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 …
Note: This is a complex and important turn of events worthy of your time and attention. The recently discovered speech by Seymour Papert at the …
Sharing seminal scholarship from the very early days of 1:1 computing in schools.
There’s a whiff of educational technology in the air this week and Gary Stager is here to help you make sense of it all. Bring …
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.
Today, I witnessed the most exciting student outburst while teaching an online class for kids 2,000 miles away.
The key to educational progress is finding a cure for amnesia. Educators would be well served by knowing and honoring the work of those whose shoulders they stand upon
I’m teaching a class of 4th graders in Alabama to program computers. Today (I think), was our fourth synchronous session. (I promise to write more …