Excellent work by the grade 4 & grade 5 @megabrights.bsky.social to fix-up & code our robots in record time! Great work team! 🤖✨ #FutureReadyPeel #LearningThroughPlay #GirlsInSTEM #MakerEd #CodeToLearn #TLsky @lego-group.bsky.social

Final round of earthquake testing for our grade 3 urban structure prototypes ahead of modern learners 'sharing' their findings through persuasive media options 🤔📝🎥🖌️ #FutureReadyPeel #STEM #MakerEd #Inquiry @PeelSchools #TLsky @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

Modern learning team members taking in some #GrowthMindset advice from scrappy robot maker Simone Giertz at our "Robot Doctor" meet-up, where we will unearth all the robots in the building & get them movin'! #GirlsInSTEM #SheInnovates #CodeToLearn #MakerSpace #STEAM @mrschuermann.bsky.social

Collaborating with grade 2 friends on creating relevant dwellings for potential animal visitors to our school in the library at the Peel DSB 💡🐦🏘️ #FutureReadyPeel #Inquiry #MakerSpace #MakeDo #MakerEd @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

Great start! ✨ #ShineBright! ➡️ tinyurl.com/megabrights

Members started the season by composing music & creating dance routines with CODE after being inspired by the CS artist Miral Kotb & her dance team 🎧🪩👩‍💻 #FutureReadyPeel #GirlsInSTEM #MakerEd @girlswhocode.bsky.social @mrschuermann.bsky.social @teachergray.bsky.social @teacherpatel.bsky.social

Grade 3 modern learners tested their 'earthquake-proof' designs, recorded data & had collaborative STEM discussions about how to improve & optimize their structures 🏢🤔💬...more to come! #FutureReadyPeel #MakerSpace #MakerEd #STEAM #Inquiry #TLsky @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

Grade 2 modern learners having a bit of STEM fun ahead of the winter break ❄️👨‍💻 Give it a try ➡️ bit.ly/frozen-fun #FutureReadyPeel #RubeGoldbergMachine #HourOfCode #Elves #EdTech #TLsky

Prototype no.1 is locked in & ready for testing on our 'earthquake simulator'! 🫨 ...grade 3 modern learners are excited to see how long their design stays upright while loaded with extra weight 🔍🤞 #FutureReadyPeel #STEM #GlobalGoals #UrbanPlanning #MakerSpace #MakeDo #Inquiry #EduSky #TLsky

Grade 3 modern learners teaming up to construct strong, urban prototype buildings from their detailed plans at Peel DSB 🏗️ 🪛📐 Stress testing will begin soon! #FutureReadyPeel #GlobalGoals #STEM #MakerSpace #Makedo #EduSky #TLsky #SchoolLibrarian

HUGE turnout for our initial @megabrights.bsky.social registration meet-up of 25/26! Great responses from grade 4 & grade 5 girls about why they'd like to be part of the team ✨ #ShineBright #GirlsInSTEM #FutureReadyPeel #MakerSpace #STEAM @teachergray.bsky.social @teacherpatel.bsky.social

A great way to advocate for the importance of school libraries is to showcase all of the awesome happening there!

Great fun exploring rustic clothing, measurement & the design cycle with these grade 3 modern learners! Thanks for collaborating @teachergray.bsky.social 💡🤝 #TLsky #EduSky #MakerEd #STEM #Inquiry @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

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Happy to host the director of education for Peel DSB recently. Good discussions around innovation in the library learning commons & the @megabrights.bsky.social team. Thank you for the visit!💡➡️ tinyurl.com/megabrights-cbc #FutureReadyPeel #GirlsInSTEM #MakerEd @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

Grade 3s collecting ideas from books & talking math while drawing plans for our "How might we make an earthquake proof building?" engineering design task 📚📐💡➡️ tinyurl.com/engineering-design-canvas #FutureReadyPeel #Makerspace #Inquiry #STEM #EngageMath #Geometry @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

