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Lego Building Challenge Student #3

Here is the next Lego Creation from Brendan M. The ideas keep flowing. I forgot to ask him for the name of his creation, but it appears to be a…Read more

Thoughts From Coffeechug: Too Much Testing

I have been reading, studying, and crafting many new ideas when it comes to education. I have a ton of massive projects that I am working on as we speak…Read more

Lego Building Challenge Student #2: Duck

Here is the second creation in the BMS Lego Challenge. This one is simply titled, “Duck”, and is another impressive build from the 20 pieces available. Great job Josh Turner….Read more

Lego Building Challenge Student #1 – Duck on the Bank

How about setting the bar high with the first creation in the Lego Building Challenge that I started here at BMS? Dave Schmidt, a 7th grader took on the challenge…Read more

First Lego League: Senior Solutions Is About To Begin!

I love Robotics. I love Legos. So, it is only natural that I coach First Lego League. Today I saw some blog posts from a few teams that have received…Read more

Lego Challenge Design #2: Eye-ffel Tower

Here is the Tuesday creation.

Moving To Middle Lego Challenge #1: Eye Slide

Before school starts my middle school offers a one week crash course for the soon to be 6th graders. This class allows them to get comfortable with the building, lockers,…Read more

40 Book Give Away Winner(s) – Everyone Wins!!!

Yesterday I was supposed to announce the winner of my 40 Book Give Away Contest. That did not happen yesterday as I was confused. I needed to find a way…Read more

Student Learning

I was going through and grading some online collaboration work recently on a wiki project I experimented with and a student left this message for his other group members. They…Read more

Fingerprint Animals – Submit Your Own

During our 7th grade Forensic Unit we were doing fingerprints and how to analyze. I received this little gift from one of the students. Go ahead and make your own…Read more