Engineering the Future
April 9th, 2021
In Person Learning!
Welcome back! Many teachers and students returned to in person learning this week. Thank you to all the teachers and staff who went above and beyond to get our schools ready for students to return safely. Thanks to you all for continuing to provide high quality instruction to all students whether they are in a chair or on a screen.
It was amazing to hear happy voices in classrooms and hallways! The teachers and staff were ready for kids to return and had amazing learning experiences waiting for students. Mr. Lovette's kids were able to do multiple hands on labs in their science classes at Valley, Mr. Forster's classes programmed Microbits and started learning to use the new 3D printers at Garfield, and Mrs. Garcia's 4th graders had a busy week exploring the Bosque and Rio Grande on a virtual field trip, making fraction nameplates, and participating in NDI as a whole group!!!!
T Birds back in the classroom!
Steampunk fun at Garfield
Gravity lab at Valley
Spring Showcase
Attendees can register to attend here: https://engineeringthefuture.vfairs.com/
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Professional Development for Teachers
Explora is offering workshops virtually Most include a kit of materials! Pre-registration is required.
Click on the name below to register
- Art with a Spark: An electrifying workshop that brings together the making mindset and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math). You’ll learn the basics of circuits and explore the unconventional possibilities of circuitry using simple, common materials. April 10 from 3:30-5:30pm.
- Learn and Create Comics Workshop
- 4/21 from 4-5:30 pm
- 4/28 from 4-5:30 pm
- Register here!
Events for Families and Students
Explora offers Free Virtual STEM Nights for the entire family
- April 12: High Desert FlameWorks - Watch our neighbors as they create some amazing glass work!
- April 15: Teen Science Cafe - You are a Super Nova
- April 19: Join us for the Science of Storytelling, Empathy + Writing a Galaxy of Feelings with our Maker in Residence, poet Gigi Bellag. The whole family will be inspired to participate in this interactive program to create bubble poems inspired by "Helium" by Rudy Francisco.
- April 22: Mini Comics with Abagail Butler. 5:30-6:30 learn to tell stories with pictures!
- April 26: Fidelity - Why We Save: This lesson teaches students key concepts in identifying opportunity costs, how to save money to save more money over time and explore spending and saving. This is a fun lesson for students who love to engage in activities! If possible, gather paper, scissors, and glue or tape.
Office of Innovation
Email: innovation@aps.edu
Website: https://www.aps.edu/innovation/engineering-the-future
Location: 6400 Uptown Boulevard Northeast, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Phone: 505-855-9053
Twitter: @APSInnovates