by Brian | Mar 4, 2015 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Literacy, Making Connections With Blogging, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, The High Hopes Project, Web 2.0
This was originally posted at the High Hopes Project web site. Note the 4 party balloons that all started out the same size before they were inflated, on their way to 30,500 meters (100,000 feet ) from a balloon flight last year. On our upcoming flight we will inflate...
by Brian | Mar 3, 2015 | Blogging, Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, The High Hopes Project, Twitter
NOTE: This post was originally posted on the High Hopes Project Blog: When we launch our balloons to 100,000 feet (30,000+ meters) this spring, the world’s high hopes will go with them. Now we’ve made it even easier to submit a “High Hope”...
by Brian | Mar 1, 2015 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Literacy, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
When experienced using a truly integrated approach, STEM learning is, I believe, the most powerful language arts program there is. The reason so many still struggle with STEM is that they approach it as an “add-on” … something else they have to make...
by Brian | Feb 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Re-posted from the High Hopes Project blog. Steve Spangler of Steve Spangler Science Tweeted out that he shared a “High Hope” – what about you! One aspect of the “High Hopes Project” is to demonstrate that when done well, STEM is as...
by Brian | Feb 23, 2015 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Field Trips, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Web 2.0
Originally posted at the High Hopes Project Blog. Lots has happened since we last checked in with students at Sparks High School that are designing and engineering several of the payloads we will send up to 100,000 feet (33,000 meters). The students finished one...
by Brian | Feb 16, 2015 | Cooperative Learning, Education, Making Connections With Blogging, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, The High Hopes Project, Uncategorized
I’ll probably repost this here in full later, but we just posted an update over on our High Hopes Project blog. Exciting stuff going on, read about it here: Next Design Challenges For Students.
by Brian | Feb 3, 2015 | Field Trips, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Uncategorized
I still work with too many teachers that are reluctant to jump into the online learning world with their students because they don’t know how, don’t know how to make connections with classrooms or experts, and other various reasons. So here is a chance to jump in to...
by Brian | Dec 7, 2014 | Education, Inclusion, Literacy, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Twitter, Uncategorized, Web 2.0, Wikis
In my job as STEM Learning Facilitator I travel hundreds of miles each month around the 6 counties in my region, but at times all around our state. One of the toughest challenges we face is the technology integration piece. Many (way too many) educators still possess...
by Brian | Dec 1, 2014 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, The High Hopes Project, Twitter, Video Skype, Wikis
I posted this over on our “High Hopes Project” blog and decided it fit well here too: We refer to The High Hopes Project as a “model” STEM project. One aspect of that modeling is that we’ve designed it to include as many ways to...
by Brian | Nov 14, 2014 | Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
It’s been over a year since I last posted about RECON (Research and Education Collaborative Occultation Network). From the project web site: “Have you ever wondered what’s found in the outer reaches of our solar system? It turns out many, many objects...
