by Brian | Aug 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’ve written this blog post before because I found building the community in the classroom so crucial. Why wait? Start off right away giving students opportunities and experiences that lead to a collaborative atmosphere. “Beginning of the Year Classroom...
by Brian | Aug 16, 2014 | Blogging, Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Field Trips, Inclusion, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Project Wet, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Web 2.0, Wikis
3 weeks ago we participated in the Nevada Tahoe Teacher STEM Institute. Over 50 K – 9 teachers from all over Nevada came to the Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, for a week of STEM learning. The...
by Brian | Aug 14, 2014 | 1:1, 3D Printing, Blogging, Change, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Cyberbullying, Digital Video, Education, Field Trips, Messy Learning, Project Based, Reform, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Why should education leaders embrace digital technologies in their schools? 1) If you are in a state that adopted the “Common Core State Standards” (CCSS) you really don’t have a choice. There are many (yes many) English Language Arts standards...
by Brian | Aug 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last Friday my wife and I were invited up to Galena Creek Park just outside of Reno, Nevada, to participate in a program designed to inform the general public and educators about the learning opportunities provided there by the Great Basin Institute. In addition we...
by Brian | Jun 26, 2014 | Digital Video, Education, Field Trips, Inclusion, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
So after last week’s debacle … we learned to be patient and wait for better wind conditions. Here’s the short version of what happened. We inflated on the beach at DL Bliss State Park: Paddle boarded the balloon out where the clear water of...