by Brian | Oct 4, 2017 | Education, NASA, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access
I’ve been posting lately about NASA’s SOFIA flying telescope (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy) and its upcoming mission to catch the occultation of Neptune’s moon, Triton. NASA has posted more information about the...
by Brian | Oct 3, 2017 | Brian Crosby, Education, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access
My flight on SOFIA went off last Monday, but not without a few hiccups. During our mission briefing before the flight, it was explained that our flight path, originally scheduled to head up into Canada, was now headed out near Hawaii. I’m not clear on all the...
by Brian | Sep 17, 2017 | Brian Crosby, Education, High altitude ballooning, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access
A few weeks back I travelled with a NASA sponsored team to Idaho to launch high altitude balloons during the recent total eclipse. We sent up various cameras, data recorders and more (even an Idaho potato) to record data and media at high altitude during totality...
by Brian | Sep 7, 2017 | Education, High altitude ballooning, High Hopes Project, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Total Eclipse
I’ve been back for awhile from our Eclipse Balloon Project launches. We’re still processing data we recorded from cameras and data loggers from 3 HAB balloon launches outside of Twin Falls, Idaho, (really from Camas, Idaho), but wanted to share some of the...
by Brian | Aug 14, 2017 | Education, Messy Learning, Student Access, Teacher Access
One of the awesome parts of my job is that I get to be part of some wondrous projects. Being part of the Eclipse Ballooning Project is one of those. In case you haven’t heard there will be a solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. It will be a total eclipse for some...
by Brian | May 12, 2017 | Bee-Bots, Change, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Education, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Wikis
Awhile back I (well, the place where I work) was able to purchase 3 Bee-Bot “Hives.” A hive is 6 Bee-bots, a charger plate and a yellow backpack to carry everything around. Once I had them I quickly put together a class for Pre-K – 2 teachers. The...
by Brian | May 8, 2017 | Brian Crosby, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Education, Making Connections With Blogging, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Earlier this year I agreed to lead two grant funded STEM professional development courses for teachers sponsored by Metairie Park Country Day School, June 7th, 8th and 9th, 2017. The courses will be held at Tulane University in New Orleans as part of the 2017 Math...
by Brian | Apr 7, 2017 | Brian Crosby, Change, Coding, Drones, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
So much going on right now so my plans to blog more often have taken another hit. One of the things going on that I’m really looking forward to is my participation in the Wyoming Technology Engagement Curriculum Connection (WyTECC) in Rock Springs, Wyoming in...
by Brian | Mar 8, 2017 | AUV's, Change, Coding, Drones, Education, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
In case it helped others think about how to incorporate mini drones at their school I thought I’d share this design. Not presenting this as an ultimate solution, just as an example to build on. Please share links to designs you might have in the comments. As an...
by Brian | Mar 2, 2017 | AUV's, Change, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Drones, Education, Inclusion, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
I’ve written about Mike Ismari’s class before (here and here). He received a grant last summer to buy several models of drones and flight simulators to use with students. ABOVE: Mike’s drones finally arrived and are stored on shelves his students are...
