Gary Stager - A ClassroomPioneer
Hundreds of schools and colleges across six continents are grateful to innovative educator Gary Stager, for his 15 years of work in the challenging yet rewarding field of student computer education.
Gary Stagermay not be a household name yet, but for the millions of studentswho have already benefited from his 15 years of work to ensurethat each student is equipped with a laptop in the classroom, hemay well give the likes of Bill Gates a run for his money - andname recognition.
A truepioneer in efforts to make every classroom outfitted with a laptop for every student, Stager is also acoveted worldwide speaker, software designer, and present AdjunctProfessor of Education at California's Pepperdine University - toname just a few of his accomplishments.
It is perhaps his dedication to the importance of laptops(instead of desktops) in classrooms, however, that makes him a definitive pioneer in his field; no oneelse has worked quite as hard or as long as Gary Stager when itcomes to empowering educators and fulfilling the dreams of manyyoung people.
A few cases in point: Due to Stager's commitment to thisproject, every 7th- and 8th-grader in the state of Maine nowreceives a personal laptop; he was personally responsible for thedevelopment of the world's first two "notebook schools" inAustralia; and his hands-on work has made laptops available to school-age children in six continents.
Founder and past-president of SIGLogo, Stager was previouslyDirector of Professor for the Network of Microcomputer Education,a New Jersey outfit of 150 computer-using schools. He is alsofounder of www.WeLearnAtHome.com, offering educational supportservices to homeschoolers.
Educational awardwinning Stager also conducts workshops around the globe and is asought-after keynote speaker and writer, personally lending hisknowledge and passion to laptop classroom mindedprofessionals (and, perhaps most importantly, to the childrenthey teach) everywhere.
