Suzanne’s Big Idea: Suzanne’s project hopes to engage students’ interest in electronics and programming through computational thinking. Her students have learned basic coding and have designed and 3D-printed their own version of Google’s VR (virtual reality) cardboard.
Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences. Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.
Interesting Facts: Suzanne rescues animals, ranging from a wolf hybrid to a very large tortoise. Suzanne has taught herself many things including 3-D design modeling.
2017 National STEM Scholar Suzanne Banas
Suzanne Banas (left) from Miami codes her Ozobot with help from Kerrie McDaniel. A biology professor at WKU, Kerrie has taught life science lessons to the NSCF SCholars throughout the week. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)