by Brian | Nov 20, 2015 | Change, Education, Field Trips, Messy Learning, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Uncategorized
Beth Wells, the Executive Director of the Nevada STEM Coalition (I’m on their board of directors) asked us to provide a training to STEM professionals that have volunteered to be part of our new STEM Ambassadors program. From the STEM Ambassadors web site:...
by Brian | Sep 30, 2015 | Brian Crosby, Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Uncategorized
Awhile back on a visit to Boston … specifically at the awesome Museum of Science in Boston to be part of a training on their Engineering Is Elementary curriculum … I spotted this cool looking paper airplane launcher in the museum store. I’ve seen it...
by Brian | Mar 25, 2015 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, The High Hopes Project, Uncategorized
I got to spend some time today at Cottonwood Elementary School. Students and teachers there are tackling a few of our engineering challenges. I took some photos and wrote a post about the bio-engineering inquiry they are performing over at the High Hopes Project Blog....
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 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 | Aug 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’ve written this blog post before because I found building the community in the classroom so crucial. Why wait? Start off right away giving students opportunities and experiences that lead to a collaborative atmosphere. “Beginning of the Year Classroom...
by Brian | Aug 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last Friday my wife and I were invited up to Galena Creek Park just outside of Reno, Nevada, to participate in a program designed to inform the general public and educators about the learning opportunities provided there by the Great Basin Institute. In addition we...
by Brian | May 1, 2014 | Blogging, Education, Student Access, Teacher Access, Uncategorized
A teacher that recently started a class blog in 4th grade (9 – 10 year olds) informed me that a parent had declined to sign the “permission slip” allowing their child to blog because, “They want to protect their child’s intellectual...
