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New Newsletter
Gary's articles in The Huffington Post
Personal Blog - Stager-to-Go
The Daily Papert
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Recent Conference Papers (PDF files)
(Semi) Complete bibliography
Cover Story (GOOD Magazine) Fall 2008
School Wars
From the archives, a monograph written in 1996
Computing and the Internet in Schools: An International Perspective on Developments and Directions
Constructionism 2012 Paper (Athens, Greece)
Friends of Papertian Constructionism
2008 Australian Conference on Educational Computing (Canberra)
A New Paradigm for Evaluating the Learning Potential of an EdTech Activity
Learning Adventures: A new approach for transforming real and virtual classroom environments
2007 EuroLogo XI (Bratislava, Slovak Republic)
Towards the Construction of a Language for Describing the Potential of Educational Computing Activities
Australian Conference on Educational Computing (Cairns, Australia)
Has Educational Computing Jumped the Shark?
2005 National Educational Computing Conference (Philadelphia)
Constructiive Technology as the Key to Entering the Community of Learners
2005 World Conference on Computers in Education (Stellenbosch, South Africa)
Towards a Pedagogy of Online Constructionist Learning
The High Cost of Incrementalism in Educational Computing Implementation
2005 EuroLogo X (Warsaw, Poland)
Papertian Constructionism & the Design of Productive Contexts for Learning
2004 International Conference on Learning Sciences (Santa Monica, California)
Climbing to Understanding: Lessons from an Experimental Learning Environment for Adjudicated Youth co-authored with Seymour Papert and David Cavallo
2003 Proceedings of the 3.1 and 3.3 working groups conference on International federation for information processing: ICT and the teacher of the future - Volume 23 (Melbourne, Australia)
Online Constructionism and the Future of Teacher Education co-authored with Terrence Cannings
1998 NECC '98: Proceedings of the National Educating Computing Conference (19th, San Diego, CA, June 22-24, 1998)
Online Communities as a Vehicle for Developing Secondary Mathematics Educators co-authored with Terrence Cannings |
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NSBA 2007 Recipient - Gary Stager
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Recent Articles by Gary Stager
Gary's Blog - Stager-to-Go
Gary's Articles in The Huffington Post
Gary's Columns in The Pulse Education's Place for Debate
RSS feed for Gary's Pulse columns
Note: Many of the links to my District Administration columns have gone dead. As time permits, my archeological mission will retrieve them and the links will be updated. NEVER TRUST THE CLOUD.
The Case for Computing
A chapter from the book, Snapshots! Educational Insights from the Thornburg Center
Keep the Wish List Short
Giving parents a laundry list of supplies to buy is lousy public relations and exacerbates economic hardships.
Published in the July 2008 issue of District Administration
What's a Computer For? Part II
Computer science is the new basic skill.
Published in the July 2008 issue of District Administration
What's a Computer For? Part 1
It all depends on your educational philosophy.
Published in the June 2008 issue of District Administration
Online Videoconferencing
Web tools such as uStream make video broadcasting accessible.
Published in the June 2008 issue of District Administration
Keeping Up with the Future
Consider these suggestions for staying informed and inspired.
Published in the May 2008 issue of District Administration
The Games Teachers Play
We are cheating our students by turning reading into a game of dodgeball.
Published in the April 2008 issue of District Administration
Public Schools?
Be wary of a gift that might squash the benefits of public education.
Published in the April 2008 issue of District Administration
Please Say Thank You!
The time is now to thank your mentors and heroes.
Published in the March 2008 issue of District Administration
Teach the Kids You Have
There is no substitute for getting to know every student.
Published in the February 2008 issue of District Administration
Landscape of a Lifetime
Herb Kohl reflects on education today.
Published in the January 2008 issue of District Administration
Beyoncé Feels Your Pain
Let's all make a simple New Year's resolution.
Published in the January 2008 issue of District Administration
Gift-Giving Books
Book suggestions for learners of all ages.
Enhanced version of article that appeared in the December 2007 issue of District Administration
Arts for All!
There should be nothing elective about arts education.
