Computational Thinking?
Candidly, I have not been enthusiastic about teaching “computational thinking” to kids. In nearly every case, computational thinking seemed to be a dodge intended to …
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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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Voice is Cheap
Student voice is good. We should take the needs, interests, concerns, talent, curiosity, discomfort, and joy of children seriously. (pretty courageous statement, eh?) However, if …
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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, …
Oh, The Stuff One Might Learn With at CMK 2013
Those educators fortunate enough to attend Constructing Modern Knowledge 2013 will be greeted by an amazing faculty, world-class guest speakers, a mountain of LEGO, a …
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Please Stop Spreading Manure
Almost daily, a colleague I respect posts a link to some amazing tale of classroom innovation, stupendous new education product or article intended to improve …
Computationally-Rich Activities for the Construction of Mathematical Knowledge – No Squares Allowed (1998)
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 …
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Do the Real Thing
Recently, 5th and 6th grade girls in the school where I work came up to me in the hallway and volunteered, “I want to be …
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New Video Explains Constructing Modern Knowledge
CMK Founder Gary Stager, Ph.D. gave a presentation in November 2012 about the philosophy and practice of Constructing Modern Knowledge. The following video is a …
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What is CMK About?
Constructing Modern Knowledge may be the most important work of my career. For five years, we have demonstrated the competence and creativity of educators who …