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MAKING A DIFFERENCE SPEAKER SERIES 2021-22

Technologies for voice Dr. Rébecca Kleinberger , Voice Creative Technologist and Research Affiliate at the MIT Media Lab.

April 28, 1:30 pm ADT Learn more & register here!

Walk In Colours!

Our walk in colors is back! Join Brilliant Labs and “I move , I learn” teams for this colorful Heath and Wellness walk! Let’s plant seeds of happiness! Their mission is to develop, promote and facilitate the implementation of various activities and access to educational resources in order to give students, their families, and the community the desire to acquire the knowledge, skills, and motivation to maintain a healthy life.

This year participating classes will be able to help their native ecosystems by planting seeds of their province's official flowers.

INSPIRATION MAKER: APRIL 2022

If you are a maker or maker educator and are interested in participating register to showcase your projects before April 22nd.

Register Here

What if we could use technology to help increase fluency for people who stutter?

The human voice is one of the few things that binds us together as the human race. There are many ways in which a greater understanding of the voice could benefit humanity. Beyond words and emotion, the voice plays a key role in how we interact with others, with technology and even with ourselves. We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Rébecca Kleinberger , Voice Creative Technologist and Research Affiliate at the MIT Media Lab. Students, teachers, and parents are encouraged to join independently or in groups. This session is most relevant to grades six and above. Please note that this session will be in French.

Learn more & Register Here

Brilliant Labs is pleased to announce an upcoming Virtual Maker Faire on May 12th & 13th. This free event will highlight inspiring creations from Nova Scotia makers of all ages and passions with both LIVE and pre-recorded events.

Don't miss anything by registering here

ROBOTZ GOT BRILLIANCE This challenge is School Maker Faire ready!

Registering for Innovation Challenges like 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 are very excited to provide this challenge to students can't wait to see how they will rise to the challenge!

Register to the Robotz got Brilliance 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 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 Earth Day April 22 What if this year we spent Earth day outside exploring all the beauties of nature around us?

We have taken the liberty of creating some teaching resources for you to help plan your brilliant Earth day! Reach out to our Natural Making Specialist. Michelle@brilliantlabs.ca to plan your Earth day outdoors.

MISSION MARS

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 times for you to compete either virtually or in person. If you are registered for your challenge, we will keep you up to date through email.

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Inspiration Makers!

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 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!

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 Nove-Scotia "Inspiration Maker!"

Who: Kayla Rafuse Where: North Queens Community School Twitter: @RafuseKayla Students at North Queens Community School have been using OSMO kits to enhance their understanding of coding. Through a Brilliant Labs Grant, Gr. 1 /2 students were given 7 OSMO kits.

This allows students to practice their coding abilities in small groups. When coding, students are able to work on their problem solving, sequencing, sorting and logic skills. The games are interactive and increasingly challenging, allowing them to be fun and educational. Having students learn about coding will provide them with many opportunities and help them thrive in a progressively digital society.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHT

Students in Mme. Mangione’s grade 4/5 class At École Burton Ettinger Elementary are creating and learning about podcasts! They used various materials and designs for their desktop recordings studios, and tested them by coding Microbits to monitor sound levels. Through making, they learned a ton about sound absorption, coding, and they were able to use these skills to improve the quality of their podcast recordings in school.

Natural Maker Network

Tech Support

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.

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 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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