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Category Archives: Messy Learning
A Professional Learning Community/Network Example
Or: “Why many educators find Twitter and other social networks indispensable.” I’m currently attending the NSTA STEM Forum and Expo in St. Louis. Last night while taking a class on using telescopes in the classroom, not far from my house … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Messy Learning, STEM, Teacher Access, Twitter
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STEM-ing the Tide of Education Reform
NOTE: This post was originally published at the Voices from the learning revolution blog. “Everybody in this room understands that our nation’s success depends on strengthening America’s role as the world’s engine of discovery and innovation. And that leadership tomorrow … Continue reading
A “Crushing” STEM Experience
Today was one of those great days when I get to work in classrooms … 3 fourth grade classes … 2 of them in the same school I visited, and 1 class 2,000 miles away. First I helped set up … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Video Skype
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RECON – Recruiting citizen scientists to explore the outer solar system!
I’ve been busy of late. This week is the NSTA conference, but last week I was included in a team being trained to be part of a project funded in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF) called RECON - Research and … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Video, Education, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Web 2.0
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Trout In The Classroom
Trout in the Classroom from Nevada Department of Wildlife on Vimeo. One of the more engaging aspects of my job is supporting teachers doing science in their classrooms. Today I helped deliver trout eggs to 2 fourth grade … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access
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Hand Held Windmills – Messy Learning At Its Finest
A few weeks back I posted about a training we did with teachers using windmills and wind turbines. This past week Lou Loftin and I were the show at a local school’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Night designed … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cooperative Learning, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, TEDxNYED, Twitter, Video Skype
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STEM Education – What Could/Should That Look Like?
As I started my new job as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) facilitator for six counties in northern Nevada not long ago, one of my first self assigned tasks has been to clarify just what being a STEM school … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Education, Messy Learning, STEM
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Being Transparent When Things Get Messy
Last week while I was at our state science and math conference down in Las Vegas, I used Google Hangout and Todaysmeet to participate in a discussion about our book “Making Connections With Blogging” with a group of teachers in … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Brian Crosby, Education, Messy Learning, Podcast, Project Based, Technology, Wikis
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Long Winded Morning
I got to spend the morning Monday in Gardnerville, Nevada, working with elementary and middle school teachers exploring wind energy. The Carson Range in early morning light, Gardnerville, Nevada. I was helping Lou Loftin, the Science … Continue reading
Posted in Cooperative Learning, Education, Messy Learning
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Traveling The Oregon Trail Yet Again, And Loving It!
I was helping my wife in her 4th grade class today installing the PVC pipe on her tables so each one becomes a covered wagon (Its been a few years now since I’ve been able to do this project … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Messy Learning
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