by Mark Suter | Nov 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Why do we have to give a speech during a Microsoft Office class?” – Disgruntled Student “Software changes too fast. Let’s learn something you’ll use your whole life, like how to talk about something you care about in a clear,...
by Mark Suter | Mar 9, 2017 | grit9, Teaching
A teacher friend told me, “Why did you bring students to the conference..that’s where you go to get AWAY from them!” I bit my tongue, but I thought to myself, “Because I LIKE my students, and I want to help them become young...
by Mark Suter | Jan 25, 2017 | classflow, grit9, Teaching
For weeks my students and I gathered, asking “Where are the customers? Why aren’t they responding to our advertising?” Some students got frustrated that customers weren’t breaking down the door to give us money. Turns out, this struggle was...
by Mark Suter | Dec 1, 2016 | classflow, Game Design, Minecraft, Teaching, Virtual Reality
There is more to computer science than programming, I know. So just for fun, let’s see the ways game design meets ALL the CS strands as defined in the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) K-12 Computer Science Standards. Each time I see a standard being...
by Mark Suter | Oct 31, 2016 | edcorps, grit9
We finally have a name, we are “Grit 9 Design”. Grit9 came out of many iterations and consults with trusted peers, former students, colleagues, and other business owners. We even utilized the pros-in-the-classroom services of Nepris, who hooked us up with...
