The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
Back-to-school… Three little words that I have dreaded since 1968. I remain haunted by the hideous nature of my own school experience. Each back-to-school commercial …
Dr. Gary Stager recently authored Intel’s Guide to Creating and Inventing with Technology in the Classroom. The piece explores the maker movement for educators, policy-makers, and …
I’ve been teaching boys and girls to program computers professionally since 1982 when I created one of the world’s first summer camp computing programs. I led …
There are aspects of the “art of teaching” I have long taken for granted, but are apparently no longer taught in preservice education programs. Classroom …
This time of year, schools scramble to select a book for their entire faculty to read over the summer. Although it would be nice if …
The following is an attempt to share some of my objections to Common Core in a coherent fashion. These are my views on a controversial …
PBL 360 Overview – Professional Development for Modern Educators Gary S. Stager, Ph.D. and his team of expert educators travel the world to create immersive, high-quality …
In November, I had a the great honor of working with my colleagues at the Omar Dengo Foundation, Costa Rica’s NGO responsible for computers in …
I started teaching Logo to kids in 1982 and adults in 1983. I was an editor of ISTE’s Logo Exchange journal and wrote the project …
Ah, balance! Balance is the Fabreze of education policy. It is a chemical spray designed to mask the stench of a two year-old tuna sandwich found in …