the essence of humanity
The month of September seems to roll by fairly fast. Part of this is due to the nature of schools starting up in August and getting into...
flashback to the 1980's
Greetings, my name is Rob Shoaff, and I have the privilege to participate in a 3rd year as a Maker Fellow with the Foundry Makerspace. ...
the nuance of life
This being my final blog of my 2017-2018 Fellowship, I would like to try and tie together a couple of things that I have been working and...
When is capacity build?
In the life-cycle of a school year, May marks the beginning of the end; we're pulled though the months of May and June by the gravity of...
Spring Is In The Air
Spring is in the air! You know what that means? Flowers. Flowers. Flowers!!! Downey students in Ms. Hanford's Special Education class...
Story/Story, Building/Building, Street/Street
I love living and working in the city. I think it goes all the way back to growing up in the very small town of New Kingstown. From my...
Dreaming About The Future
There was such a buzz of excitement in the air as professionals from across our region gathered together at Downey Elementary School to...
From here, take one step
I've found that geeky, high-tech images tend to dominate conversations about STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts, Math) education....
Science Circus
3rd and 4th grade Downey students flooded the hallways with great anticipation of participating in a Science Circus earlier this month....
The More Things Change...
Original French quote "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" (Les Guêpes, January 1849) - Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (24 November...