Gary Thomas

Engineering Instructor at Boyd J. Michael III, Technical High. Proud yinzer and father of 2 awesome kids. T.O.P. Germany STEM Fellow 2024.

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

Lot's of good things happening in the Engineering Academy. This however has been my favorite thing to work on this year. Check out how my students and I designed a bocce ball ramp for Brady. https://t.co/SPTX3bUrfl

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

Some new printers in the engineering lab have just arrived!

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

Always looking for new tools/ideas to add to the engineering lab.

[Education Foundation of WCPS @wcpseducfound]

📣 Prize Parade Stop #3! 🎉

Our next stop was at Boyd J. Michael III Technical High School, where we awarded Gary Thomas a grant for his Innovative Project: Rapid Prototyping Through Thermoforming giving students hands on manufacturing experience!💡@wcpsmd @DaveSovine

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

Thank you SGI Hagerstown for hosting our @MTHSofficial_ students for #nationalmanufacturingday

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

Welcoming students back to the engineering academy today. We are going to do some great things this year! Wishing everyone a great school year.

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

Spent the last 2 weeks exploring Germany with @TOPTeachGermany. We had the chance to visit schools, businesses, museums, and plenty of other great experiences. I highly recommend the #TOPstudytour to any teacher and if you have any questions about it, please send me a message!

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

Yesterday we visited the Mercedes Benz Museum to learn about the history of these beautiful vehicles. A great museum and such an interesting architectural design! #TOPstudytour

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

Today we visited the Carl Benz Technical School focused on engineering and automotive areas, rode in a Unimog vehicle at the Unimog museum, and toured Konig Metall with an impressive apprenticeship program and history. #TOPstudytour

[TOP @TOPTeachGermany]

TOP 3 is having an amazing #STEM experience in @stadt_karlsruhe #Germany 🇩🇪!So far they have visited the @kitkarlsruhe to learn about nuclear research; Ernst-Reuter-Schule to learn about teaching strategies; and @zkmkarlsruhe to learn about AI.

#STEMed #GlobalEd #topstudytour

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

The last 2 days in Karlsruhe have been a wide variety of experiences. A tour of a decommissioned nuclear research facility at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, a visit to an excellent secondary school, and the ZKM center for art and media. #TOPstudytour

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

Our final 2 days in Mainz were incredible. A visit to Opel training center followed by a Rhein River cruise. Then a visit to a technical school followed by the Gutenberg museum. Tomorrow is off to Karlsruhe. #TOPstudytour

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

Great start to our STEM study tour in Germany. Day 1 included a tour of the ZDF studio and a guided tour of the city of Mainz including the impressive red sandstone cathedral. #TOPstudytour

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

These seniors have completed their final capstone presentations! Thank you to all of the staff, parents, professionals, and alumni who came out to support this year’s engineering class.

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

Some of our POE mini hydraulic projects from the last week. Mostly 3D printed parts designed by students in CAD.

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

4 of our Tech High engineering students participated in the SkillsUSA Maryland state competition last weekend earning a silver and bronze in additive manufacturing and a silver in technical drafting!

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

We were cooking up some keychains for Tech High’s prom in the engineering lab today.

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

@DrJHarmon Yep!

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

I am honored and excited to be one of the 2024 TOP Fellows traveling to Germany this summer on a STEM study tour! Can’t wait to get started with this unique experience. #TOPstudytour

[TOP @TOPTeachGermany]

Los gehts! We just sent out 2024 #TOPstudytour decision emails. 50 #socialstudies and #STEM teachers will be traveling to #Germany 🇩🇪 with TOP this summer!

Thanks to our TOP Partners @goetheinstitut @GermanyinUSA @DeutscheBank and @SiemensUSA for making this possible!

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

@DrJHarmon June 22 for me.

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

Enjoyed talking about our engineering program with students and teachers from our sister city Wesel, Germany today!

[Gary Thomas @ThomasTechEd]

First time running through this POE project. Students designed vex systems to replicate behaviors/characteristics of living things. These two models based off an angler fish and Venus fly traps. Nice snail cam usage on the angler fish.