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...
by Brian | Oct 21, 2015 | Blogging, Change, Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, Inclusion, Making Connections With Blogging, Messy Learning, Podcast, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Video Skype, Wikis
Over the years I’ve had the pleasure to work, via various social networking sites, with Kathy Cassidy, a teacher “of six year olds,” in Saskatchewan, Canada, according to her class blog. We’ve even met face to face at conferences. My class (4th...
by Brian | Sep 30, 2015 | Brian Crosby, Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Uncategorized
Awhile back on a visit to Boston … specifically at the awesome Museum of Science in Boston to be part of a training on their Engineering Is Elementary curriculum … I spotted this cool looking paper airplane launcher in the museum store. I’ve seen it...
by Brian | Aug 24, 2015 | 3D Printing, Change, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Education, High Hopes Project, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Last week I was part of a small group that was given a tour of the award winning DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. ...
by Brian | Aug 10, 2015 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Inclusion, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
I repost this selection most years because it is a popular post and 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...
