New White Paper - Computation and the Reggio Emilia Approach

Gary Stager's new white paper, Computation and the Reggio Emilia Approach, makes the case that computation is a powerful medium for children's expression and knowledge construction — one that deepens and extends the values already at the heart of Reggio practice. Not all technology meets this goal.

There is a distinction that matters enormously in practice: digital projects use computers to produce documents, images, and presentations, while computational projects require children to actually direct the behavior of a system — programming a robot ballerina to dance, or building a shoe that summons a taxi. One is a representation of an idea; the other is the idea made real. And when a child's project makes their thinking visible, that is documentation in the Reggio sense — not a record produced for a grade, but a trace of how a child worked their way toward understanding.

This white paper celebrates the connections between computational technology projects and the Reggio Emilia Approach — widely regarded as the most thoughtful, child-centered educational philosophy in the world.

Read it, download it free, and share it widely. [Read and download here]

Join us in Reggio this June!

If you want to explore these ideas in the place where the Reggio Emilia Approach was born, there's still time to join us in Italy this June at "The Language of Computation: Constructing Modern Knowledge in Reggio Emilia. Register today!​

Big Bulk Book Discount for Summer Reading

Yes - we got the reminder from some folks that they were on spring break! But if you are back now, there's still time to take advantage of our 40% volume discount on orders of 20 or more CMK Press books.

If you’re planning ahead — for PD, summer book studies, or classroom sets — this is the best deal we offer.

Many schools and districts have used Invent To Learn, 20 Things to Do with a Computer: Forward 50, and The Learner’s Apprentice – AI and the Amplification of Human Creativity as their school-wide faculty summer reading text.

Leadership teams may also be inspired by The Inner Principal: Reflections on Educational Leadership.

But wait there's more! 😉​
Because we love you and books, we’re offering a 40% discount on the ENTIRE Constructing Modern Knowledge Press catalog. Any order of 20 or more books will receive this discount.

How it works:

1. Download the order form
2. Fill it out with the titles and quantities you want (20 or more)
3. Send it back to us to place your order -- we'll take 40% off!

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This offer is available for a limited time throu​gh May 31, 2026.

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Sylvia Martinez & Gary Stager
Constructing Modern Knowledge