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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
Embrace the Back Row
The start of the school year is a time to reflect on our past practice and relationships with students. Published in the September 2003 issue of District Administration
The Overtesting of America Wired News and Lycos Gary Stager was featured in an interview about the insanity of betting our children's future on high-stakes tests.
Laptops in School - A Wonderfully Cautionary Tale
This new major reflection on 10 years of work in 'laptop schools' will appear as a chapter in a book about laptop learning
published by the Children's Technology Foundation entitled, Transforming Learning. For more information, click here.
A Not-so-funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future
The International Society for Technology in Education invited Gary to write a column for their newspaper, The Daily Leader, distributed at the 2004 National Educational Computing Conference in New Orleans. read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
Embrace the Back Row
The start of the school year is a time to reflect on our past practice and relationships with students. Published in the September 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
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
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
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
Beat the Band Lessons learned, and unlearned, while trying to stay in tune. Gary's monthly column takes on disturbing trends in
instrumental music education. Published in the September 2002 issue of District Administration
The Best Kept Secret This Side of Italy
Reggio Emilia has been an Italian success story since it was created more than 50 years ago. Learn how it can improve
preschool education in the United States. Gary speaks with leading experts on early childhood education. Published in the August 2002 issue of District Administration
I'm Outta Here
Want to know why one of the most dynamic school leaders in the last 30 years is walking away from his post? Australia's
Wesley College principal explains it all to Gary Stager. Published in the July 2002 issue of District Administration
Opus One Critics of computers in education often argue the investment in technology detracts from the arts. This does not need to be
the case. Increasingly powerful and easy-to-use music hardware and software can rejuvenate any school music program Published in the May 2002 issue of District Administration
The Digital Video Toolkit Digital video production, editing and publishing offer genuine opportunities for kids to learn and express that knowledge in
new ways. This feature provides an overview of digital media and a collection of recommended resources. WARNING: The article is a 16 mb PDF file.
Click here for the HTML version of this article. Published in the December 2001 issue of District Administration
Me and Mr. Jones The story of a boy's academic pursuits in New Jersey and education's lack of progress since then... Published in the July 2001 issue of Curriculum Administrator
Drop Everything and Read! Gary's bizarre recollections of reading in elementary school. There are but a few reading memories I have from my childhood... Unpublished...
Using Computers as Creative Tools The debate about technology’s place in classrooms might vanish if the machines are used to expand students’ self-expression.
This article was originally entitled, "Steve Job Gets It!" Published in the March 2001 issue of Curriculum Administrator
"Social" Studies
Amidst the sadism, angst and mediocrity of middle school, two social studies teachers had an important impact on my development. Published in the July 2000 issue of Curriculum Administrator
THINK DIFFERENTLY
Computers used to be identical boxes. But a new crop of specialized devices is
changing all that. Here's a look. Published in the January 1999 issue of Curriculum Administrator
WADIO
The story of students creating a streaming audio radio station on the web. Published in the November/December 1998 issue of Curriculum Administrator
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
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