by Brian | Aug 24, 2015 | Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access
I’ve had lots of requests from people that remember this post from last year lately – so I’m reposting it to make it easier to find. This is a fantastic STEM activity. Plenty of “messiness” involved: Tissue paper hot air balloons are one...
by Brian | Aug 24, 2015 | 3D Printing, Change, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Education, High Hopes Project, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Last week I was part of a small group that was given a tour of the award winning DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. ...
by Brian | Aug 7, 2015 | Blogging, Education, Making Connections With Blogging, Messy Learning, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
When I’m asked what is the “biggest-bang-for-the-buck” technology learning tool for classroom use I still say blogging (so much so I co-wrote a book on blogging – see sidebar). Blogs can be writing and conversation, which by itself is awesome,...
by Brian | Aug 3, 2015 | Blogging, Change, Education, Messy Learning, Teacher Access, Technology
I explained a few weeks ago that “Learning Is Messy” was getting a new look and address, and here it is. There still might be a few updates and changes to come as I learn more about what has been wrought here. The old site was getting a bit clunky and...
by Brian | May 4, 2015 | Cooperative Learning, Education, High Hopes Project, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
A few weeks ago I was asked to submit a post for Edutopia (Supported by the George Lucas Educational Foundation) about our “High Hopes Project.” It was a challenge based on my schedule right now, but on the other hand it forced me to be more thoughtful in...
by Brian | May 2, 2015 | Change, Education, Field Trips, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Recently we obtained a Space Grant that has enabled us to offer a class we are calling “Pathways To Space.” It is a 32 hour/2 credit class for middle school science teachers. During our 1st class teachers constructed their own tissue paper hot air...
by Brian | Apr 11, 2015 | Brian Crosby, Change, Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, Inclusion, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, The High Hopes Project, Wikis
On Saturday, April 25, 2015, I’ll be delivering an online version of one of my most requested presentations: “STEM – What Does That Really Look Like In The Classroom.” I’ll share real STEM projects right from my classroom. The projects...
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 | Mar 11, 2015 | Blogging, Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Messy Learning, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, The High Hopes Project
Check out the new post over at the “High Hopes Project” blog to get an update on the engineering and other tasks our elementary school received today. Learning is messy!
by Brian | Mar 9, 2015 | Cooperative Learning, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, The High Hopes Project
Just posted about the work going on with the middle school students that are designing the “High Hopes” release mechanism, a solar panel monitoring system and possibly other systems that will utilize Arduinos. But first they have to learn how … and...