Published in the December 2007 issue of District Administration
Lessons You Can't Learn in a Book
Boeing makes my favorite educational technology. Gary takes another hard look at The World is Flat.
Published in the November 2007 issue of District Administration
Stop the Insanity
Simple strategies to address the growing epidemic of at-risk learners.
Published in the October 2007 issue of District Administration
Shaq's Big Challenge
The gentle giant is schooled on schooling.
Published in the September 2007 issue of District Administration
My Plan to Fix NCLB
Federally-guaranteed universal summer camp. Save a seat for me!
Published in the August 2007 issue of District Administration
No Double Half-Caf Venti Low-Fat Mochaccino Left Behind
A challenge for school leaders.
Published in the July 2007 issue of District Administration
Refreshing the ISTE Technology Standards
Senior Editor Gary Stager interviews Don Knezek, CEO of ISTE, on the revised National Educational Technology Standards(NETS). Plus: Stager's perspective.
Published in the June 2007 issue of District Administration
Oprah's Edifice Complex
What lessons for educators emerge from Oprah Winfrey’s $40 million school?
Published in the June 2007 issue of District Administration
Edugaming - A Bad Idea for All Ages
Published in the May 2007 issue of District Administration
Newbery 451
The Newbery Medal was awarded to a book in which the word "scrotum" appears. How are schools responding? Badly!
Published in the April 2007 issue of District Administration
The Parental Veto of Curriculum
Fanaticism must not overrule district leadership.
Published in the March 2007 issue of District Administration
The Truth Shall Set You Free
We all need to brush up on African-American history
Published in the February 2007 issue of District Administration
An Inconvenient Truth
Questions about student happiness are neither rhetorical nor frivolous
Published in the January 2007 issue of District Administration
Education's Most Dangerous Idea: Curriculum
An unpublished article by Gary Stager (October 2006)
Students Gone Wild
Cutting out the middle man - Me
Published in the December 2006 issue of District Administration
Homework Vs. the Happy Family
I often thought that my family would never argue, had it not been for school
Published in the November 2006 issue of District Administration
Reinventing the Square Wheel
Is your district choking the potential out of exciting new technologies?
Published in the October 2006 issue of District Administration
An Open Letter to Bill Gates
Don't give up on schools, there is still much to be done
Published in the August 2006 issue of District Administration
Unwind, Recharge, Bounce Back
Summer reading to make you a better educator
Published in the July 2006 issue of District Administration
Laptops in Adolescence
Growing pains and disappointing the elders
Published in the June 2006 issue of District Administration
Guess Why They Call it MySpace?
It's Time for Adults to Grow Up
Published in the May 2006 issue of District Administration
Sounds Great, Less Expensive
Will your school impede the creative development of your students or embrace tools that let you get out of the way? (Related to iLife '06)
Published in the April 2006 issue of District Administration
Stop the Curriculum,There's a Chance to Learn
The measurable learning outcomes of Coretta Scott King
Published in the March 2006 issue of District Administration
The Human Divide
Education is the wrong career for martyrs
Published in the Feburary 2006 issue of District Administration
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Jonathan Kozol Takes on The World - By Gary Stager
This educator's latest book shines a bright light on what he calls this country's big shame -- not only are cities segregated, but the education we offer those city children is markedly worse.
Published in the January 2006 issue of District Administration
The Elephant in the Room
Race and Class in America
Published in the January 2006 issue of District Administration
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Reading Fads
Why Thomas Friedman Does Not Compute (Gary's critical review of The World is Flat and the education community's knee-jerk reaction to it.)
Published in the December 2005 issue of District Administration |
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Radical Reformer
Dennis Littky drew on his 30 years of education innovation to create a new school model. Now he won't be satisfied until he replicates it
throughout the country. (An extensive interview with Gary Stager)
Published in the November 2005 issue of District Administration
Letting the Sunshine In
We need to decrease class size and increase expertise now!
