Learning is Messy

Messy Balloon Launch – Failure is a Teacher

I’ve been “Tweeting” out from time to time lately about our latest “High Hopes” balloon launch. This balloon launch is different from past one’s in that students are not directly involved … but this flight is...

Published Tue, Jun 17 2014 11:32 AM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Education, Technology, Student Access, Change, Messy Learning, Teacher Access, Cooperative Learning, STEM

3D Printers – Where Will It End?

I’ve known about 3D printers for quite awhile, but only though news reports and the occasional conversation. So once I got involved in building my own … then of course they were on my radar and I constantly notice them … Continue reading...

Published Tue, Jun 03 2014 9:29 PM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Education, Messy Learning, STEM, 3D Printing, Coding

Ball Chain Inquiry – STEM

Yeah, I know. Ball chain inquiry? Ball chain is that chain that keychains and the like have been made out of for years. I’ll bet some of you have seen this before – there are several videos online and “Mythbusters” … Continue...

Published Fri, May 23 2014 2:29 PM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Education, Brian Crosby, Student Access, Messy Learning, Project Based, Digital Video, Teacher Access, STEM

Story of a 3D Printed Whistle

Pavel Solin is an associate professor in the Applied Mathematics department at the University of Nevada, Reno, and the founder of NCLab, an open public cloud computing platform that provides free web browser access to open source software related to computer...

Published Thu, May 22 2014 9:28 PM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Education, Technology, Student Access, Change, Messy Learning, Teacher Access, STEM, 3D Printing

A Quick Point About STEM

I’ll be heading out this Tuesday to New Orleans for the NSTA STEM Forum. On Thursday I’ll be presenting: “STEM What Does That Really Look Like In A Classroom.” It’s a presentation I’ve done a number of times in various...

Published Sun, May 11 2014 2:13 PM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Education, Technology, Student Access, Messy Learning, Teacher Access, STEM

Even Saturday Afternoon We Are 3D Printer Building

Yes, we we’re back at it today. Not everyone could make it, but there we’re 14 – 3D printers under construction today. A few folks even finished and got theirs printing. Some of us have missed possible work days so … Continue reading...

Published Sat, May 10 2014 8:24 PM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Education, Technology, Student Access, Change, Messy Learning, Project Based, Teacher Access, STEM, 3D Printing

What Better Way to Spend A Friday Evening? – 3D Printer Building

Last week I missed the Saturday class and 4 hours of time to work on my 3D printer. Fortunately they offered some extra time Friday night to work. So about 6 of us showed up and spent 3 to 4 … Continue reading → Read More...

Published Sat, May 10 2014 12:01 AM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Education, Technology, Student Access, Messy Learning, Teacher Access, STEM, 3D Printing

Parent Won’t Allow 10 year old to Blog – Wants to Protect Their Child’s Intellectual Property Rights

A teacher that recently started a class blog in 4th grade (9 – 10 year olds) informed me that a parent had declined to sign the “permission slip” allowing their child to blog because, “They want to protect their child’s …...

Published Thu, May 01 2014 3:02 PM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Education, Uncategorized, Student Access, Blogging, Teacher Access

Update: Rethinking School District Social Media Policies for Teachers / Students

One of the challenges of my job as STEM Learning facilitator for 6 counties, has been that some of those counties (school districts here are by county, so every county is it’s own school district) have very restrictive online access … Continue...

Published Sun, Apr 27 2014 11:18 AM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Education, Technology, Student Access, Blogging, Change, Messy Learning, Web 2.0, Wikis, Teacher Access, Cooperative Learning, Video Skype, STEM, Making Connections With Blogging

I’m Building a 3D Printer – Day 2

A few days ago I posted about being part of a class for teachers and educators where we build a 3D printer and learn to use it and the keep it to use with our students and teachers. Today we … Continue reading → Read More...

Published Sat, Apr 26 2014 7:53 PM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Education, Brian Crosby, Technology, Student Access, Change, Messy Learning, Project Based, Teacher Access, STEM, 3D Printing

On The Road – Project Wet Training

One of the valuable STEM learning opportunities I’m part of right now is training teachers across our state in Project Wet. Think of it as Project Wet with a STEM focus. We wrote and received a rather large grant sponsored … Continue reading...

Published Fri, Apr 25 2014 3:29 PM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Education, Technology, Student Access, Messy Learning, Project Based, Wikis, Teacher Access, Field Trips, STEM, Project Wet

Building My Own 3D Printer

A few weeks back I was invited to participate in a class at the University of Nevada, Reno, where participants would build a 3D printer from a kit and learn how to use it. I jumped at the chance since … Continue reading → Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 25 2014 1:31 PM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Education, Technology, Student Access, Teacher Access, STEM, 3D Printing

With all the talk about how much we value teachers, and especially great teachers …

In the past few weeks we have witnessed Winter Olympic medal winners and participants receiving their medals and much deserved national media coverage, parades, expanded media interviews, front page articles and lengthy news reports. When they arrive...

Published Tue, Mar 18 2014 10:27 PM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Uncategorized

Interview on Wes Fryer’s “STEM seeds”

Today I connected with my friend Wes Fryer, a fellow STEM teacher, to have a conversation about STEM learning and to share some of the projects my students have participated in in the past. We also touched on the definition … Continue reading →...

Published Tue, Mar 18 2014 7:19 PM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Uncategorized

STEM: Cantilever Spans

Cantilever Spans We participated in a school’s Family STEM/Science Night recently, which always ends up being a kick. Having families participate together and watching what happens is a blast. My...

Published Thu, Nov 14 2013 1:51 PM by Learning Is Messy - Blog

Filed under: Education, Inclusion, Change, Messy Learning, Project Based, Cooperative Learning

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