Bridges Between DC & MI – Video of Bridges
If you like bridges, like I do, you can enjoy a few that I encountered driving between DC and Michigan. Enjoy, JJ
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The Largely Hidden Demand for Science and Engineering Activities
Today our family visited the truly awesome USA Science and Engineering Festival at the Mt. Vernon Convention Center in Washington. There were overwhelming amounts of exhibitors and shows and the place was absolutely packed. The exhibitors included everyone from companies like Lockheed Martin to elementary schools to college-level engineering and science departments. It was terrific to see …
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Tag Challenge: The newest DARPA challenge
So, DARPA is having another one of their prize driven challenges. This one is to spot the guys wearing a special shirt like this . My buddy and I did this last year trying to find the balloons spread throughout the country. He’s organizing another team for the event – and doing the standard prize …
LEGO® T-Shirt Ideas
I’ve been working on some T-Shirt ideas. Right now, I’m thinking that I might be able to sell the shirts as a way to raise money for The Ascendly Institute. If the volume is high enough then I can get the shirts for about $10 bucks each, so if I sell a few shirts at …
Yeah, but are the kids learning? – Thoughts on improving the Ascendly assessment system.
Yeah, but are the kids learning? – Thoughts on improving the Ascendly assessment system. Ascendly’s after-school engineering classes are popular, but are they good? In other words, “Are the kids actually learning?” Every organization needs to know if its latest changes, both purposeful and accidental, are affecting improvements, or are they just making things worse. …
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Praise effort
HBR says, praise effort over ability to help smart kids cope with the tough times. http://t.co/Dja93KAF — JJ Rohrer (@ascendlyJJ) December 6, 2011
How are those charter schools doing?
@Time summary of Charter School Review. Some are awesome, some atrocious, but the terrible ones are seldom shut down. http://t.co/Le8hS9c5 — JJ Rohrer (@ascendlyJJ) December 2, 2011
LEGO® Safety: How not to choke, break a tooth, lose an eye, or throw out your back
I’m injured. I’m lying on the couch, trying not to move. Cursing the day they invented the LEGO® brick. Well, actually, I’m cursing my stupidity in lifting 9,000 LEGO® bricks with my back, instead of my legs. So, other than lifting too many of them, can LEGO® bricks really hurt anyone? Here is a list …
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How it’s done in Finaland
Just finished watching The Finland Phenomenon. Cool documentary on why Finland is at the top. Sadly, not on Netflix. http://t.co/5QnE0LRt — JJ Rohrer (@ascendlyJJ) October 21, 2011