Meet Frank Smith (2003)
Gifts of wisdom for educatorsBy Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.Originally published in District Administration Magazine – December 2003 Christmas came early to the Stager house when a pre-publication …
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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 …
1:1 computing / About Gary / classic Stager / creativity / education policy / general / leadership / learning / project-based learning / teaching / technology / video
The Case Against Innovation
Here’s the self-shot, one-take, new keynote, The Case Against Innovation, I did for the November 2020 Re[Learn] Festival. I sure hope I’ll get to refine …
Stick to Our Knitting
If you ask educators to name one educational theorist from their preservice education, they’re likely to remember Abraham Maslow. Admittedly, I never thought much of …
If You Must, Here’s the Definitive How-To
Anyone who speaks publicly or teaches from the front of the room will find plenty to learn from this masterclass.
About Gary / creativity / general / learning / news / teaching / technology
The Hang
Something truly magical occurred the other night. That experience has inspired me to lead a series of online summer campfire sessions online. I hope you will share my excitement. Sometimes it takes a lot of theory to explain something so natural.
Deborah Meier & Ted Sizer Resources
Here is a collection of resources (books, articles, web sites, and video) related to the work of Deborah Meier and the late Ted Sizer.
creativity / Featured articles / general / leadership / learning / news / teaching / technology / video / Web 2.0
THIS is Why Schools Exist
Hint: It’s probably not what you think.
education policy / Featured articles / general / leadership / learning / news / teaching / technology
Let COVID-19 Kill the Pencil
Today’s horrific health and economic crisis might have at least one educational benefit, students are “working” from home and like everywhere else in the past …