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...
by Brian | Jan 31, 2016 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Messy Learning, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
I announced in my previous post about my upcoming involvement in a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, ART and Math) day at the Nevada Museum of Art. I was trying out a new idea to integrate art into what before had been strictly a STEM (Science, Technology,...
by Brian | Jan 28, 2016 | Brian Crosby, Education, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
When I was approached months ago about being part of this STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, ART, and Math) training at the Nevada Museum of Art this Saturday I jumped at it. There are close to 100 teachers registered and a waiting list … apparently there...
by Brian | Jan 28, 2016 | 1:1, Blogging, Change, Education, Grace Corrigan, Inclusion, Literacy, Making Connections With Blogging, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
I’ve seen numerous “tweets” today, on the 30th anniversary of the event, from people sharing where they were when they witnessed or heard about the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. I was teaching 7th grade in Oakland, California, and our principal...
by Brian | Jan 22, 2016 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, High Hopes Project, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Starting next week a team of educators (including me) will be providing a class for local teachers of grades 3 – 12 which will include hands-on training in building and flying drones, rockets, planes and designing payloads which we will then launch on a high...
by Brian | Dec 8, 2015 | Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, Inclusion, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
I endeavor to post lessons here I’ve observed or facilitated when I find them valuable. I’m not always successful in posting them quickly, as my bloated draft blog post file will confirm … as will my constant frustration these days with lack of...
