20 Mar 2019

No Classes & NOTHING BUT ESPORTS For A Week

The school I teach at does something called Project Week where students don't have any classes and they have all week to explore something they're interested or passionate about. I worked with a group of students who were interested in doing something with esports. Part of their project was to put on a Super Smash Bros Ultimate tournament. Super big thanks to Game Over Videogames for letting us host the tournament for free at their location! Check out the local retro-gaming shop in Austin, TX. https://youtu.be/uIDAVzgexAE Check out what the University of California - Irvine is doing at the collegiate…
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19 Feb 2019
Building COLLISION AVOIDANCE Robots in Middle School Robotics

Building COLLISION AVOIDANCE Robots in Middle School Robotics

I vlogged our big competition day for our collision avoidance robots in middle school robotics. If students had a head on collision or fell off the table, they were out. https://youtu.be/PtE-7p1rUZw Self-driving cars video I introduce the project with ▷Task: Create a bot that avoids other bots & obstacles in the field. Must utilize at least 3 sensors (touch, color, gyro, ultrasonic) Must incorporate screen text, sound, and lights. Must be autonomous. ▷Rules: If your bot hits another bot or obstacle, you’re out. If your bot is bumped, you’re still in unless it’s a head on collision Starting placement can…
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05 Feb 2018
Post 14 – Doing a ‘YouTuber’ Camp For 6th-12th Graders

Post 14 – Doing a ‘YouTuber’ Camp For 6th-12th Graders

My school does something called Project Week; a week without classes where students explore whatever they want. https://youtu.be/Q5yOe-zio1M A LITTLE MORE INVOLVED THIS YEAR The last few years I've just worked with students who were interested in making films for Project Week.  They all were doing different things and I served sort of as just a mentor and helped them with editing.  This year, I decided to have a group that was focused on creating YouTube content.  Instead of just having them off creating their videos and editing on their own and coming to school when they needed help, it's…
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24 Apr 2017
Entry 28 – Middle School Math Research Projects & Proportions

Entry 28 – Middle School Math Research Projects & Proportions

Long time no update!  This is the practically first week of just normally scheduled classes in over a month. 1st week of March - student led conferences on Thursday/Friday so no school (link to last years conferences discussing our philosophy on it) 2nd week of March - Project Week (link to what I did for my own project week) 3rd week of March - Spring Break (link to my time in San Diego!) 4th week of March - Project Week Presentations on Thursday/Friday (link to a video of what the students ended up doing for their projects) 5th week of March -…
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09 Jun 2015
Project Week – A Short Documentary

Project Week – A Short Documentary

I just finished my first year here at The Khabele School in Austin, TX.  The vision of the school is to be a place where students fall in love with learning, realize their profound beauty, and live with courage and authenticity.  One of the ways that plays out is with Project Week. "If you could do whatever you wanted for a week, what would you do?" That's the question students are trying to answer and explore with Project Week. Below is a short documentary I filmed about the whole process.
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