Published in the November 2005 issue of District Administration
Laptop Woes
Bungling the world's easiest sale
An abridged version appears in the October 2005 issue of District Administration
Global Thoughts
The future of our planet is based on education, justice and reconciliation
An abridged version appears in the September 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on Adults Behaving Badly
Why are students and adults becoming antagonists?
Published in the August 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on How Computers May Save Music Education
Express Yourself Over Summer Vacation
Published in the July 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on Tech Insurgents
Do Your Teachers Need a Computing IEP?
Published in the June 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on High-Quality Online Education
How to make your online courses better than your traditional classes.
Published in the May 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on International Educational Comparisons
Put on your dunce caps! It's international education comparison season again!
Published in the April 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on The iPod Revolution
Are you ready for personal computing?
Published in the March 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on Tips for Effective Ed Tech
17 creative ways to enhance computer use in your district
Published in the February 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on the State of Ed Tech
Why the tech movement is on life support
Published in the January 2005 issue of District Administration
Mea Culpa
The Editor-in-Chief and Owner of District Administration Magazine apologizes for Gary Stager's views.
Published in the November 2004 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on Lifelong Learning
Picking up lessons for schools in 3/4 time.
Published in the November 2004 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on Direct Instruction
This column explores the controversial intersection between education ideology and the GW Bush administration.
Published in the October 2004 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on One-sided Back-to-School Parent Contracts
Here's a list of promises I Think Schools Should Keep.
Published in the September 2004 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on John Kerry's Education Plan
Do we need a tip-jar for teachers?
Published in the August 2004 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on Jazz Education
What sort of mature culture relies on Jessica Simpson to "Save the Music?"
Or: Why I love Roy Haynes and why jazz matters.
Published in the July 2004 issue of District Administration
The Educational Technology Canon (pdf)
What informed leaders in educational technology should read.
Published in the June 2004 issue of District Administration
What I Learned at Camp
Is summer camp the solution to the quality teacher problem?
Published in the June 2004 issue of District Administration
Let them Eat Tech Standards!
A hole in the wall as science and public policy
Published in the May 2004 issue of District Administration
When Pigs Fly - Part Two
Gary Stager's Technology Plan for America's Schools - Part Two
Published in the April 2004 issue of District Administration
When Pigs Fly - Part One
Gary Stager's Technology Plan for America's Schools - Part One
Published in the March 2004 issue of District Administration
The Lying Curriculum
It is wrong to lie to children. Adults entrusted with educating children must abide by this simple principle. Schools,
however, routinely shade the truth in the name of policy or curriculum.
Published in the February 2004 issue of District Administration
Pointing in the Wrong Direction
PowerPoint is ruining classes by depriving students and teachers of creativity
Published in the January 2004 issue of District Administration
Meet Frank Smith
Gifts of wisdom for educators
Published in the December 2003 issue of District Administration
The Case for Basket Weaving
Teacher preparation is too important to be discarded
Published in the November 2003 issue of District Administration
Lessons You Can't Learn in a Book
Boeing makes my favorite educational technology. Gary takes another hard look at The World is Flat.
Published in the November 2007 issue of District Administration
Stop the Insanity
Simple strategies to address the growing epidemic of at-risk learners.
Published in the October 2007 issue of District Administration
Separate But "Equal": Banning School Desegregation Policies
A series of responses from policymakers, education experts and law experts on the recent Supreme Court ruling.
Shaq's Big Challenge
The gentle giant is schooled on schooling.
Published in the September 2007 issue of District Administration
My Plan to Fix NCLB
Federally-guaranteed universal summer camp. Save a seat for me!
Published in the August 2007 issue of District Administration
No Double Half-Caf Venti Low-Fat Mochaccino Left Behind
A challenge for school leaders.
Published in the July 2007 issue of District Administration
Refreshing the ISTE Technology Standards
Senior Editor Gary Stager interviews Don Knezek, CEO of ISTE, on the revised National Educational Technology Standards(NETS). Plus: Stager's perspective.
Published in the June 2007 issue of District Administration
Oprah's Edifice Complex
What lessons for educators emerge from Oprah Winfrey’s $40 million school?
