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Category Archives: Project Based
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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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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“Making Connections With Blogging” Is Published!
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 … Continue reading
Independence Day
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 … Continue reading
Posted in 1:1, Brian Crosby, Education, Inclusion, Messy Learning, Project Based, Reform, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
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Leaving Their Mark – Redux, Redux
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, … Continue reading
Turning The Corner
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 … Continue reading
Posted in 1:1, Blogging, Brian Crosby, Change, Education, Inclusion, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Web 2.0
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Shuttle Launch Experience – What Are The Possibilities For Student Learning?
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
Transparency
I love this quote from the TV show “The West Wing.” Based on a real Mars landing gone awry, CJ Cregg implores the President to still do a live TV broadcast with scientists and school children even though the spaceship … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, Technology
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The Tightwad Tech – The Interview
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