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BRILLIANT HOLIDAY
Designing for the Future
Create a holiday project like no other! Explore different ideas, craft supplies, and technology to represent your own take on the holiday season. Handmade gifts, clothing, and decorations add that extra special touch to a season that is already filled with fun festivities. You can then share your project with us. Plus watch the LIVE event on Dec.17th.
Ken Nakagaki December 9th, 1:30 pm ADT
Learn more & register here!
BRILLIANT LABS
MAKING A DIFFERENCE SPEAKER SERIES 2021-22
Learn more & register here! Brilliant Labs is pleased to announce our next Speaker Series session with interaction designer and researcher Ken Nakagaki. Ken's research introduces ‘Actuated Tangible User Interfaces (A-TUIs)’ that embody dynamic digital information through robotic and interactive hardware technologies. Ken brings his ideas and visions to experienceable prototypes, seamlessly combining digital information into physical materials and environments.
This Holiday, give the gift of learning! As someone familiar with how Brilliant Labs supports youth education and empowerment, you know just how important our work is in schools and communities in Atlantic Canada. Brilliant Labs is now a registered charity under Canada Revenue Agency. This Holiday Season, you can make a difference. By giving the gift of learning, you will be supporting youth to create, innovate and learn, and become socially minded entrepreneurs. Click here to see what your gift can do. Your holiday gift today will mean so much to a lot of Atlantic Canadian youth. Thank you!
INSPIRATION MAKER: DECEMBER 2021
PROJECT HIGHTLIGHT Brilliant Labs has partnered with Al-Pack in order to reuse and encourage recycling of cardboard. Did you know that by reusing 1 ton of corrugated cardboard you can keep 4 tons of CO2 from going into the atmosphere? Why do we love cardboard? It is recyclable, biodegradable, usually free and a great material to create prototypes. You want to make cardboard projects with your students, reach out to: info@brilliantlabs.ca for cardboard for your class or to get in touch with a specialist in your area to get inspired. Here are four examples of projects from NB students
Do you know a teacher who inspires students by trying new teaching methods, projects, technology or other hands-on learning activies? If so, email info@brilliantlabs.ca SUBJECT: Inspiration Maker, to be recognized in our monthly newsletter & social media channels. Remember to tell us why & include a photo!
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More Upcoming Events HOUR OF CODE COMING DECEMBER 6TH-12TH
Register early and check out our bilingual daily virtual offerings for Hour of Code week. Each day a brilliant team member will lead your students through a coding session. You will find coding sessions available for Scratch, Cyber Security, Unity Game Development, Machine Learning, and more!
Register for sessions here Prepping for Brilliance With our new professional learning initiative for educators, Prepping For Brilliance, we would like to provide you with an easy PL win during your prep. We will come to you, either physically or virtually, set up all materials required, and spend your prep time with you and any fellow colleagues at your school who are interested in using your prep to prepare for brilliance.
Monthly Coding Challenges This year Brilliant Labs will be challenging teachers and students to code stories, games, apps, robots, and more! Visit brilliantlabs.ca/codingchallenges monthly for new code-to-learn challenges and resources!
Natural Maker Network Teachers who are interested in including outdoors pedagogy in their planning are invited to join the Natural Maker Network. Ideas for educational activities and training opportunities are sent to your email. To register, please click here and fill out this short form
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DECEMBER 2021
Inspiration Makers! This year Brilliant Labs is looking for those teachers who inspire others to be their best and who are taking chances to try new things to educate students. We're pleased to share this New Brunswick's "Inspiration Maker!" WHO: JULIE-CHRISTINE FORTIER WHERE: POLYVALENTE THOMAS ALBERT
While the school is in a state of flux, JulieChristine always finds different ways to engage her students in creating. Starting with narrative texts, they transform these words into a play with directors, musicians, costumes, etc. Entrepreneurship is at the center of her teaching by giving her students the chance to create new products and services according to their interests. But it is especially when you enter her classroom that you notice the dedication of her students to these projects. Mrs Fortier's energy is contagious and you can see it in her colleagues and students.
6TH 9AM (AST)
Micro:bit Fun
6TH 1 PM (AST)
Coding a Nature Walk
7TH 9AM (AST)
b.Board
7TH 1PM (AST)
Scratch Junior
8TH 9PM (AST)
Machine Learning with Scratch
8TH 9AM (AST)
Scratch game with video sensing
9TH 9AM (AST)
10TH 10AM (AST)
HOUR OF CODE
Celebrate Computer Science Week by doing 1 hour of code with the BL team! DEC. 6-10
Storytelling in Scratch
Intro to Unity Game Engine
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Register early & check out our bilingual daily virtual offerings for Hour of in code week. Each day a brilliant team 10TH Flappy Bird member will lead your students through a coding session. 10AM Unity MAKER NEWS BY BRILLIANT LABS
