On Friday November 11th librarians from around Montreal gathered at LCC High School to discuss, share and learn about what makerspaces are all about. We focused on brainstorming ideas about how we learn, and looking at a growth mindset as
Remixed MTL – November 26th 2016
On November 26th LEARN’s Pop-Up makerspace collaborated with Remixed Camp 2016 and offered a full day of making to the attendees. Educators from across the province joined us in tinkering, making, discussing, and collaborating. It was a very enjoyable event
Collaborate, Create, Innovate Conference 2017
On behalf of the DEEN Synergy Committee, Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, Lester B. Pearson School Board & LEARN are proud to co-host the 1st annual Joint Educational Technology Conference. Mission Statement: To provide teachers with Professional Development in Educational
LEARN’s Innovative Playground @ QPAT 2017
LEARN setup its Innovative Playground at QPAT this year, exposing educators to a vast variety of teaching tools and innovative techniques. We made buttons, art, computer programs, e-textiles, gelli plating, floor pianos, robotic hats and on and on. We demoed
Open Creative Day @ LEARN – January 2018
LEARN welcomed its’ third full group of educators to the Open Creative Space Day at the LEARN offices for this 2017-2018 school year. We had a wonderfully diverse group with us this time around. We explored E-textiles, low-tech construction, Scratch,
Raspberry Pi Learnshop – September 2017
LEARN, Club Framboise and Vitrine technologie-éducation (VTÉ) held a third learnshop looking at the mighty power of a mini computer, the Raspberry Pi. Both a computer and a micro-controller, we focused on two distinct strains; inside the box (using the programs within the computer)
ISTE 2017 in pictures and videos
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Scratch 10th Anniversary workshop @ KCJ
Educators from Quebec got together to celebrate and learn about Scratch for their 10th anniversary. Kids Code Jeunesse hosted the workshop and we had a fabulous day of learning about Scratch and how it can integrate into our classrooms. Happy
Final OCS of 2016-2017
It was a wonderful final OCS of the 2016-2017 school year, full of engaged and creative educators developing ideas for integrating the maker mindset into their classrooms and schools. Stay tune for next years dates. As a special treat, we
OCS presents Raspberry Pi Learnshop #2 – February 24th
LED, GPIO, wires, boards, resistors, screens, mice, keyboards, music, breadboards, robots, Scratch, SonicPi, programming, coding, communicating, collaborating, sensors, sharing, supporting, learning, ah ha moments, problem solving… and this just scratches the surface as to the kinds of things we did