Director of the Design-Innovate-Build Lab @WheelerSchool. Engineering, Computer Science, Creative Technologies. CSTA Teaching Excellence Awardee.
Providence, RI
Joined January 2011
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The annual Invention Convention is on @wheelerschool. 5th graders are designing solutions to authentic problems in the classrooms and rapid prototyping is underway. Solve it and their products will be permanently installed for all to see! #MakerEd #STEAM #DesignThinking
8th grade designers testing kitchen gadget variants and dreaming up improved redesigns in The DIB Lab @wheelerschool. Inspired by “Well Equipped” from @epicurious. #DesignThinking #MakerEd #STEAM
The Upper School Robotics Team @wheelerschool is hard at work engineering their custom robot for this year’s remote FTC competition. Wish them luck!
This necklace charm was #MadeWithCode in the DIB Lab @wheelerschool. Programmed in Python and output to a 3D printer by 7th grade. #STEAM #MakerEd #BitsToAtoms
3rd grade engineers @wheelerschool are crafting state fact quiz boards with paper circuits. Plenty of room for making in Social Studies. #STEAM #MakerEd @chibitronics
ALT The correct answer closes the circuit and activates the LED!
ALT The paper circuit revealed.
ALT Students crafting their quiz circuits with copper tape.
ALT Testing circuits for any loose connections.
3rd graders @wheelerschool are designing their own state coins for a geography unit. 3D modeling with @tinkercad and printing for a class display. “Silver” filament has real shine! #STEAM #MakerEd
Resin casting experiments are yielding high-quality results in the @wheelerschool DIB Lab!
Our 7th grade LEGO robotics team @wheelerschool getting in “one last brick” in the DIB Lab before Winter break! #CSEd #MakerEd
5th graders @wheelerschool programming artworks and animations with the TurtleArt language. #CSEd
Via @edutopia : The Spatially Gifted—Our Future Architects and Engineers—Are Being Overlooked edutopia.org/article/spatial…
Hamilton 8th graders @wheelerschool embroider their innovation project logo in The DIB Lab today. Working towards proposing their own waterproof apparel company! @NoticeAbilityLD #MakerEd
The DIB Lab’s new pen plotter is outputting its first piece of student drawn vector art - from bits to atoms! Thrilled about the possible CompSci & Art connections! @wheelerschool #MakerEd
So I’d like to help students get into CS and art inspired by #plottertwitter. Can any experts recommend a machine to get us started, or share where and how you acquired your plotter(s)? Thank you!
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We are proud to announce the launch of WideOpenSchool.org, a new site to help families & educators adapt to online learning due to COVID19. A free collection of the best online learning experiences & activities for Ss curated by @CommonSense & organized by grade & subject.
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A7: Students might get adjusted written/graphic/verbal instructions from me if I know they need certain supports. I've also had very high achieving (or experienced) students in the past plan their own projects with me, while most of the grade works from my goals. #csk8