BRILLIANT LABS
NS TEACHER PROGRAMMING GUIDE 2021-2022
BRILLIANT LABS NS TEACHER PROGRAMMING GUIDE 2021-2022 For Your Class We're here to help you. Brilliant Labs offers professional learning for teachers, workshops for students, funding, materials, and support. Let's have a look at what is available to you:
Project Funding:
Looking for project materials, training, or support? Brilliant Labs offers funding for hands-on innovative classroom projects. Fill out an application here or email us for more info. New Brunswick and Newfoundland & Labrador project funding portals are currently open with Nova Scotia opening very shortly. Access for PEI teachers to be announced soon.
Project Idea Portal:
Looking for ideas that support curricular outcomes? Why not explore innovative STEAM projects that will engage and help your students meet their learning needs. Visit projects.brilliantlabs.ca for access to more than 150 projects ideas with that number growing weekly.
Makerspace Development:
We can provide funding and guidance to help you develop a class or school Makerspace. With over 300 school based makerspaces currently supported we are happy to share our experiences and best practices. You can access our How to Get Started With a Makerspace guide here.
Classroom Workshops:
We are available to support your classroom, in person and virtually. Reach out and we will find the nearest program specialist and provide necessary materials for workshops on a variety of coding and digital skills. You can also access prerecorded learning sessions for all grade levels.
MakerFaire - June 9th, 2022:
Join us to celebrate student learning and innovation. Showcase your awesome class projects at the Brilliant Lab's Atlantic Canadian School Maker Faire. We are looking to help share your student's ingenuity and creativity. Are you interested in sharing your innovation challenge efforts, class project, makerspace project, or share an entrepreneurial venture? Please email us anytime during the 2021-2022 school year. Select registrants will be exhibited and highlighted during the Atlantic Canadian School MakerFaire on June 9th, 2022
Professional Learning
Brilliant Labs offers ongoing opportunities for professional learning. From large or small group sessions, 1-1 and co-teaching, or virtual PL we are here to help you learn so that your students can benefit. Email us at sarah@brilliantlabs.ca and we will match you with a program specialist in your region who can help you develop new skills and help you build confidence in integrating coding, digital skills, and innovative materials in your classroom projects.
Open The Vault: Beginner Technology
Do you have that cupboard in the back of a classroom that is filled with wonderful projects just waiting to happen? Boxes with tech that you may not be comfortable using? Let us know about it so we can support your brilliant project ideas and give you the confidence to bring that tech into the spotlight!
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Low Technology Offerings
We believe that making is an important part of learning, and the latest technology doesn't need to be front and centre for creativity and innovation to occur. From paper circuits to needle felting we have you covered. Cardboard construction never goes out of style, and a needle and thread or glue gun and popsicle stick can bring a prototype to life! We can connect you and your students to any subject they are learning in school by creating with innovative low tech options.
Multi-Media Support
Do you have multimedia equipment or an interest in developing multi-media content at your school? From developing videos and podcasts or animations, if you are looking for authentic multimedia projects for your students, reach out to sarah@brilliantlabs.ca
Innovation Challenges
Join the challenge! This year Brilliant Labs will be offering five Innovation Challenges. Each challenge offers its own learning opportunities including our Community of the Future Challenge which is aligned with the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). Students will be challenged to solve problems, think creatively, aspire to move out of their comfort zones while meeting learning outcomes.
Community Of The Future: Deadline to Register for Materials: April 15th 2022
What challenges and problems do we see in our communities? How can we get involved in finding innovative and sustainable solutions to these problems? In this challenge we encourage students to consider social, economic, ecological and environmental issues in our communities and how these issues influence Atlantic Canadians. Students can begin to find innovative solutions to help reduce the effects of climate change in their local community. In this challenge you and your students can build a whole community or just one sector. The Community of the Future Challenge will help them reflect on the role of sustainability and equity in their community. Register Here
Inspiring Activities For Community Of The Future
Whether you already have an idea or want a little inspiration, check these links out: Get lesson plans, sustainability guides, conversation prompts. Visit The Community Of The Future Challenge webpage
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Robotz’ Got Brilliance Challenge Sept 13th - June 9th
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A brilliant robotics challenge, what will your robot do? What will be their special talent? In this challenge we ask students to design and prototype a robot using a large variety of readily available materials - Can you repurpose an old teddy bear to help entertain your favorite animal or transform a cardboard box to plants trees to help with deforestation. Participating classes will receive b.Board kits. Registration is limited
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Inspiring Activities For Robotz Got Brilliance
Whether you already have an idea or want a little inspiration, check these links out: Robotz' Got Brilliant Webpage Think Like A Computer Making A Coded Garden
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Student Robot Rover Colour Bot My Robot
Mission: Mars Registration Deadline for Materials: April 15th, 2022 What if your students could engineer and prototype a rover to perform tasks on a Martian surface while controlling it remotely from their classroom? In this challenge students will build and code a mars rover using various materials and sensors to complete a multitude of tasks on a mars mission. Each participating class will receive a Mission:Mars b.Board rover class kit. Registration is limited and selected classes will have an opportunity to showcase their rover live at the June 9th, 2022 Altantic School MakerFaire!