Tried paper with LEGO again. Sorta works but found it's tricky for little hands. Wish I had the 'MUJI' LEGO contraption from a decade ago. Tips welcome. #LearningThroughPlay #MakerSpace #LEGO #EduEky #TLsky #OntED #FutureReadyPeel

Grade 2 friends learning to use 'Scratch Jr' while developing their computational thinking skills in the library at the Peel District School Board 💡 #FutureReadyPeel #EdTech #TLsky #CodeToLearn #HourOfCode #Makerspace #STEM tinyurl.com/code-to-learn

Grade 4 members were super excited for an EPIC day of diving into new GNs & getting drawing PRO-TIPS for their DIY comic books on @goraina.bsky.social day!! ✏️🗨️ #ReadingIsEpic #SchoolLibrary #TLsky #KidLit #Comicbooks @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

Grade 3s are gearing up for a "How might we make an earthquake proof building?" inquiry! Startes by flexing our collab & geometry skills while creating tall, strong paper towers! 🏗️🗞️ #FutureReadyPeel #GrowthMindset #GlobalCompetencies #MakerSpace #STEM #SchoolLibrary @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

Super popular week for visual literacy titles at our library 📚 ... the @capedcrusaders.bsky.social community appears to be having an impact ⚡😉 #ReadingIsEpic #GraphicNovels #TLsky #EduSky @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

Creating 'Chompers' with grade 3 modern learners as we learn strategies & safety tips for using cardboard tools to help prototype designs & showcase thinking in the library at the Peel District School Board 💡📐🪚 ➡️ bit.ly/cardboard-canvas #FutureReadyPeel #MakerSpace #STEM #EduEky #TLsky #MakeDo

Collaborating with @teacherpatel.bsky.social & grade 4 modern learners as we code 'About Me' interactive identity collages in Scratch 👨‍💻💡 Try it out ➡️ tinyurl.com/code-to-learn #FutureReadyPeel #CodeToLearn #HourOfCode #MakerSpace #STEM #UDL #TLsky #EdTech

Learning is fun. ✨ youtube.com/shorts/0EHhN...

A few @megabrights.bsky.social alumni highlighting Ayah Bdeir & her 'LittleBits' while producing a Women's History Month featurette in the Library for @teacherpatel.bsky.social's iMovie project 💡📢 #FutureReadyPeel #EduSky #MakerSpace #EdTech #SheInnovates #STEM @medialab.bsky.social

Expanding the toolbox of each student for multiple means of expression💡📣 ...Grade 4 modern learners discovering how to document their work in Minecraft using built in cameras & journals that can export as PDFs. #FutureReadyPeel #MakerEd #UDL #TLsky #EdTech #Minecraft @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

Launching 'Book & Build' for our quick primary STEM classes. Started with 'I will take a nap' by Mo Willems & a question. Learners made cardboard beds, LEGO hammocks, paper slide beds + more as they built solutions💡 #FutureReadyPeel #MakerSpace #STEAM #EduSky #TLsky @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

I feel selling roadside eggs on #Halloween is asking for trouble 🥚🎃🙃

Grade 4 members of our visual literacy club getting dramatic with an EPIC read-aloud 😀📚 #KidLit #TLsky #ComicBooks #LiteracySkills #ReadingIsEpic @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social @capedcrusaders.bsky.social

Updated a curated list of MakerEd, library & Future-Ready resources... ➡️ Linktr.ee/Schuermann #EduSky #TLsky #OntED #MakerSpace #STEM #EdTech #SheInnovates

Grade 2s building, coding & crafting the stadium & other fan gear for the Jays ahead of game 1 during today's STEM classes in the library makerspace ✨🐦⚾ Go Jays! #EduSky #STEM #MakerEd #BlueJays #WantItAll @torontobluejays.bsky.social @sportsnet590thefan.bsky.social @tsnofficial.bsky.social

Somebody brought in a toy truck today. 🚛 Learners were wondering if it travel all the way across the LLC with one push. 🤔 A dozen ramps later & a little teamwork...success! 🏆 #GrowthMindset #STEM #SimpleMachines #Teamwork #FutureReadyPeel #Collaboration #TLsky #EduSky

