Category: Blog
Mar 06
The Saga of the Tro-Bot Team
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Feb 22
Reaching the World Through Robotics
By Arvind and Sanjay Seshan Welcome to guest bloggers Arvind and Sanjay Seshan! Arvind and Sanjay are members of Not the Droids You Are Looking For (www.droidsrobotics.org), a FIRST Lego League (www.firstlegoleague.org) team based in Pittsburgh, PA. They have had a very successful four seasons, winning a Champions trophy and Robot Performance trophy every year of …
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Feb 15
Welcome Leah Kennelly!
Welcome Leah Kennelly, Grow a Generation’s new project manager. Leah Kennelly joins Grow a Generation with a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Purdue and nearly ten years of experience as a senior engineer with Proctor and Gamble. Most recently, Leah has been involved in schools, scouts, and faith communities taking up the topics …
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Feb 15
Heart Valves, Blood Drives, and STEM Education
Happy Valentine’s Day! As we celebrate the holiday of giving one’s heart to another in love, indulge in a moment’s reflection on this amazing organ. Last fall, we held an Engineering Saturday on the theme of Heart Valves. Jacob Ujhazy was the guest presenter for the event and prepared an incredible interview and fascinating conversation …
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Dec 30
2014 Highlights for Grow a Generation
From 2 Kitty Whisperers speaking at a law conference to students serving aboard the Orion Spacecraft as virtual crew members, it was an eventful year for Grow a Generation. Here’s a selection of 2014’s highlights AUTHORS 5th grade author and animal advocate Veronica was nominated by the ASPCA for the Humane Kid of the …
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Dec 21
Top Three Coding Opportunities for [grand]parents to invest in for their Kids
A mom recently contacted me asking “What is the best class to sign my child up for to learn to code?” The questions followed on the tail of the incredible Code.org sponsored event “Hour of Code.” We had a blast at Baden Academy, filming teachers and students celebrating laughing angry birds, skating Elsa’s, and snail …
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Dec 02
My students and I are heading into space!
Blast off is this Thursday, December 4, 2014, 7 am. Students from Baden Academy and from Grow a Generation workshops earned their spot as virtual crew members aboard the Orion Spacecraft. Congratulations Zoe, Lexi, Ava, Bryant, Emily and Glorian! I got my ticket … Get your child excited! Consider …
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Nov 23
Hour of Code
Coming to a Library, School, or Computer Near You!
Code.org created something ingenious. The plethora of learn it yourself fun game-like software design programs have created this bite-sized introductions and made it available for free on their website the week of December 8-14. How do you take part? Librarians from Beaver County attended an inservice last week and learned all about Scratch Programming – …
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