by Brian Crosby | Oct 24, 2013 | Less Teacher, More Student, STEM learning, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
When students are connected, all learning has the potential for being language intense and leveraged to build literacy skills, writes STEM coach Brian Crosby. Opportunities arise that motivate your students to interact at a high level and require them to be articulate to be understood. Add constructivist learning activities around STEM and Maker projects and watch the literacy skills grow.
by Brian Crosby | Mar 15, 2013 | Connecting with the Common Core, STEM learning, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
Blending STEM with “connected classroom” strategies is a powerful learning model, says STEM teaching coach Brian Crosby – provided innovative thinking, teacher autonomy and flexible scheduling are present. These essential components of “going deep” with teaching and learning have been eroded away in the last decade, he says, and will have to be revived.