by Brian | Aug 29, 2018 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Inclusion, Messy Learning, Project Based, Reform, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Yesterday, I wrote a piece about assuming students have collaboration skills and building class culture. These vital learning pieces were greatly deemphasized and cut (even ridiculed as a waste of time) during the last 15 years or so of school “reform.” I...
by Brian | Aug 28, 2018 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Inclusion, Literacy, Making, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Technology
I remember back in the day (or do people still do these?) when teachers in 4th or 5th grade tended to assign “the state” or “the country” report. Way too often the assumption was made that the students pretty much knew how to do these. The...
by Brian | May 12, 2017 | Bee-Bots, Change, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Education, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Wikis
Awhile back I (well, the place where I work) was able to purchase 3 Bee-Bot “Hives.” A hive is 6 Bee-bots, a charger plate and a yellow backpack to carry everything around. Once I had them I quickly put together a class for Pre-K – 2 teachers. The...
by Brian | May 8, 2017 | Brian Crosby, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Education, Making Connections With Blogging, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Earlier this year I agreed to lead two grant funded STEM professional development courses for teachers sponsored by Metairie Park Country Day School, June 7th, 8th and 9th, 2017. The courses will be held at Tulane University in New Orleans as part of the 2017 Math...
by Brian | Mar 2, 2017 | AUV's, Change, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Drones, Education, Inclusion, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
I’ve written about Mike Ismari’s class before (here and here). He received a grant last summer to buy several models of drones and flight simulators to use with students. ABOVE: Mike’s drones finally arrived and are stored on shelves his students are...
by Brian | Feb 18, 2017 | AUV's, Change, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Education, Inclusion, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Although classroom visits are not actually required by the Nevada STEM Underwater and Aerial Vehicle Computer Science Institute (NSUAVCSI) “College and Career Ready” grant I wrote last summer, I believe visits and mentoring are a vital pieces of quality...
