Bo Gibson

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Bo Gibson

Bo teaches a variety of STEM classes and runs Lion Manufacturing, a student-run business at Loogootee High School. In his 8 years in education, Bo has taught 7th grade math up to Calculus, college-credit physics, PLTW Engineering courses, and additive manufacturing. Bo has a passion for giving his students authentic learning experiences by utilizing community partners to enable his students to engage in project-based learning. In his engineering and additive manufacturing classes, students utilize the latest technology to work side-by-side with community industry partners to solve real problems and produce real products to generate income for the program. In his mathematics classes, Bo is an avid user of Desmos and the Google Suite to bring the mathematical modeling of real-world data into the classroom.
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Modern Classrooms Project: An Opportunity You Don’t Want to Miss

Modern Classrooms Project is striving to change the way teachers teach to make learning accessible for all students. Bo Gibson shares his experiences from imple... Read more.

Bo Gibson July 13, 2023

Resources to Get the Business Going

Bo Gibson wraps up his 3-part series on student run businesses with ready-to-use resources to help you get your student-run business off the ground.... Read more.

Bo Gibson June 22, 2022

4 Tips to Success for Student-run Businesses

Educators know the power in learning from others. What can we learn from student-run business leaders who are further down the path?... Read more.

Bo Gibson May 13, 2022

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A Win for All Involved

Student-run businesses have far-reaching positive impacts on students, the school, and the community. Come think through this with Bo Gibson & Lion Manufacturin... Read more.

Bo Gibson April 20, 2022

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Bringing Real-World Relevance to the Classroom Through “Tracker” Software

Are you having trouble bringing real-world relevance into your classroom? Tracker, a free-use software allows your students to film any physical phenomenon with... Read more.

Bo Gibson December 17, 2021

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Bringing Relevance to the Math Classroom by Using Real-World Data

“When are we ever going to use this?” The dreaded, yet inevitable, question that arises every year for math educators. With the abstract nature of many stan... Read more.

Bo Gibson August 25, 2021