by Brian | Sep 12, 2016 | AUV's, Change, Drones, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
One of the resources we shared with teachers in the Nevada STEM Underwater and Aerial Vehicle Computer Science Institute this past weekend was this video explaining how OpenROV got its start by David Lang. It’s a “TED Talk-like” video produced by...
by Brian | Sep 11, 2016 | AUV's, Change, Coding, Drones, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
The Nevada STEM Underwater and Aerial Vehicle Computer Science Institute (NSUAVCSI) was designed to provide professional development for 6th through 12th grade teachers in not only computer programming, aerial vehicles and underwater robots, but to more importantly...
by Brian | Sep 4, 2016 | AUV's, Change, Coding, Drones, Education, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
I recently blogged about our current course for teachers on computer programming and aerial and underwater vehicles (drones). The underwater vehicle section starts this week. In the meantime, Kirk Ellern at AboveNV, who taught the bulk of the aerial vehicle part of...
by Brian | Aug 30, 2016 | AUV's, Change, Coding, Drones, Education, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
It’s been almost 2 months since I shared about how this class is going. We got started later than planned because we couldn’t get drones delivered fast enough. So far the 18 teachers have had 2 days of computer programming training with the ncLab online...
by Brian | Jul 3, 2016 | 3D Printing, Change, Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, Field Trips, Inclusion, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access
I shared on Twitter not long ago, “The good news is I got a grant! The bad news is I got a grant!” There is too much truth in that dichotomy, but in spite of all the extra work and rules and policies and bids and other “red tape” to be dealt...
by Brian | Mar 2, 2016 | Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
For those of you that have been in my trainings or read about our cantilever spans lessons, and wondered about supplies for them, I recently ordered 100 pounds of washers ( two 50 pound boxes – about 2200 washers total) and 1,000 paint stir sticks (or...
by Brian | Feb 24, 2016 | Brian Crosby, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access
Per request I recently set up a new wiki page as a kind of “clearinghouse” of the different STEM lessons and activities I write about on this blog and elsewhere to make them easier to find. I’ll update it regularly and perhaps add support...
by Brian | Feb 21, 2016 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, High Hopes Project, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
I announced the NASA Pathway to Space class for teachers about a month ago: “Starting next week a team of educators (including me) will be providing a class for local teachers of grades 3rd – 12th which will include hands-on training in building and flying...
by Brian | Feb 13, 2016 | Cooperative Learning, Education, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Last year at the NSTA STEM Forum in Minneapolis, we saw Art Ellis demonstrate this great flying inquiry lesson using inexpensive store bought balsa wood model planes … you know, the kind you may have had as a kid. Art gave us his blessing to share the lesson...
by Brian | Feb 13, 2016 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
In my last post, where I tried out including an art component to this powerful engineering problem with cantilevers on teachers, I explained that as soon as I could try it out with students I would get back about how it worked. Fortunately one of the teachers in that...