Published in the June 2007 issue of District Administration
Edugaming - A Bad Idea for All Ages
Published in the May 2007 issue of District Administration
Newbery 451
The Newbery Medal was awarded to a book in which the word "scrotum" appears. How are schools responding? Badly!
Published in the April 2007 issue of District Administration
The Parental Veto of Curriculum
Fanaticism must not overrule district leadership.
Published in the March 2007 issue of District Administration
The Truth Shall Set You Free
We all need to brush up on African-American history
Published in the February 2007 issue of District Administration
An Inconvenient Truth
Questions about student happiness are neither rhetorical nor frivolous
Published in the January 2007 issue of District Administration
Education's Most Dangerous Idea: Curriculum
An unpublished article by Gary Stager (October 2006)
Students Gone Wild
Cutting out the middle man - Me
Published in the December 2006 issue of District Administration
Homework Vs. the Happy Family
I often thought that my family would never argue, had it not been for school
Published in the November 2006 issue of District Administration
Reinventing the Square Wheel
Is your district choking the potential out of exciting new technologies?
Published in the October 2006 issue of District Administration
An Open Letter to Bill Gates
Don't give up on schools, there is still much to be done
Published in the August 2006 issue of District Administration
Unwind, Recharge, Bounce Back
Summer reading to make you a better educator
Published in the July 2006 issue of District Administration
Laptops in Adolescence
Growing pains and disappointing the elders
Published in the June 2006 issue of District Administration
Guess Why They Call it MySpace?
It's Time for Adults to Grow Up
Published in the May 2006 issue of District Administration
Sounds Great, Less Expensive
Will your school impede the creative development of your students or embrace tools that let you get out of the way? (Related to iLife '06)
Published in the April 2006 issue of District Administration
Stop the Curriculum,There's a Chance to Learn
The measurable learning outcomes of Coretta Scott King
Published in the March 2006 issue of District Administration
The Human Divide
Education is the wrong career for martyrs
Published in the Feburary 2006 issue of District Administration
Jonathan Kozol Takes on The World - By Gary Stager
This educator's latest book shines a bright light on what he calls this country's big shame -- not only are cities segregated, but
the education we offer those city children is markedly worse.
Published in the January 2006 issue of District Administration
The Elephant in the Room
Race and Class in America
Published in the January 2006 issue of District Administration
Reading Fads
Why Thomas Friedman Does Not Compute (Gary's critical review of The World is Flat and the education community's knee-jerk reaction to it.)
Published in the December 2005 issue of District Administration
Radical Reformer
Dennis Littky drew on his 30 years of education innovation to create a new school model. Now he won't be satisfied until he replicates
it throughout the country. (An extensive interview with Gary Stager)
Published in the November 2005 issue of District Administration
Letting the Sunshine In
We need to decrease class size and increase expertise now!
Published in the November 2005 issue of District Administration
Laptop Woes
Bungling the world's easiest sale
An abridged version appears in the October 2005 issue of District Administration
Global Thoughts
The future of our planet is based on education, justice and reconciliation
An abridged version appears in the September 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on Adults Behaving Badly
Why are students and adults becoming antagonists?
Published in the August 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on How Computers May Save Music Education
Express Yourself Over Summer Vacation
Published in the July 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on Tech Insurgents
Do Your Teachers Need a Computing IEP?
Published in the June 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on High-Quality Online Education
How to make your online courses better than your traditional classes.
Published in the May 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on International Educational Comparisons
Put on your dunce caps! It's international education comparison season again!
Published in the April 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on The iPod Revolution
Are you ready for personal computing?
Published in the March 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on Effective Ed Tech
17 creative ways to enhance computer use in your district
Published in the February 2005 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on the State of Ed Tech
Why the tech movement is on life support
Published in the January 2005 issue of District Administration
Mea Culpa
The Editor-in-Chief and Owner of District Administration Magazine apologizes for Gary Stager's views.
Published in the November 2004 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on Lifelong Learning
Picking up lessons for schools in 3/4 time.
Published in the November 2004 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on Direct Instruction
This column explores the controversial intersection between education ideology and the GW Bush administration.
