The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
Plain Talk The following is a paper I wrote and submitted for the Constructionism 2023 Conference. While enormously proud of this work, I was unsurprised …
An ad for a forthcoming product crossed my MyFace stream today and I am grateful for the number of competing issues it caused me to …
Nearly 41 years ago, I came home from Berklee College of Music for Xmas break. My mother instructed me to find a summer job before …
I try hard not to impose my will upon our “students.” Honest educators will confess that such temptation is hard to resist, especially when you would like students to have a particular experience or learn something specific. Add the constraints imposed by a four-day event and oh, boy do you want to teach! But resist you must!
In Time for Optimism, I explored how progressive, learner-centered ideas, like project-based learning were becoming more popular, at least among elites choosing educational experiences for …
Archival video for those of you who missed the live conversations… I recently organized an online study group to discuss the new book, Twenty Things …
A chance to interact with two of the arguably most visionary school administrators alive today.
A chance to interact with two of the arguably most visionary school administrators alive today.
Last week’s discussion of our new book, Twenty Things to Do with a Computer Forward 50: Future Visions of Education Inspired by Seymour Papert and Cynthia Solomon’s Seminal Work, reminded me what attracted me to educational computing and the potential of schooling. The joy and radicalism of the conversation moved me deeply and reminded me how important it is to find one’s tribe.
We had a great Book Study discussion on February 2nd and there are three more chances for you to participate in the exchange of powerful ideas. This week’s guest stars will be Dan Lynn Watt and Molly Lynn Watt, two people as responsible for teaching me how to teach teachers as anyone else. Video of the first session is enclosed.
