Sorry I have not been posting much. \u00a0I spent a lot of time this summer working on my “comps” papers for my PhD. \u00a0This involved a robotics literature review and a write up of my pilot study, where I examined a second and sixth grade student doing an open ended engineering challenge. \u00a0The second drafts of both papers are in the Research section of this web site.<\/p>\n
I am trying to finish up my coursework this fall taking 3 courses and finishing an independent study. \u00a0The latter is a reworking of a lit review \u00a0paper my advisor wrote on robotics as computational manipulatives. \u00a0If I survive the grueling schedule (7 weeks to go), I will have my final course in the spring (Qualitative Research 2) and a CAGS (Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study). \u00a0I am planning to defend my comps sometime this fall\/winter and start my dissertation proposal this spring.<\/p>\n
Couple of other things going on. \u00a0I went to Denmark for a week this summer of a consulting job. \u00a0We went to the Grand Canyon. \u00a0 I am on a committee defining new computer science and digital literacy for the state of Massachusetts. \u00a0I was named a finalist (one of three) for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. \u00a0We have all new technology at our new school so it’s exciting but also a ton of work to get everything deployed. \u00a0My three enrichment students are working the the LEGO EV3 Space Challenge, which has been a lot of fun and it’s giving me chance to work with the EV3 more in-depth.<\/p>\n
I will write about my pilot study research when I come up for air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sorry I have not been posting much. \u00a0I spent a lot of time this summer working on my “comps” papers for my PhD. \u00a0This involved a robotics literature review and a write up of my pilot study, where I examined … Continue reading