by Dominic Tremblay | Sep 19, 2018 | Coding, LEGO workshops, Robotics, STEAM
Last week I was able to bring technology to kindergarten through grade 8 at a small school in Terrace Bay. It was wonderful because of all the time allotted, near 100 minutes with each group of students, we were able to accomplish and learn so much with all our work...
by Dominic Tremblay | Nov 17, 2017 | Arts, LEGO workshops, Literacy, Professional Development
Using LEGO to develop literacy skills in students Do writing tasks sometimes seem insurmountable to your students? Do your students often have blank-page syndrome when you ask them to write a text? In many cases, you can offer your students graphic organizers to...
by Dominic Tremblay | Apr 5, 2015 | LEGO workshops, Mathematics, Professional Development
The first time I saw examples of how to use LEGO to teach math on Pinterest, I immediately began to think of ideas that went beyond what I saw posted. Most of the suggestions there involved explaining fractions, and LEGO opens up a much wider range of possibilities....
by Dominic Tremblay | Oct 3, 2014 | Arts, Coding, ICT Integration, Inquiry-based Learning, LEGO workshops, Literacy, Mathematics, Professional Development, Robotics, Science, STEAM
From ASIMO to R2-D2 to NAO, students love robots! Fortunately, robotic systems that offer students hands-on experiences have become much more available in the past few years. There are a number of systems I have used in classrooms or taught teachers to use in their...
by Dominic Tremblay | Apr 1, 2014 | Inquiry-based Learning, Professional Development, Science, STEAM
If you were going to learn how to bake a loaf of bread, which would you prefer to receive: a fact sheet with information about bread or a box containing flour, water, yeast, salt and potential recipes? Of course, the answer would be to get flour on your hands,...