Inspiring Activities For Mission: Mars
Whether you already have an idea or want a little inspiration, check these links out: Orbit The Earth What Goes Up Might Get Stuck Observe the Atmosphere
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Space Creativity & Robots Create A 3D Prototype Of The Space Debris
Get Student Mars Missions
We’ve created guides and made them printable for you to share with your class as they work on their Mars Rover! Click and download here.
Monthly Coding Challenges
Looking for some coding challenges to include as a centre during your guided reading or guided math time? Or help your students learn specific coding skills? We have monthly coding challenges designed for K-12 and from beginners to advanced. Our challenges are bilingual and are available on our website. These bilingual challenges use a variety of tools from unplugged activities using paper and pencils, to scratch coding, Micro:bits, and even python and HTML. Use them as a whole class activity connected to your curriculum instruction, or as optional activities for students to extend their learning in new ways. For more information regarding our monthly challenges, please email sarah@brilliantlabs.ca
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Natural Making
Teachers, students and families can find tools, materials and resources in their own backyard. Nature provides most of everything you will need for your Natural Maker project. We're here to help you with a few ideas, tips, technology and the educational resources to help create an immersive and natural learning environment. To be part of a Natural Making cohort or sharing group- please fill out the following form. To learn more about natural making, please email sarah@brilliantlabs.ca or visit: www.brilliantlabs.ca/naturalmakerspace
Watch What is the philosophy behind the Natural Maker pedagogy? Place-Based Imaginative and Ecological Education Conversations With Clayton Maitland Outdoor Workshop
BioMaking
To support cutting-edge, hands-on bio-design adventures, Brilliant Labs started the bio-making initiative to foster young people's curiosity in exploring complex biological systems in nature to solve critical problems. Bio-making is an emerging field and allows students to collaborate with harmless microbes like fungi, bacteria, yeast, and algae to design meaningful projects for a sustainable future. Classroom Kits and accompanying learning resources are available for following activities: Conductive biomaterials, Microphotography, Biomaterials and Bio-fashion, Organic paper making with Fungi based materials For more information on how to bring bio-making to your students please email sarah@brilliantlabs.ca
Virtual Courses
Did you know we offer free massive open online courses through our learning management system (LMS)? With 14 courses ready for you to learn at your own pace, like Biomaking and Machine Learning and more on the way, your students will love to explore, learn, and earn micro-accreditations. Check out our LMS courses
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b.Board
The b.Board is an Atlantic Canadian open source electronics hardware prototyping platform designed by Brilliant Labs and informed by our years of experience supporting teachers and students. Designed to be accessible to youth, creators, researchers, and inventors of all ages use the b.Board to easily bring your IoT, Open or Big Data projects, robotics or other hardware classroom project ideas from concept to prototype in minutes. The Brilliant Labs b.Board opens up a new world of design possibilities with its integrated breakout pins, motor drivers, servo pins, onboard WiFi, high current supply capability, clickboard™ compatibility, expansion port and much more! Code Your b.Board at code.brilliantlabs.ca Easily code the b.Board with a custom environment designed to help you effortlessly create your projects using blocks, JavaScript, or Python. Our platform also includes ready to use project examples and tutorials helping your transform your ideas into inventions and making the b.Board the perfect rapid prototyping solution for makers and students of all ages and abilities. Create your own Internet Of Things at cloud.brilliantlabs.ca The Brilliant Labs Cloud empowers makers and students to collect data and control their b.Board powered IoT (Internet of Things) devices. Students and makers can leverage HTTPS, MQTT, and WebSockets to develop real time IoT devices and collect a variety of sensor data for Big or Open Data projects.
Hey, Central Kings Rural School! Did you know, Carson Gavel (Grade 11) designed this ad for the b.Board in our recent co-op student edition of BL Magazine? Find more Nova Scotia students' work too. Check it out!
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Welcome to our Getting Started Guide for the b.Board. Check it out!
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Don't Miss These Upcoming Events EARTH DAY- ARIL 22ND
What if our school had no walls? What would learning outside all day in your area look like? Reach out to our Natural Making Specialist Michelle@brilliantlabs.ca to plan your Earth day outdoors. We encourage students and teachers to celebrate Earth day by taking their classroom outside and enjoying Nature all day. We want you and your students to have a positive impact on our environment. Are you looking for resources to help plan your day? Get inspired
WALK IN COLORS-JUNE 10TH
Walk in Colors promotes health and wellness for people of all ages! How far can we travel when we add up every participants’ kms? Can accumulate enough kilometres to travel across the Atlantic provinces, from Edmundston N.B all the way to St-John’s Newfoundland (1,992.6 kms)? Or even, travel from Saint-John’s Newfoundland to Vancouver, British Columbia (7087.6kms)? Who knows? We can dream big! Let’s plant seeds of happiness on our way! Register your class here
Important Dates
INNOVATION CHALLENGE REGISTRATION SEPTEMBER 13TH - ONGOING SCRATCH SHOWCASE MAY 31ST YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE JUNE 9TH ATLANTIC SCHOOL MAKERFAIRE JUNE 9TH, 2022
Questions? Let's Connect! JEFF HENNIGAR NS PROGRAM SPECIALIST EMAIL: JEFF. HENNIGAR@BRILLIANTLABS. CA @MrHennigar
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L E A D P R O G R A M S P E C I A L I S T , NS EMAIL: SARAH@BRILLIANTLABS. CA @@sarah_sarahryan
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