Ain’t That Peculiar?
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
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Gary Stager’s Approach to Teaching Programming Masterclass
At the start of the pandemic, I lead an online masterclass sharing my approach to teaching kids to program computers. You may watch that video …
Paired Videos for Computer Science Week
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 …
Scratch and the Negligent Homicide of Mathland
Scratch is a miracle. It’s popularity as a creative computing environment and its ubiquity around the world are truly impressive. Millions of children use the …
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Great Honor and a New Book
One great joy of my life has been getting to know and work with so many of my heroes/sheroes. Even greater satisfaction comes from sharing …
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Caution: Chromebooks
I am often asked about the adoption of Chromebooks and have spent months agonizing how to respond. This article offers food for thought to teachers, …
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Seymour Papert – Father of the Maker Movement
Dr. Gary Stager was invited to write a profile of his friend, colleague, and mentor Dr. Seymour Papert for the premiere issue of Hello World!, an impressive …
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Progressive Education and The Maker Movement – Symbiosis or Mutually Assured Destruction
Progressive Education and The Maker Movement – Symbiosis or Mutually Assured Destruction Published paper of keynote address at 2014 FabLearn Conference at Stanford University by …
Laptops and Learning (1998)
Laptops and Learning Can laptop computers put the “C” (for constructionism) in Learning? Published in the October 1998 issue of Curriculum Administrator © 1998 – …
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Cynthia Solomon, EdTech Heroine
There’s chatter from time-to-time within the edtech community about the lack of women in prominent roles. Yet, some of the most important pioneers in the …