Members of the @capedcrusaders.bsky.social reading through 'Avengers: No More Bullying' recently. Good one-shot comic to help build a positive learning culture at the Peel DSB ✨ #FutureReadyPeel #TLsky #EduSky #KidLit #Comicbooks #Marvel #ReadingIsEpic

Hark!! We had a podcast! ⚡ Listen here ➡️ youtu.be/SEUOa77Fcc8?... #KidLit #TLsky #EduSky #EdTech #Podcast #Makerspace #Comicbooks #SchoolLibrarian

Giant congratulations 🎉 to the Peel students & Mme Coulson's coaching team for the win at the international finals for the World Robotic Olympiad 🤖🏆 Team 'AgriBot' placed 3rd overall for their sustainable farming solution. Watch them here ➡️ youtu.be/cQRfeyVarFg?... #MakerEd #STEM #FutureReadyPeel

Ms Marvel ⚡ Jubilee ✨ Northstar ❄️+ more! ...The grade 4 @capedcrusaders.bsky.social's took a look at 'Marvel Rising' style titles today, amplifying diverse & under-represented comic book heroes. #KidLit #EduSky #TLsky #WeNeedDiverseBooks @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social ➡️ youtube.com/shorts/rsaPq...

While collaborating w @teacherpatel.bsky.social, grade 4s are getting perspective on the "low-floor, high-ceiling & wide-walls" of @mres.bsky.social's Scratch by taking a look inside a fan fiction raycaster game by the @megabrights.bsky.social 💡 ➡️ tinyurl.com/megabrights-raycaster #MakerSpace #STEM

It's #LetFreedomReadDay! Take at least ONE action today to defend the freedom to read. When we all #UniteAgainstBookBans, we can make a difference. All you need is 5 minutes to make an impact! #BannedBooksWeek 🧵 Check out the thread below or UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ for some ideas 👇

Everypony wants these graphic novels this morning ✨ #TLsky #KidLit #MyLittlePony #SchoolLibrary @capedcrusaders.bsky.social

Discussing makerspace options in the library learning commons with primary classes that can assist them with multiple means of representing their thinking / problem-solving 💡 #FutureReadyPeel #UDL #MakerSpace #STEM #Makedo #Minecraft #Lego @strawbees.bsky.social @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

Much rejoicing as grade 4 @capedcrusaders.bsky.social members dove into the Kazu Kibuishi 'Amulet' series during a recent meet-up ⚡📚 A classic GN adventure! #KidLit #Comics #TLsky #ReadingIsEpic! #RobotHouse @scholasticuk.bsky.social @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

Refreshed & revived visual literacy section at our vibrant school library ⚡📚❕ Check it out ➡️ youtube.com/shorts/rsaPq... #KidLit #TLsky #EduSky #Comics #GraphicNovels @capedcrusaders.bsky.social @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

As educators on colonized land, we mark the National Day of Action for MMIWG2S by remembering lives stolen and murdered. We recommit to teaching truth & standing for justice. #SistersInSpirit #PETL #ETFO #OntEd #OnLab

Just got a custom T-shirt from a pair of gracious colleagues 👕⚡🙏 Always great collaborating with dedicated educators! Many thanks. #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork #FutureReadyPeel #STEAM #EduSky #LibraryLife #MakerSpace

AI Animation Fun!! #AIinEdu #MakerSpace #RainbowCloudHeadMan

Primary & junior students having critical thinking discussions about AI in schools 🤖🤔 ...this included prompt engineering in Gemini & turning our drawings into animations! Try it ➡️ tinyurl.com/ai-animate #FutureReadyPeel #AI #DigitalCitizenship #STEM #EduSky #TLsky @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

Fantastically fun responses on our new member sign-up forms by young comic book readers ⚡ Looking forward to adventures ahead!! #ReadingIsEpic #KidLit #TLsky #GraphicNovels #SchoolLibrarian @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social

We're back! #ReadingIsEpic!