Our Second Teachers’ Workshop

Our second National Science Foundation (NFS) funded Teachers’ Workshop took place on Sep 13th, 2024. We had 22 participants from the Gwinnett County School System (GCPS) and other educational nonprofits such as Next Generation Focus (NGF).

Outreach Projects Included

Planimals

Updated Sep 12, 2024

Techs:

scratch

Make coding entertaining with simplifying programming concepts while learning how to program a resou...

Blending Reality

Updated May 6, 2024

Techs:

blender adobe aero

Teaching Art Creation with Augmented Reality and Aero

Ball Is Life

Updated Sep 12, 2024

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sphero

Teaches programming fundamentals such as for loops, functions, variables in a hands on way using Sph...

Drone Reality

Updated Sep 13, 2024

Techs:

drone

Using CoDrones, the aim of this project is to teach others about basic programming concepts through ...

Alien Invaders

Updated Sep 12, 2024

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processing tableau

Developing a simple game in Processing inspired from the Japanese 1978 fixed shooter video game whil...

Space Mechanic

Updated Apr 11, 2024

Techs:

scratch makey makey conduction

Using Makey Makey and Scratch the fundamental programming concepts such as variables, if-else statem...

Slice IT!

Updated Sep 12, 2024

Techs:

unity

This project aims to create engaging hands-on learning activities using the Unity game engine to dem...

Faculty Facilitators

Dr. Anca Doloc-Mihu

Top Claw Recipient

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Dr. Cindy Robertson

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Dr. Cengiz Gunay

Dr. Cengiz Gunay is a self-taught computer programmer. Born in Turkey, he completed a bachelor's deg...

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Dr. Tirza Leader

Dr. Tirza Leader received her doctorate in Social psychology at the University of Kent in Canterbury...

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Dr. Xin Xu

Prior to joining GGC, Dr. Xin Xu was an instructor at Louisiana Technical College for two years. She...

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Dr. Wei Jin

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Students

Ammar Mehicevic

Tap Student Assistant

Anh Tang

Data Science & Analytics student, part of the TAP class in Spring 2024. I worked on a project called Space Mechanic that taught fundamental programming concepts along with my two group members Juli an...

Carina George

Tap Student Assistant

Julissa Valdez-Ramos

Aspiring network engineer with a passion for technology education and accessibility. I enjoy exploring the limitations and weirder aspects of technology, with a keen interest in circuit bending and mo...

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Sean Nolan

Tap Student Assistant.

Trung Dao

Web Development Intern responsible for building the TAP website. A resourceful and detail-oriented developer with a strong track record of creating user-focused websites. Proficient in HTML, CSS, and ...

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Gallery

Teachers competing in multiplayer game Alien Invaders

Teachers commanding the drone in the Drone Reality project

Teachers at the Slice It workshop by student assistants Elijah Santiago and Sean Nolan

Facilitators Cindy Robertson and Cengiz Gunay conducting a brainstorming session for teachers to invent new projects

Teachers learning conductivity with the Space Mechanic workshop by student assistant Anh Tang

Learning conductivity and game development in the Space Mechanic workshop

Teachers learning augmented reality (AR) with the Blending Reality project

Teachers learning augmented reality (AR) with the Blending Reality project by student assistant Carina George

Teacher learning about the Drone Reality project from student assistant Sean Nolan

Teachers learning to control the Sphero robot with the Ball is Life project

Teachers learning to control the Sphero robot with the Ball is Life project from student assistant Ammar Mehicevic

Teachers learning conductivity with the Space Mechanic workshop by student assistant Julissa Valdez-Ramos