The Secret Key to Girls and Computer Science
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 …
The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
While waiting for the 5th grade class to settle down between recess and their holiday party, I wrote this project starter for creating arithmetic flashcard …
Girls and Technology – Overcoming Myths and Malpractice1Version 1.0Presented at the 2002 Alliance For Girl SchoolsGirls and Technology Conference – Melbourne, Australia© May 2002 Gary …
Last Friday afternoon I experienced one of the most joyous moments of my thirty years in education. I took three fifth grade girls (along with …
Although I’m only 48, I have been working in educational computing for thirty years. When I started, we taught children to program. We also taught …
What’s a Computer For? Part 2 Computer science is the new basic skill Originally published in the July 2008 issue of District Administration Magazine – …
While some people are excited about using computers to teach traditional subjects, perhaps with greater comprehension or efficiency, my work is driven by the exciting …