by Brian | Aug 28, 2013 | Blogging, Brian Crosby, Education, Literacy, Making Connections With Blogging, Student Access
Over the years I’ve posted about lessons and activities I’ve used successfully to start off the year. Here are some of them in case they help: 1) “Getting To Know You” is how I started my year with my students that not only was successful and...
by Brian | May 8, 2013 | Brian Crosby, Cooperative Learning, Education, Field Trips, Inclusion, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
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...
by Brian | Jan 26, 2013 | Blogging, Brian Crosby, Education, Messy Learning, Podcast, Project Based, Technology, Wikis
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 San Diego. Adina Sullivan...
by Brian | Jul 10, 2012 | Blogging, Brian Crosby, Education, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Web 2.0, Wikis
Our new book “Making Connections With Blogging” is out. Actually the book has been out for more than a month. The “Making Connections” part of the title is really what is stressed. From the ISTE web site: “Some students find writing to be...
by Brian | Jul 4, 2012 | 1:1, Brian Crosby, Education, Inclusion, Messy Learning, Project Based, Reform, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
It’s been a tough year or so under “new” administration, and short of actually revolting, a change needed to happen and so it has. I’ve taken a new position in my school district being the Gifted and Talented specialist at 2 of our 7/8 middle schools. Both are STEM...
by Brian | Sep 25, 2011 | 1:1, Blogging, Brian Crosby, Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Field Trips, Grace Corrigan, Inclusion, Literacy, Podcast, Project Based, Reform, Skypecast, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0
This is a first I think, a second repost of a post on my blog. I’m doing so because of my appearance on NBC’s Education Nation Teacher Townhall. I talked about things my students have done and an innovative pedagogy, and although this post is 2 years old...
by Brian | Sep 23, 2011 | Brian Crosby, Change, Education, Inclusion
*In a New York Minute – Definition: “Equates to a nanosecond, or that infinitesimal blink of time in New York after the traffic light turns green and before the ol’ boy behind you honks his horn.” (World Wide Words) I just got off the phone with the...
by Brian | Sep 15, 2011 | Brian Crosby, Change, Education, Literacy, Reform, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
I’ll be participating in New York Times Schools for Tomorrow Conference next week. From the web site: ” … we’re bringing together 400 of the most influential leaders in teaching, government, philanthropy and industry. The goal: to harness the power...
by Brian | Jun 15, 2011 | 1:1, Blogging, Brian Crosby, Change, Education, Inclusion, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Web 2.0
I’m told I’m a pretty upbeat person. I usually note the challenge in something and take it on, or deal with it as positively as I can. One of the self imposed challenges I’ve taken on gladly the last few years has been to embrace a new 21st century...
by Brian | Apr 29, 2011 | Blogging, Brian Crosby, Education, Field Trips, Messy Learning, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Twitter, Video Skype
What if you come for a shuttle launch and the shuttle doesn’t launch? A waste of time? Hardly. My trip made people where I’m from more aware of the what school could become. Our local paper did a short article, and although I was supposed to Skype in an...
