InnovationNEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS, HIGHLIGHTS & PROGRAMMING FOR NEW BRUNSWICK
Innovative Fashion
Join us in this challenge to discover many ways to innovate fashion We will introduce ways to make fashion projects with responsive materials that augment the sensory and functional capabilities of the bodies. Discover e-textiles, biofabrication, hybrid-body craft and more to reframe the fashion industry, making it more creative, more ethical and more conscious
Register at brilliantlabs ca/innovative-fashion
Ocean Tech Innovation Challenge
Let's consider how science, observation, and innovation can be used to engineer solutions to help protect our oceans and sustainably grow our Blue Economies.
Learn more at brilliantlabs.ca/ocean-tech
INSPIRATION MAKER:
Join us on MAY 11th:
École Le Mascaret Moncton NB
This is the year of Brilliance! Join over 2500 students and teachers at the Brilliant Labs Atlantic Canadian Innovation Fair. The event will be showcasing projects from the 4 Atlantic provinces where makers from community, industry and schools all come together to share the stories of their creations These stories include the tools they used and the materials they manipulated to create their masterpieces This, is a celebration not to be missed We can't wait to see you there!
Learn more at brilliantlabs.ca/innovation-fair
To find out how you can attend email: info@brilliantlabs ca
Virtual Afterschool Programs
Brilliant Labs is offering two virtual after school programs that your students will love Unlock your students' cyber security skills with our Cyber Security program or help them learn to develop their own website with our Web Development program.
Learn more at brilliantlabs ca/after-school
M A K E R N E W S B Y B R I L L I A N T L A B S Each season we offer a more in-depth look at the innovations within our communities and around us Success stories of our students, interesting innovation ideas, and project ideas you could use in your classroom Nominate a Teacher for TAKE Five, a regular article, to highlight a champion teacher Read BL Magazine here! Brilliant Labs Magazine M A Y 2 0 2 3
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More Upcoming Events
The first Atlantic Bilingual Eco-citizenship Education Symposium offered by the Natural Maker Network and its partners will be held at the Université de Moncton, Moncton campus, on August 23 and 24, 2023 To learn more or register contact: Info@brilliantlabs ca
Brilliant Teaching and Learning
A 3-day learning adventure for teachers worldwide
Brilliant Teaching and Learning is a global STEAM workshop that provides professional development for educators. Hosted by Brilliant Labs, a non-profit organization in Atlantic Canada, the workshop brings new ways to teach and learn with innovative technologies. We invite experts from diverse disciplines to provide a meaningful experience for participants that can help them bring a positive change in students' lives Focusing on both theory and practice, we will co-design quality learning experiences through handson, minds-on and hearts-on sessions. Learn more at brilliantlabs ca/teachingandlearning
Monthly Coding Challenges
We have great multi level monthly coding challenges available here for your students to learn code through fun activities Learn more at www brilliantlabs ca/Monthly-Coding
Afterschool Programs
Join us for any of our virtual and in person afterschool programs across Atlantic Canada More information at .brilliantlabs.ca/after-school
Brilliant Labs is hiring!
Brilliant Labs is seeking passionate individuals to join our team as Summer STEAM Mentors! Our mentors will work with students to inspire and teach them about science, technology, engineering, art, and math If you're enthusiastic about STEAM and enjoy working with students, we want you to apply! As a mentor, you'll be part of a team dedicated to sparking curiosity, creativity, and innovation in young minds. For more information, visit blog brilliantlabs ca/summer-steam-mentor2023/
You can make a big difference today by donating to Brilliant Labs to support youth education and empowerment in Atlantic Canada!
NB Students showcase their Brilliant projects at NSTA Atlanta
Brilliant Labs sponsored student projects of CurrentGeneration org and LEO (Light Embodied Odyssey) were invited to give a total of 4 poster sessions, workshops and talks at the National Science Teachers’ Association conference in Atlanta
Current Generation taught North American teachers how to solder LEDs and showed the power in doing authentic work as part of their science classes There were many offers to purchase the Current Generation kits, not realizing that these were student projects Many STEM coordinators were going to introduce this idea to their teachers as something practical that they could implement right away. “This is the best thing I have seen out of a high school ”
LEO was like the futuristic concept car at the big international car shows. There was lots of attention, bright eyes, and great conversations Again, there were requests for kits, as if it were some kind of new Lego, as opposed to student tech-art One teacher wanted it for their home foyer NSTA board members talked about the cutting-edge combination of art, science and technology While in the past decade, there was lots of aspirational talk about the A in STEAM, they were surprised that there was a high school project doing future education today. “I did not want to make eye contact. The booth was too professional, I thought you were trying to sell me something But it was too interesting to not stop. This is student work? This is too far advanced for my teachers Keep up the great work!”
Even a couple of weeks later, we are receiving emails asking to connect with their teachers, some as far away as Hawaii Together, the projects showcased the great work that is happening in New Brunswick education One is a tangible and accessible way to inspire high school kids to make a difference in the world through their learning and the other a futuristic view of what learning could look like - for some in New Brunswick, the future is now
Inspiration Maker
This year Brilliant Labs is looking for those teachers who inspire others to be their best and who are taking chances to try n students. We're pleased to share this New Bruns
WHO: ELLEN POOLEY
SCHOOL: FRANK L BOWSER ELEMENTARY
TWITTER HANDLE: MS POOLEY
With the help of Ms Pooley, Grade 4 students at Frank L Bowser Elementary design, build and race F-1 inspired cars using micro:bits and b.Boards. They first carefully mapped their tracks with legends that included both straight aways for speed and lots of curves for handling and pit stops
The chassis and shell needed to be designed and built with lots of planning, teamwork and tinkering, which included some 3D printing.
Of course they needed a way to make the motors run and a way to steer around the corners, so they learned how to code the b Boards The FLB students are excited to show off their racing abilities with other students who attend the Innovation Fair on May 11th at Le Mascaret Vroom Vroom
M A K E R N E W S B Y B R I L L I A N T L A B S M A Y 2 0 2 3
Natural Maker Symposium
