@nanomonx Troubadour continues to be an engaging writing opportunity that promotes student ideas & creativity.

Descriptive phrases to create images for character cards @ MWES. Quick studies in grade 5/6. Next steps: explaining choices & adding background information to complete the full picture.

Maker magic @ HVES

Wonderful to see the product of student research & development of ideas with the support of mentors for the @brilliantbluechallenge national finals in NS. Looking forward to the international level finals next October also in Halifax. brilliantblue.org

This is where active critical thinking and productive problem solving thrives. PURPOSE drives ACTION

Lights, camera, action ... @ OPA! Gr 2 Ss drew the monsters & personalities. Gr 5/6 Ss recreated them with clay & built sets for their stop motion animation movies, complete with dialogue & music. Tomorrow our monsters come to life through voice recordings using @Scratch & @makeymakey

It's the realization that learning happens in both active moments & quiet contemplation or frustration. Natural inclination to figure things out, request help/feedback to move forward. It may come with buttons, buzzers & bells. It produces the most authentic learning. Hands on is minds on in action.

THIS is the magic of maker space & the promise of interaction. Older Ss sharing their @makeymakey projects with P/1 Ss. Various grade levels exploring, creating and building making connections.

🗯️ Recorded Webinar - Making Graphic Novels with NotebookLM www.controlaltachieve.com/2026/04/grap...

📝 Create script or use Gemini Gem
📖 Generate graphic novel with NotebookLM
🎨 Any topic, grade, art style

#EduSky #EduSkyAI #EdTech #GoogleEDU

Shoes, slogans & selection. Great production happening in Gr. 5M @ BES. Design your dream shoe with all the features, measure, create, design & voila!

Play Shuffalo: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

Shuffalo, 3m 28s

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Play Shuffalo: Sunday, March 29, 2026 Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

Shuffalo, 1m 40s

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www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...

Tower built with Nurcs and craft sticks with pencil sketch

No ruler? No problem! After collaborating on their Nurcs & craft stick tower, a fourth grader captured their design with a detailed sketch (including drawing her arm to show scale). That’s measurement, spatial reasoning, & engineering design thinking in action.
@nurcstoy.bsky.social
#STEM #EduSky

AWE maker space was AWE-some today. They proved that it's not about the stuff, it's the ideas & connections you bring to the space. It starts with, "I notice" and build with, "I wonder if."

Incredible sessions with @misterwashburnedu @logicsacademy sharing CodingVille. @mrshuestis class coded like champions today @brookhouseelementary

Great to see @misterwashburn.bsky.social from @logicsacademy.bsky.social share Codingville with grade six classes today. Best tip; say what you want and then build it with coding blocks.

You can’t design learning. But, you can design conditions for learning.
www.ajjuliani.com/blog/you-cant-design-lea... via @AJJuliani

On it's way @ditchthattextbook.com

Emoji Story Lab - App Hive A creative writing tool that generates randomized, school-safe emoji prompts to inspire students to brainstorm and write unique narrative adventures.

Emoji Story Lab from Shana Ramin is a creative writing tool that generates randomized, school-safe emoji prompts to inspire students to brainstorm and write unique narrative adventures. #MACUL26

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Join us for the Atlantic Explore Summit – Educators Day, a full-day event bringing together educational professionals from across Atlantic Canada. Discover practical strategies, hands‑on tools, and innovative approaches to STEM, AI, and technology integration.
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Gr 2 Maker magic @ Brookhouse. It's not about the stuff, it's about what the experience brings ... engaged learners collaborating purposefully.

Always 💗 when a class builds on our TILT sessions. 1st classmates sleuthed their way to match description notes to Canva created images. Then Ss added their reasons for every choice through story writing. Way to go grade 5's!

Shoes ... part 3 Building the tops and planning the script to record/code with Scratch.

#BlueSkyArtShow
Today's theme is #Round

Thanks for looking;I really appreciate you✨️

What would happen if you mixed two images? Character creation and stop motion animation, that's what!