Published in the October 2004 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on One-sided Back-to-School Parent Contracts
Here's a list of promises I Think Schools Should Keep.
Published in the September 2004 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on John Kerry's Education Plan
Do we need a tip-jar for teachers?
Published in the August 2004 issue of District Administration
Gary Stager on Jazz Education
What sort of mature culture relies on Jessica Simpson to "Save the Music?"
Or: Why I love Roy Haynes and why jazz matters.
Published in the July 2004 issue of District Administration
The Educational Technology Canon (pdf)
What informed leaders in educational technology should read.
Published in the June 2004 issue of District Administration
What I Learned at Camp
Is summer camp the solution to the quality teacher problem?
Published in the June 2004 issue of District Administration
Let them Eat Tech Standards!
A hole in the wall as science and public policy
Published in the May 2004 issue of District Administration
When Pigs Fly - Part Two
Gary Stager's Technology Plan for America's Schools - Part Two
Published in the April 2004 issue of District Administration
When Pigs Fly - Part One
Gary Stager's Technology Plan for America's Schools - Part One
Published in the March 2004 issue of District Administration
The Lying Curriculum
It is wrong to lie to children. Adults entrusted with educating children must abide by this simple principle. Schools, however,
routinely shade the truth in the name of policy or curriculum.
Published in the February 2004 issue of District Administration
Pointing in the Wrong Direction
PowerPoint is ruining classes by depriving students and teachers of creativity
Published in the January 2004 issue of District Administration
Meet Frank Smith
Gifts of wisdom for educators
Published in the December 2003 issue of District Administration
The Case for Basket Weaving
Teacher preparation is too important to be discarded
Published in the November 2003 issue of District Administration
Halt the Testing Madness
Before accepting overtesting as inevitable, try debating the issue with parents and students.
Published in the July 2003 issue of District Administration
The End of Textbooks
With so many vital sources of information available to students, why are schools slavishly holding onto textbooks?
Published in the June 2003 issue of District Administration
A Lotta Coloring Goin' On
The teaching of writing is as outdated as the indented paragraph. Here are some ways to fix it.
Published in the May 2003 issue of District Administration
Knot in My Class!
Alarmists would like you to believe that crayons and mud pies are developmentally appropriate. KidPix is not.
Published in the April 2003 issue of District Administration
Laptops in Education - Reinventing the Slate
What Silicon Valley Giveth, Schools Taketh Away
Published in the March 2003 issue of District Administration
The ISTE Problem
ISTE's vague standards and an exclusionary "seal of alignment" make one wonder whose side the group is on.
Published in the February 2003 issue of District Administration
February Issue of District Administration Magazine
Read There's Something About Gary by Wayne D'Orio, Gary's controversial article, The ISTE Problem, letters to the editor
about Why Teacher's Don't Use Computers and the first installment of the Mac Advocate column. PDF format (approx. 800K)
Published in the February 2003 issue of District Administration
Why's the Weather
Scripts, curriculum fillers and a lack of vigorous thoughts are only three of the things wrong with schools today.
Published in the January 2003 issue of District Administration
Why teachers don't use computers
Blocked Web sites, IT staff that exist to hinder staff, and restrictive policies make integrating technology too hard to overcome.
No other column by Gary Stager has generated so many negative responses.
Published in the December 2002 issue of District Administration
The Power of Her Ideas
Education expert Deborah Meier explains why trusting teachers, involving parents and knowing your students are still the
foundation of a great education. Gary Stager interviews this visionary educator.
Published in the November 2002 issue of District Administration
Infectious Ideas
Sound bites and Peter Drucker will not fix education
Published in the November 2002 issue of District Administration
Enron and Education
Why are education experts being tossed aside in favor of politicians and business officials?
Published in the October 2002 issue of District Administration
New Trends, New Learning Opportunities
As we approach the new millenium, technology - and its use in schools - continues to evolve
Published in Upgrade, The Magazine of the Software Publisher’s Association - December 1998/January 1999
Miscellaneous Papers & Publications...
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