Project-based learning and problem solving
Today I conducted a project-based learning workshop for the Science Department at East Haven High School. It’s always a bit never-wracking to present on a new topic – although I have been under the...
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Distilling Problem Solving
My graduate class and I attempted to distill the essential features of problem solving on our class last week. We superficially compared our results with Newell and Simon’s (1972) model. Since they...
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Cut the Rope and Angry Birds
This past week in my graduate leadership class, we were discussing problem solving and used the app “Cut the Rope” to spark the discussion. Later during the class, I showed a video of Dan Meyer...
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Brine shrimp
My children and I had an exciting visit to the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium today. The girls enjoyed the seal feeding, shark tank, jellyfish tank (on of my personal favorites), and, of course, the...
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Well worth the effort for problem solving
This is a great problem solving puzzle. My students and I in Oxford worked on this one during our Advisory Period. Give it a go – a great stretch of the brain. Click on the image to link out. The...
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TEDxLitchfieldED
I am curating and will be speaking at the TEDxLitchfieldED event on June 28 at the IBM Conference Center in Southbury. (Seats still available, click HERE). I was just asked to provide my title and...
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We’ve just completed our TEDxLitchfieldED videos and they are now available on YouTube. Check my talk out if you have a chance! Other TEDxLitchfieldED talks: Albert Schneider:...
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It’s great to see the news media giving students in our programs credit for their wonderful work. Our Innovation Expo is only 3 weeks away! View more videos at: http://nbcconnecticut.com.
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Practical Stats, MediaWiki, and SPAM!
This semester, I am teaching a graduate class in quantitative and qualitative methods. As these topics are often challenging and sometimes bring out the “math phobic” in...
View ArticleEducational Inputs vs Outcomes
I was meeting with a medical doctor last week who asked me about my profession. I expressed that I was an educator working on STEM programming with teachers and students across the state. He asked...
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