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Gearbox Labs Director, STEAM curriculum Microcontrollers and science sensors in middle and high school https://xitter.gq/t.co/TjOUyFb2Zq

South Milwaukee, WI
Joined July 2012
Milwaukee Maker Faire free, family-friendly event brings together makers of all ages to share their projects, inspire curiosity, and celebrate the power of learning by doing. 📍 Maker Faire. Milwaukee 🗓️ November 8–9 📌 Discovery World 🎟️ Free Admission milwaukee.makerfaire.com/mak… – at South Milwaukee, WI
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In my #STEM #classroom, students are using #computerscience, digital design, and #engineering prototyping to learn about circuits, ultrasonic sensors, and servos in our daily lives #Middleschool #Wisconsin #Teaching #PBL #Science #Tinkercad #education #publicschools #CS #mentor – at South Milwaukee, WI
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This week in our #STEM #lab, something incredible happened. We introduced our young #innovators to the world of servo motors and C++ #programming! Our #students are #mastering the same tools used in #robotics, #aerospace, and #AI, right here in our lab, one servo at a time. – at South Milwaukee, WI
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They went beyond theory and designed real circuits using #LEGO, #Arduino, and #Microbit to build #innovative devices such as air quality monitors. #Teaching #Engineering #Education #entrepreneurship #FutureEngineers #ProjectBasedLearning #Innovation #SouthMilwaukee #middleschool – at South Milwaukee, WI
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@IsabelTech2012 Introduction to circuits. #STEM #Classroom! #challenge – at South Milwaukee, WI
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The #Milwaukee Space Apps Challenge will be printed by @gearboxlabsinc at the Milwaukee School of Engineering on October 4 and 5, 2025. Register your teams: spaceappschallenge.org/2025/… #Milwaukee #Wisconsin #Technology #STEM
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One of my favorite projects, the IoT Boat, which I designed three years ago to teach #Engineering and #ComputerScience This project allowed students to test water quality in rivers of #Wisconsin #SouthMilwaukee #STEM #MIddleschool youtu.be/eoPV-jNwIe8?si=bLqd… – at South Milwaukee, WI
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#Teaching #computerscience and how to build devices that #teachers will use for collecting data! A huge thank you to #VTEEA (Virginia #Technology and #Engineering #Education Association) for the amazing opportunity to participate in the recent workshop. #STEM #ITEEA #Wisconsin – at South Milwaukee, WI
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Attending the Teacher Academy Conference in Washington, DC. #samsung #solvefortomorrow #STEM #Teachers – at Washington, DC
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Updating our water sensor and coding curriculum for middle school, aligned with #CS and #STEM standards to empower #students as innovators and problem-solvers. Hands-on, real-world learning that inspires the next generation lnkd.in/g4FKAqCZ #Education #MiddleSchool #EdTech – at South Milwaukee, WI
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Every day, I step into the #STEM #classroom with one mission: To ignite potential, fuel curiosity, and empower young minds to build the future. My #students discover a new kind of confidence, the kind that comes from realizing, "I can create something that matters." #STEM #tech – at South Milwaukee, WI
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In our #STEM #Lab, my #students design circuits before building their #engineering prototypes. They practice their coding skills to create real-world application projects. From cars with DC motors to LCDs showing #data from DHT22 sensors that make a digital thermometer. #Tech #CS – at Monterrey, Nuevo León
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They are an example of perseverance and commitment. Go Rockets, Future Engineers, NASA TechRise! @K12FutureE @SoMilwSchools – at South Milwaukee, WI
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This experience has truly reaffirmed the importance of introducing #STEM and #ComputerScience early. This weekend, I had the incredible opportunity to work with the Sphero curriculum. It is a great resource for #teaching introduction to block coding in elementary. #EdTech #school – at South Milwaukee, WI
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March 21, 2024 #NASA TechRise @K12FutureE #Wisconsin. March 21, 2025 #NASA TechRise @K12FutureE #Wisconsin. Two years in a row engaging #middleschool #students to participate and showcase their work. spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwauk… wisn.com/article/south-milwa… Thank you so much! – at South Milwaukee, WI
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Engineering design process and #project based #learning in our #STEM lab. Application of digital design, #3Dprinting, #computerscience, and #engineering prototyping. #Entrepreneurship #tech #Milwaukee #middleschool #science – at South Milwaukee, WI
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When students come to a classroom and see the purpose of what they are learning, they begin to see the world not just as it is, but as it could be, how #innovation can shape a more sustainable, efficient future. @K12FutureE #NASA TechRise. – at South Milwaukee, WI
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This week, my #students are applying binary #code to create characters on LCD displays using #DFRobot microcontrollers and similar platforms like #Arduino. It is wonderful to see their progress and engagement these hands-on, real-world #projects. #STEM #Tech #contests – at South Milwaukee, WI
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