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
In July 1990, I made my first trip to Australia to speak at the World Conference on Computers in Education, held at what was then …
Sharing seminal scholarship from the very early days of 1:1 computing in schools.
Modern mathematics teaching and learning requires computation. Computer programming and mathematical knowledge construction should be inseparable. This downloadable handout attempts to make that case.
NeoPixels are tiny, programmable, color-changing, LEDs manufactured by AdaFruit. NeoPixels make cool additions to micro:bit projects since they require little power, can be addressed individually or in groups, and can change color. Although MakeCode makes programming the micro:bit easy, there was too little documentation about how to control the NeoPixels until now.
Over the past few months, I have been engaged in several projects intended to help educators in Alabama identify the potential of Computer Science, not just as a course of study, but as a vehicle for improving pedagogical practice and amplifying the potential of children.
At the start of the pandemic, I led an online masterclass sharing my approach to teaching kids to program computers. You may watch that video …
I fell in love with computer programming in a public junior high school 7th grade class back in 1975. (Read Me and Mr. Jones) By …
On November 18, 2020, I engaged in a sweeping conversation with Steve Hargadon as part of the Emergency Home Learning Summit by Learning Revolution. This …
“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 …
I hope that anyone reading this is healthy and sane during this period of uncertainty. Teachers and kids alike are grieving over the loss of …