Catapult and Trebuchet Challenge Purpose: The purpose of this challenge project is to provide students a hands-on application of the principles and applications of projectile motion. The Challenge To…Read more
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URGENT: International Debate Judge Help for Project Based Learning
Quick backstory. Students from all over the US and India have been working since October on a debate over the topic: Is Revolution Justified? Many of the students debate from…Read more
My First Official Keynote(s) Reflection
I sit here drinking some Thanksgiving Blend Starbucks coffee in the Oakland airport several hours before my flight leaves(traffic was not as bad as when I arrived) reflecting on the…Read more
ICAROMENIPPUS
This morning I was reading from Daily Stoic in which Ryan Holiday breaks down the passage by referencing Icaromenippus. In this story, Menippus copies Icarus and flies up to the…Read more
Give Teachers What They Want!
Early out PD. You know those days that always feel like the longest day of the year. The ones where the periods are shortened, but they feel like eternity. The…Read more
You Have To Make A Decision
Sitting in front of me just a few days ago was this segment of an email I received. This is part of an email in regards to a triathlon I…Read more
BCSD EdCamp Presentations
Our school district has a whole day of PD. It is a pretty cool experience(if you want it to be) where teachers from all buildings and levels actually come together…Read more
Hands On is Key to Learning
ScienceFest is always a huge event for our community. Once a year our middle school is loaded with all sorts of people who dedicated and volunteer their time to help…Read more
2016, Goals, Productivity, and the Opposite of Doing Nothing
I have been quiet on my blog for most of December. I have my usual feeling to look back at 2o15 like everyone else to look at how we have…Read more
Technology Cannot Mask Poor Teaching
I have been working on a proper way to express the idea that I have about technology in education, but have really struggled to find a correct way. After reading Did…Read more