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
Edgewater Elementary Electricity Unit – Final Day 2018
LEARN and Edgewater facilitated the final exploratory day on electricity, delving deeply into circuits. The students were “shockingly” awesome. Students learned and played with all kinds of circuits, including making Bug Circuits, makey makey floor pianos, littleBits, paper circuits with
Edgewater STEAM Day – January 2018
The LEARN team spent a day working with a the grade 6’s at Edgewater Elementary school. They loved Scratch games, artbots, circuit bugs, and E-Textiles. Every student succeeded and had an artifact to prove it. Great work Edgewater. The faces