by Brian | Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
So … where the heck have I been? Why no posts here in almost 4 months??? Well it hasn’t been for a lack of wanting to. Along with “issues” at my school that have something to do with “school reform” that have sucked my time in a...
by Brian | Sep 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Just a quick post before I’m off for New York. I’ve been contacted by NBC and they have asked me to stay a few days longer in New York after the New York Times Schools For Tomorrow conference to be part of an on-stage panel talking about...
by Brian | May 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
I left a comment on the “Education Nation Blog” post written by John Deasy, the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Just thought I’d post it here tonight as well: Supt. Deasy – Nice job tonight, don’t agree with you...
by Brian | May 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
My 5th grade class sent up a high altitude balloon … well actually, Dr. Eric Wang from the University of Nevada, Reno, Mechanical Engineering Department and the NevadaSat program sent up a high altitude balloon from our playground with 2 payloads my class...
by Brian | May 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
If you are a teacher here is a simple science / blogging project your students (or just you) can participate in. If you are NOT a teacher, participate yourself (it’s simple) or have your own children participate. We are sending up a high altitude balloon 100,000...
by Brian | Apr 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
If you ended up here to leave your “High Hope” for the world to go up over 100,000 feet on a high altitude balloon. CLICK HERE. To see video of last year’s launch CLICK HERE. (note this video is yet to be narrated, but is still way cool to...
by Brian | Apr 27, 2011 | Brian Crosby, Education, Field Trips, Messy Learning, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Twitter, Uncategorized, Web 2.0
I’m writing quickly from the airport in Salt Lake City, Utah. I’m soon to catch the second in a trilogy of flights that will end in Orlando, Florida, at 6:00am Thursday morning (how much sleep will I get???), and from there I will rush out to Cape...
by Brian | Apr 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Next Wednesday, May 4, 2011, my students will be part of a 3 balloon launch from 2 elementary schools. The photo above was taken from about 107,000 feet a year ago during our last launch. Like last year, along with various science data we are collecting, we are...
by Brian | Apr 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Not that I didn’t know what I was getting into. I mean everyone, um … most people, uh … many of us know that any kind of space mission is at the mercy of the weather, technical issues, and more – and any or all of these can change the schedule....
by Brian | Mar 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’ve had a flurry of requests … well um … several (3) readers that suggested I post a link to my TEDxDenverEd Talk Last summer – so here it is:
