Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Thinkabit Lab

Physical Computing and Technical Career Education at Virginia Tech's Thinkabit Lab.

[Rory Dippold @MrDippold]

On World Food Day, 11th and 12th grade @MeridianMstangs made over 4,000 meals to combat food insecurity locally. The Hand to Hunger student led club started by three 11th gr sts received an IB Global Youth Action Fund to inspire and influence change.

[Holly Clark - The AI Infused Classroom @HollyClarkEdu]

THIS! ⬇️⬇️
A high school teacher explains why trying to “catch” students using AI was not going to work for her and what she did instead! #chatgpt

[Micro:bit Educational Foundation @microbit_edu]

🎶PROJECT IDEA💡
Combine your love of music🎵 and programming 💻with these fun micro:bit projects which not only help computational thinking but sound good too! Take it one step further & code your own favourite tunes🎶!
https://t.co/XBiiNl5Qya
#microbit #coding #STEAM

[Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Thinkabit Lab @VT_ThinkabitLab]

Our leader and leading supporter in Blacksburg is also Associate Dean of the College of Engineering, and Executive Director of our Center for Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, Dr. Bev Watford.

[Virginia Tech Engineering @VTEngineering]

And the Career Achievement Award goes to... Bev Watford! 🤩🎉 This award recognizes an individual who has made sustained, outstanding, and significant contributions to a career field. 👏

[Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Thinkabit Lab @VT_ThinkabitLab]

@AFCEA @OneRCPSchools @FtBelvoirES @FCPSSTEAM @DoDEACrossroads @pwcgov @AFCEABelvoir @AFCEAQP @VTmetroDC @FCLEdu Our wonderful sponsors:

[Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Thinkabit Lab @VT_ThinkabitLab]

Over 470 5th graders joined a 2nd pilot of our @AFCEA Engineer the Planet Hackathon from @OneRCPSchools, @FtBelvoirES, @FCPSSTEAM and @DoDEACrossroads in @pwcgov. Thanks to @AFCEABelvoir, @AFCEARockbridge, @AFCEAQP our @VTmetroDC #microbit provider @FCLEdu, and all our sponsors.

[Micro:bit Educational Foundation @microbit_edu]

The 🆕 #microbit Python Editor is designed to help students who are learning to code using a text-based language. It's full of tools to help you spend 👉more time teaching👈, from modelling programming tasks to testing and developing code 🙌
#edtechteachers #csteachers #coding

[Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Thinkabit Lab @VT_ThinkabitLab]

This is great recognition of our long-term collaboration using microcontrollers in 5th and 6th grade classrooms, leading to a fascinating AFCEA pilot project.

[FBESSTEAM @fbessteam1]

We're honored & happy to receive the Exceptional Contribution to STEM Education Award 2022 in Baltimore tonight @jegenrieder @NancyHRowland @AFCEABelvoir @dodeagrants @FtBelvoirES

[vaedstrategies @VaEdStrategies]

Interested in Data Science?

You are cordially invited to attend an important webinar this Thursday, April 28, 5:00-6:00pm. Open to math & CS curriculum leaders, school admins and HS math or CS teachers.
Please register in advance for this meeting:

https://t.co/GH1whKdlAr

[Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Thinkabit Lab @VT_ThinkabitLab]

Be sure to register for this free @VaEdStrategies
April 28 program featuring technical (STEM) education and workforce leaders from
the @VAChamber, @Amazon, @NASASTEM, @USChamber, @NASA, and @VTmetroDC/@VTCEED/@Thinkabit_Lab/ @VTEngineering.

[vaedstrategies @VaEdStrategies]

Join us for a panel discussion April 28 that features business and educational leaders/experts to discuss ideas and strategies to help prepare students for high demand STEM Careers! #xchangenet
Visit our website to register and learn about our speakers: https://t.co/0DGFAmQhLv

[vaedstrategies @VaEdStrategies]

Join us for a panel discussion April 28 that features business and educational leaders/experts to discuss ideas and strategies to help prepare students for high demand STEM Careers! #xchangenet
Visit our website to register and learn about our speakers: https://t.co/0DGFAmQhLv

[VT School of Education @VaTechSOE]

Virginia Tech's Reading Specialist Degree. Online courses, 5 semesters. Practical, Affordable. New faculty! New courses! Info session on April 9 from 11:00-12:00pm. Register here: https://t.co/ZitHNbaFUG

Contact [email protected] with any questions!

#VirginiaTech

[Qualcomm @Qualcomm]

As cities change, more people use communal bikes & scooters — but those people are relatively unprotected on the road. To improve road safety, we’re working with @commsignia & @spokesafety to add #CV2X technology into micro mobility vehicles. Learn more: https://t.co/yc4HprzvwC

[FBESSTEAM @fbessteam1]

Kids Lab coders in 4th & 5th grade constructed programs for their microbits. Using computer science, they set up algorithms for games and more! @dodeagrants @FtBelvoirES @FCPSSTEAM

[Glasgow MS @GlasgowMS]

Today our Young Scholars participated in a fantastic field trip to the @Qualcomm@Thinkabit_Lab! Amazing lessons, resources, and inspiring hands on activities using C++ programming and robotics.
@VT_ThinkabitLab @QualcommforGood @FCPSSTEAM @FCPSScience @fcpsnews

[Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Thinkabit Lab @VT_ThinkabitLab]

Micro:bits in the science classroom.

[Dave Bugden @d_bugden]

Ss @microbit_edu moisture sensors all set up and functioning perfectly! All set to add on automated water pumps next week. Great task for exploring conditional coding and real world data. 🌿 #microbit #stemeducation #primarystem #edtech

[Virginia Tech in the D.C. Area @vt_dcarea]

.@VT_ThinkabitLab 
https://t.co/4sKxGI94dJ

[FBESSTEAM @fbessteam1]

Mission Accomplished: Belvoir students participate in hackathon https://t.co/4jTXUBPKgB via @insidenova @dodeagrants @FtBelvoirES @FCPSSTEAM @AFCEABelvoir

[Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Thinkabit Lab @VT_ThinkabitLab]

This summer’s Technology and Engineering Educators’ annual meeting and professional learning conference is in Winchester.

[Northern Region VTEEA @NR_VTEEA]

@VA_TechEd Winter Board of Directors' meeting. Productive planning to help Technology and Engineering teachers in Virginia. @VirginiaACTE @childengineer @VirginiaCTE

[Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Thinkabit Lab @VT_ThinkabitLab]

A great pilot project with #microbit microcontrollers for the entire 5th grade.

[FBESSTEAM @fbessteam1]

5th graders are problem-solving like computer scientists & participating in "Escape the Planet," ⁦a coding challenge. @AFCEABelvoir⁩ ⁦@FtBelvoirES⁩ ⁦@FCPSSTEAM⁩ ⁦@dodeagrants⁩ ⁦@NancyHRowland⁩