IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR CAMP INFO FOR SUMMER 2015 PLEASE GO HERE https://coffeeforthebrain.com/robodogs/ In about one week we begin our annual Robodog Summer Camp. The camp is an…Read more
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Sphero 2.0 Episode 2: Perseverance and Program Challenge #2
Here is another episode of myself and Coffeechug Jr. working with Sphero again. We are once again examining programming with a 9 year old. He had to work quite hard…Read more
Sphero 2.0 Episode 1: Playing and Programming with Coffeechug Jr.
Here is the first in a series of videos my son and I are going to be making about Sphero 2.0 I have future plans of reviews and videos with…Read more
Classroom 2.0 Live Featured Teacher Presentation and Reflection on Student Voice, STEM, Teacher Tinker Time, and Pushing Boundaries
Saturday, May 17th I had the honor to be a featured teacher for Classroom 2.o. It has been a while since I presented online. I did not want to have…Read more
Reflection of Exhibition Nights for PBL
Our middle school of 1100 students has tackled project based learning head on this year. It has been a radical shift for some. It has had both the amazing breakthroughs…Read more
Young Engineers of Today Iowa
Introduction: Welcome to the real world of 21st century skills. Discover how Young Engineers of Today can help students of all abilities engage in STEM, using the latest technologies. Students…Read more
Conundrum of Student Voice
The issue with student voice is that in order to properly give students the opportunity to use their voice we as adults actually have to listen and give them a…Read more
018: Living on the Edge of Chaos – My First Keynote Speech: So What? (rough draft)
I am seeking some feedback. I doubt many students and parents who will be in the crowd for the National Honor Society induction ceremony reads my blog. I am a…Read more
What are the shortcomings of project based learning?
I was searching around on Quora as I do for interesting ideas and conversations. One concept I never searched was PBL. So I did and I came across this thread: What…Read more
bow chicka wow HOW: Moving from What to How
Yesterday I delivered my presentation to my staff in an attempt to help them think differently about projects. I offered two HOW suggestions 1. Use the Common Core Appendices to…Read more