New Hands-on Workshops for 2015
In addition to the popular minds-on/hands-on Invent to Learn workshops already offered by Constructing Modern Knowledge, I’m pleased to announce a brand new set of …
The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
In addition to the popular minds-on/hands-on Invent to Learn workshops already offered by Constructing Modern Knowledge, I’m pleased to announce a brand new set of …
The Case for Computing By Gary S. Stager A chapter from the book, Snapshots! Educational Insights from the Thornburg Center Stager, G. (2003). The Case for …
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 …
“Young people have a remarkable capacity for intensity….” Those words, uttered by one of America’s leading public intellectuals, Dr. Leon Botstein, President of Bard College, …
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 …
Computationally-Rich Activities for the Construction of Mathematical Knowledge – No Squares Allowed ©1998 Gary S. Stager with Terry Cannings This paper was published in the …
CMK Founder Gary Stager, Ph.D. gave a presentation in November 2012 about the philosophy and practice of Constructing Modern Knowledge. The following video is a …
Constructing Modern Knowledge may be the most important work of my career. For five years, we have demonstrated the competence and creativity of educators who …
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 – …
Last evening, Charlie Rose interviewed Jack Dorsey, Chairman and one of the three co-founders of Twitter. Dorsey also spoke about his revolutionary new company, Square. …