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 …
The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
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 …
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 …
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 …
On November 18, 2020, I engaged in a sweeping conversation with Steve Hargadon as part of the Emergency Home Learning Summit by Learning Revolution. This …
This hybrid teaching stuff sure is a lot of work. How would you suggest reducing teacher workload and stress? Good teaching is not about what …
For nearly forty years, the education community has been stumped by the seemingly insurmountable challenge of “getting teachers to use technology.” Generational change, ease-of-use, increasing …
Whether school is face-to-face or remote, it’s now possible for students to use low-cost take home makerspaces 24/7!
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)
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.
Hint: It’s probably not what you think.