LEARN has been working with SWLSB and LBPSB schools on integrating Micro:bits into the classrooms. The students are loving it, and teachers are realizing that they don’t need to know the tech but rather focus on the pedagogy. Here’s our
STEAM in K • June 13th 2019
LEARN has started playing with kindergarten students because they’re awesome! Our first STEAM workshop with the littles was as we expected, amazing… Students explored ozobots, Makey Makey, circuit cubes, lego, building with cardboard and then shared their experiences with us
Forest Hill Elementary – 2019
The LEARN team visited Forest Hill Jr. (Grades K-2)… We spend two days in our Pop-up Makerspace and were able to have the whole school experience the magic of an open creative space. The students were excellent, the teachers were
Scratch 3.0 Discovery Day 2019
LEARN hosted a great session on Scratch 3.0 with a room full of keen educators. The session had lots of discovery and learning going on that all culminated into a “Demo or Die” activity. We had some great demos… makey
Micro:Bit Pilot Challenge at Westwood HS – 2018
As the micro:bits become more apart of schooling, so do the amazing challenges that our pilot teachers are trying… This one from Mr. Brown at Westwood of LBPSB…
Micro:Bits Deployed at MacDonald High School
LEARN joined LBPSB to deploy 35 Micro:bits to grade 7 science classes this past week at MacDonald High School. The engagement was through the roof! The students helped one another problem solve, and within 50 minutes they had figured out
Micro:Bit Lessons and Reflections from Mr. Brown
Mr. Brown deployed 40 Micro:Bits to his grade 7 Math class… Here’s a quick blurb of what I have found so far: My classes are 75 minutes and each student has their own laptop which they bring to class. The
Artbots draw States of Matter at MacDonald High School
LBPSB Summer Institute 2016
The LEARN team completed its’ 2015-2016 school year with two amazing days with teachers from Lester B. Pearson School Board on June 28 and 29th. We hosted six sessions over the two days “Making a Case for the Maker Mindset.”
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