There’s Always a Back Row
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 …
Tag: Turtle Art
Web Turtle Art Quilt Project
An adventure in creativity Goal Design one or more quilt patches that may be combined with classmates or used to create your own screen quilts …
That’s a Fine Way to Draw a Triangle
Documentation of a particularly rich dialogue between a 4th grader, the turtle, her classmates, and myself (the teacher). You should get a glimpse into her thinking.
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 …
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Wasted Intensity
“Young people have a remarkable capacity for intensity….” Those words, uttered by one of America’s leading public intellectuals, Dr. Leon Botstein, President of Bard College, …
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A Love Letter
I’ve been thinking a lot about my friend, colleague, and mentor Dr. Seymour Papert a lot lately. Our new book, “Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, …