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Learning from Failure

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Today I learned a little bit about failure. For the past couple of weeks I’ve been working with our Sci-Tech Club at school on a STEM-Fest project. For this project students got to pick any sort of scientific principle and make a video to demonstrate it. We had groups doing tornadoes, volcanoes, diet Coke and […]

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Over the past year I have had the opportunity to do a great deal of speaking, presenting and collaborating with educators all over the country. In talking with educators from every state in the US as well as numerous of the US Territories, I have gained a unique perspective of the state of education in […]

Passion Projects

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Josh Stumpenhorst

I am always looking for ways to inspire my students and promote learning in my classroom. The biggest obstacle I often face is school itself. Whether its curriculum, rules, schedules, standardized tests or the host of other things that get in the way of inspired learning, there is always appears to be some obstacle. The […]

The Victim

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Josh Stumpenhorst

The other day I had the opportunity to speak with a student who was heading back to school as so many children are or will be soon. This particular student, a young man, was not too keen on going back to school. I asked him why and he just said he hated school and didn’t […]

Parent Blogger Obligation

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Josh Stumpenhorst

This week I attended my oldest son’s parent preview night at school. It was a great chance to let my son meet his teacher in person as well as tour his new school. As we walked through the halls locating the gym, the classroom and the bathrooms, I could see the anxiety and excitement in […]

Is the System Broken?

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Josh Stumpenhorst

“The system of public education is broken and we need to tear it down and rebuild it from the ground up.” I feel like I keep hearing this statement or some version of it from all angles. For a while I bought into this idea and felt the frustration and quickly got wrapped up in […]

Letters from Space Camp – 2

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Josh Stumpenhorst

This week I have been privileged to do many things I never imagined I would actually do…especially as an adult. I walked on the moon, experienced temporary weightlessness, and performed a few deep space missions. Yet, one of my favorite moments of Space Camp was having the opportunity to listen to Ed Buckbee address our […]

Letters from Space Camp – 1

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Josh Stumpenhorst

This week I am coming to you live from Huntsville, Alabama where I am privileged to be attending International Space Camp. Last night was our “opening ceremonies” where the teachers of the year from every state introduced themselves and their state while wearing some sort of costume to represent their state. We had New York […]

Does Twitter Matter?

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Many people question the value of twitter and if it can really make an impact for an educator. After nearly two years as a user, I can say with little hesitation that twitter has impacted my life in ways both subtle and profound. Impacted my students Clearly anything that a teacher spends a significant amount […]

Building Within the Box

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Josh Stumpenhorst

It has been a little bit more than a week since I returned home from the annual ISTE conference in San Diego. This will be the first of many reflective posts I write as I have many takeaways rattling around in my head. One of the highlights of the conference for me was listening to […]