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Carla Rinaldi of Reggio Emilia’s Thoughts on AI
Carla Rinaldi, one of the great educators and educational philosophers of the past half century, passed in April 2025. Today, while attending an event celebrating the life, work, and powerful…
Grazie, Carla!
I was just reminded that today marks the first anniversary of my friend Carla Rinaldi’s untimely passing. There isn’t a day that passes without me thinking about something I learned…
Computational Making & Learning Pop-Up Workshop for Creative Educators
POSTPONED UNTIL LATER THIS YEAR! Dr. Gary Stager is bringing an exciting new workshop to Chicago, April 13th, 2026! Computational making recognizes that the future is computational. Making things with…
2025 Elegy
Phew! What a year. Aside from the normal trials and tribulations of passing time, 2025 has been filled with an intolerable level of chaos and darkness. Worst of all, I…
Clever Computing for Children – A Workshop for Educators
Culver City Julian Dixon Library4975 Overland AveCulver City, CA 90230 2:30 – 5:30 PM • December 4, 2025 This pay-what-you-choose hands-on workshop for educators shares a constructionist approach to the…
The Subtlety of Prompt Setting
In Chapter Four of our new book, Invent to Learn – Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, we discuss the importance of prompt setting as a basis for project-based…
‘Tis the Season for Robotic Gingerbread Houses
What could possibly be better than the combination of cookies, candy, icing, electronics, and computers? In December 1999, I was working with Seymour Papert, David Cavallo, and John Stetson to…
Howard Gardner’s 2023 Fireside Chat & 2020 AMA
Harvard Professor Howard Gardner led a fireside chat with participants at the 14th Annual Constructing Modern Knowledge summer institute, via Zoom, in July 2023. Educators gathered for an informal conversation…
Announcing The Language of Computation
Dreams are meant to be shared; they grow stronger when they inspire others. We’re returning to Reggio Emilia – June 15-19, 2026! We are thrilled to invite you to join…