Stager’s SLA Manifesto
At last January’s Educon 2.1 Conference I enjoyed the great privilege of serving on a panel discussion about school reform with a number of impressive …
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Tech Insurgents: Do your teachers need a computing IEP?
At the recent Consortium for School Networking conference [2005*] educational computing pioneer Seymour Papert was asked to explain why there has been so little [school] …
I’ve Angered Hooked-on-Phonics(R) – revisited
I just remembered a remarkable kerfuffle I stumbled into twelve years ago. In December 2008, President-Elect Obama nominated the worst Secretary of Education and I …
Barack Obama’s Random Act of Kindness
Read this terrific story about how a young Barack Obama helped a stranger 20 years ago. Gary StagerVeteran educator Gary Stager, Ph.D. is the author …
Why not put these books in the Occult Section?
Gary StagerVeteran educator Gary Stager, Ph.D. is the author of Twenty Things to Do with a Computer – Forward 50, co-author of Invent To Learn — …
There, I Said It!
I just sat through my first entire keynote by David Warlick. Although, I respectfully disagree with some of his assumptions, he was very very good. …
This Could Be Huge!
Order today! Gary StagerVeteran educator Gary Stager, Ph.D. is the author of Twenty Things to Do with a Computer – Forward 50, co-author of Invent To …
Hey, Look at How all that Rah-Rah Paid Off!
For the past month or so, I’ve been the big old meanie who could love the messenger, but hate the shallow superficial condescending message of …
Happy 50th Smoot Anniversary!
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) — The father of a measurement known as the “Smoot” returned Saturday to be honored at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the …