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 | 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 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...
