Ain’t That Peculiar?
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Tag: Seymour Papert
Gary Stager’s Approach to Teaching Programming Masterclass
At the start of the pandemic, I led 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 …
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Revisiting Learning Adventures in the Time of COVID-19
Seeking to model progressive education traditions in this new virtual world while providing experiences demonstrating the power of computing in knowledge construction, I developed a pedagogical approach I called, “Learning Adventures.” (video)
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Educational Zoom Activity #1
“You can’t think about thinking without thinking about thinking about something” – Seymour Papert I find potentially interesting education provocations everywhere. The remarkable generosity of …
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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Perhaps My Favorite Keynote Ever
In August 2018, I delivered the opening keynote address at the Constructionism Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. When invited to speak at the conference nearly eighteen …
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Cairo Keynote
Following speaking at the prestigious WISE Conference in Qatar (November 2017), Gary Stager delivered a keynote address on learning-by making at a conference held at …
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The Lost Art of Teaching (podcast)
In May 2018, Gary Stager sat down with Change.School founders, Bruce Dixon and Will Richardson for their Modern Learners Podcast, to discuss learning, teaching, school …