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Speaker Series 2021-2022
Designing inclusive and diverse soft wearable technologies Dr. Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao,Assistant Professor in Human Centered Design
Thursday, June 2, 10:00 am We are pleased to announce our next speaker series session with Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao. We are looking forward to welcoming Dr. Kao to share her unique work designing on-skin interfaces (i.e., smart tattoos and bandages), electronic textiles in Human-Computer Interaction and Wearable projects that blend art, science, and engineering boundaries.
Learn more & Register Here Walk In Colours!
SAVE THE DATE : VIRTUAL SCHOOL MAKER FAIRE & OPEN HOUSE
We will be hosting a virtual School Maker Faire May 13th showcasing student projects from across the province. Plus, if you're in the St.John's area come to our open house May 14th at our new Makerspace at Keyin College, 644 Topsail Road. There will be activities, student projects and hands-on making stations to help families, students & teachers explore the fun of learning when making! Watch for more details in the coming weeks. In the meanwhile, if you are interested in showcasing one of your projects, register here. Funded by/ Financé par:
ROBOTZ GOT BRILLIANCE
This challenge is School Maker Faire ready! Thanks to those who have registered for Robotz Got Brilliance is a great way to inspire creativity and will give your students a chance to participate in the upcoming School Maker Faires. We can't wait to see how they will rise to the challenge. Register today to participate in our upcoming School Maker Faires.
Register to have your robot in our talent show
COMMUNITY OF THE FUTURE
This challenge is School Maker Faire ready! There is still have time to register for the Community of the Future challenge. Are your students concerned about the future? Help them work out some of the social, economic, ecological and environmental issues that are affecting their communities by identify the problems and designing solutions! For Teachers: We have lesson plans, resources guides, videos, exit slips, glossary and much more.
Learn More & Register Here
MISSION MARS Learn more & Register Here
Monthly Coding Challenges This year Brilliant Labs will be challenging teachers and students to code stories, games, apps, robots, and more! Visit brilliantlabs.ca/monthlycoding/ for new code-to-learn challenges and resources!
This challenge is School Maker Faire ready! Attention all space explorers, coders and makers! Mission: Mars is at 100% capacity for kits, but you can still participate if you have materials. In this challenge, students work together to design, engineer, and prototype a Mars rover to complete as many challenges as they wish. Students can code their rovers to gather data from sensors including temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, magnetic fields, light intensity and more. Each participating class will receive a Mission: Mars rover kit along with guides for how to complete any and all missions. This year we will have 5 different opportunities for you to compete either virtually or in person. If you are registered for the Mission: Mars Challenge, we will keep you up to date through email. Learn More
INSPIRATION MAKER:
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 News Cardboard Robotics Calling All Grade 10-12 Teachers. Let's have fun with cardboard and robotics! Learn how to code and create robots in two classes! Contact John Barron for more information email: john@brilliantlabs.ca
Brilliant Labs is now a Charity
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 Newfoundland and Labrador "Inspiration Maker!" WHO: KAYLA SNOW AND ALICE PEDDLE AND GRADE 5/6 STUDENTS WHERE: J.R. SMALLWOOD, MIDDLE SCHOOL, WABUSH, NL
TEACHER REFLECTION In September, we decided to introduce the idea of a deep learning project with this class of grade 5 and 6 students. We started by sharing ideas and discussing some of the concerns we had about things in our community. We were impressed with the fact they chose Seniors Living as their topic and were eager to get started. Students researched, surveyed the community, analyzed data, created a campaign, met with local politicians, designed a facility, surveyed possible locations, created a budget, and built a model for a seniors living home. Students used many tools from the makerspace to work on the project including We used the information learned and the microbits to set up lighting that would sense the lightness or darkness and then turn on.
Learn more here
Looking For Project Ideas?
Our project portal contains over 140 project ideas available in French and English for you to do at home or in your class. You can search our data base by United Nation SDG, by tech, by school subject or peruse through all the projects to inspire new ideas. Click for projects!
Tech Support Whether you have your materials from last year or just registered, we are here to help you along the way with your challenges. You can always reach out to us via email info@brilliantlabs.ca or send us a video ask and we will reply with a video.
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