Category Archives: Brian Crosby

My TEDxNYED Talk – Posted

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Brian

Several weeks ago I had the honor of taking the stage on the 40th floor of  7 World Trade Center in New York to participate in TEDxNYED,  ”…  an all-day conference focusing on empowering innovation in education, … being held in … Continue reading →

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Shuttle Launch Experience – What Are The Possibilities For Student Learning?

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Brian

In my last post I shared that I have this fantastic opportunity to watch the Space Shuttle Endeavour launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida next month. One of the ways this new pedagogy changes things is in how … Continue reading →

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I Might Be Going To Launch Of The Space Shuttle Endeavour

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Brian

NASA informed me Yesterday that I had been chosen to attend the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour on April 19, 2011 as part of their @NASATweetup program. I get to go and Tweet out my experience … and according … Continue reading →

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How did you begin your technology journey?

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Brian

A reader named Diane left these questions for me on a recent post and I thought I’d answer her here too. I wonder if others should post their experiences on their own blogs … and in more depth than I … Continue reading →

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The Tightwad Tech – The Interview

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Brian

A few weeks ago, after many attempts trying to find a time we could all make, Mark and Shawn at The Tightwad Tech managed to coral Lisa Parisi and myself across timezones long enough to interview us about how we … Continue reading →

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Loma Prieta Earthquake 20th Anniversary

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Brian

20 years ago today I was living with my wife of all of 2 months in the San Francisco Bay Area. I had just gotten home from school and settled on the couch to watch the Giants / A’s World … Continue reading →

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OK!

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Brian

Me to one of my 4th grade students:     “Hey, you’ve been out for 3 days, did you have the flu?” Student:     “No, that’s what we thought at first, but I just had a fever, was throwing up, achy, … Continue reading →

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Transparent Promotion

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Brian

Cable in the Classroom included this blog in their Professional Development article entitled “Bookmark This!” In their May issue. Learning is Messy is included with really first rate blogs, so check out the article if for no other reason to … Continue reading →

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Shaken Not Stirred

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Brian

Seismograph – University of Nevada, Reno, 11:45PM last night Reported to be a 5.0 quake   UPDATE: Quake now said to have been 4.7 … cracked some house walls in northwest Reno, busted some sprinkler pipes, busted the flume used … Continue reading →

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It’s Just One Of Those Busy Times

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Brian

This is one of those … “I know I haven’t been blogging much…” posts. Well I haven’t,  but you may have picked up here and there that I have been unusually busy. If you’re a classroom teacher you know how … Continue reading →

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