by Brian | Feb 3, 2015 | Field Trips, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Uncategorized
I still work with too many teachers that are reluctant to jump into the online learning world with their students because they don’t know how, don’t know how to make connections with classrooms or experts, and other various reasons. So here is a chance to jump in to...
by Brian | Dec 7, 2014 | Education, Inclusion, Literacy, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Twitter, Uncategorized, Web 2.0, Wikis
In my job as STEM Learning Facilitator I travel hundreds of miles each month around the 6 counties in my region, but at times all around our state. One of the toughest challenges we face is the technology integration piece. Many (way too many) educators still possess...
by Brian | Dec 1, 2014 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, The High Hopes Project, Twitter, Video Skype, Wikis
I posted this over on our “High Hopes Project” blog and decided it fit well here too: We refer to The High Hopes Project as a “model” STEM project. One aspect of that modeling is that we’ve designed it to include as many ways to...
by Brian | Nov 14, 2014 | Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
It’s been over a year since I last posted about RECON (Research and Education Collaborative Occultation Network). From the project web site: “Have you ever wondered what’s found in the outer reaches of our solar system? It turns out many, many objects...
by Brian | Oct 6, 2014 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Field Trips, Inclusion, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
“Reading” Sebastien Wiertz Close reading is one of the “strategies du jour”. From the Common Core State Standards in ELA: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical...
