The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
Curation is a form of good teaching. Great teachers provide just the right number of deliberate materials to ensure that the student has ample supply …
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.
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 …
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 …
Snap! is a block based language created by the University of California at Berkeley and used in their first year computer science courses, as well …
The world lost a remarkable educator on June 22, 2017 when Dr. Robert Tinker passed away at the age of 75. If your students have …
Here are some objects to think with to get you started. Pack a lunch, fire up a colortini and watch the pictures as they fly …
Computationally-Rich Activities for the Construction of Mathematical Knowledge – No Squares Allowed ©1998 Gary S. Stager with Terry Cannings This paper was published in the …
In addition to the keynote addresses, presentation topics and workshops offered here, I have created new hands-on minds-on workshops for the coming school year. Invent …
In addition to the keynote addresses, presentation topics and workshops offered here (including the three popular keynotes listed below), I have created new hands-on minds-on …
