December 2021, Maker Newsletter | Newfoundland & Labrador

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE SPEAKER SERIES 2021-22

December 9th 1:30 pm ADT Ken Nakagaki

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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..

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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

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.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Ms. Whitney Pye’s 7-9 class at St. Mary’s All Grade School in Mary’s Harbour, Labrador, has been working on their Hackoween projects. Students are using various pieces of coding technology including Makey Makeys, micro:bit, robits and b.Boards, to create their own Halloween decoration.

Students have opted to create an original design rather than “hacking” an existing decoration. One student created a 3D printed jack o'lantern and others are using cardboard and other household items to create their pieces. Every piece is unique and with the aid of technology has some aspect of lights or sound.

CARDBOARD ROBOTICS Grade 10-12 teachers: Want to try out Cardboard Robotics with your students? Learn how to code and create robots in two classes! Contact John Barron for more information john@brilliantlabs.ca

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!

MAKER NEWS BY BRILLIANT LABS

More Upcoming Events HELLO NEWFOUNDLAND, MEET BREANNA STUMPF Everyone at Brilliant Labs would like to give Breanna Stumpf a warm welcome! She is the newest member of the Newfoundland team.

She will be assisting in French Immersion classrooms, introducing students to coding in French. They will learn the basics of programing with the microbit in a visual, drag and drop environment. It’s fun, engaging, and opens the door to multitudes of opportunities!

Please do not hesitate to contact her at breanna@brilliantlabs.ca for more information. We look forward to working with you.

Asynchronous Professional Learning Our team of Brilliant Pedagogues led by Natacha Vautour, Alisha Collins, and Jacob Lingley developed a series of 22 sessions available to teachers from across Atlantic Canada.

View Here or contact jacob@brilliantlabs.ca

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!

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 "Inspiration Maker!"

WHO: RHONDA-LEE MARTIN WHERE: CLOUD RIVER ACADEMY TWITTER : @RHONDAMARTIN77 Ms. Martin has been instrumental in starting and running the Indigenous Student Alliance group at her school and is working diligently to ensure that Indigenous students in her school have the opportunity to become makers by learning through projects connected to their Inuit and Innu culture.

Most recently, Ms. Martin shared her learning experience about soap carving with her students. Members of the Indigenous Student Alliance at CRA have also had the opportunity to work on making traditional clothing by connecting virtually with Indigenous partners from the town of Hopedale, NL and with the help of teachers Adam Gaye and Natalie Whelan students also built a Kamatuk.

The plans for a traditional Kamatuk were shared with the group by an Inuk Partner from Hopedale.

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)

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

8TH 9AM (AST)

9TH 9AM (AST) 10TH10 AM (AST)

HOUR OF CODE

Celebrate Computer Science Week by doing 1 hour of code with the BL team!

DEC. 6-10

Machine Learning with Scratch

Scratch game with video sensing Storytelling in Scratch

Intro to Unity Game Engine

Register Here

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