Happy Women’s History Month! Long before makerspaces became common in schools, before Maker Faire captured imaginations, and before STEAM evolved into a buzzword, Constructing Modern Knowledge has been the summer…
The Mother of Educational Computing
Meet Cynthia Solomon There’s chatter from time-to-time within the edtech community about the lack of women in prominent roles. Yet, some of the most important pioneers in the field are…
Time to Make Something WITH AI
Yesterday, I led a new workshop, Computational Making & Learning, for the first time in Melbourne, Australia. Although there is always room for improvement, the workshop was a great success….
Computational Making & Learning for Creative Educators
Dr. Gary Stager is bringing an exciting new workshop to Melbourne, Victoria 27 February 2026! Computational making recognizes that the future is computational. Making things with code expands the creative…
7-Minute AI
Lots of resources shared below Colleagues and fellow educators have noticed how every sentence uttered about education these days includes a noun, a verb, and AI. Grand reports on the…
Our Roots: Logo, Piaget, and AI
Constructing Modern Knowledge was borne of conversations between Gary Stager and Seymour Papert about the need to create a setting where educational computing and progressive education could dance together. Papert, the father…
CNN Feature on the Reggio Emilia Approach®
I’m pretty sure I knew this existed, but forgot. Here’s a pretty good peek at the genius of The Reggio Emilia Approach at play in Reggio Emilia and how it…
Super Earlybird Registration Ends December 1st
It’s a great joy to introduce educators to their heroes/sheroes and creating learning adventures they never dreamed were possible. That’s why Gary spent fifteen years cultivating relationships with the wise…
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…
A History of Constructing Modern Knowledge
The attached PDF is a chapter from the 2020 book, Designing Constructionist Futures: The Art, Theory, and Practice of Learning Designs. In Constructing Modern Knowledge: Crafting the Next Generation of…