November 2016 Mouse Newsletter
Mouse Students Present at White House Frontiers Conference
Rafia and Mickell from our Mouse Design League were invited to present at the White House Frontiers Conference, an event to discuss how science and technology frontiers are keeping our country on the cutting edge of innovation. See photos! >
Thanks to Amy Poehler's Smart Girls for featuring Rafia in this video!
Educators Design and Network at #MouseCreate Conference
A record number of educators from our national Mouse learning network joined us for our first #MouseCreate conference, a day of designing, creating, building, and networking with their peers.
Special thanks to all the educators who attended, especially our team of educators who flew in from our newest sites in Minnesota! See photos! >
NYC High School Students Attend Mouse Maker Night
We were thrilled to welcome more than 40 students from the High School of Arts and Technologyand other sites across NYC to our October Mouse Maker Night.
Our thanks to The New York City Council for generously supporting this event for young people to come together to create circuits, make games, and learn about designing technology with purpose. See photos and sign up for our next Maker Night on December 15th!
EcoMedia Features Mouse as "Rising Nonprofit to Watch"
We are very proud to be featured in the inaugural issue of Citizen, a publication from EcoMedia, a CBS Company. Mouse is included as one of their "Rising Nonprofits to Watch," with an interview of Mouse Executive Director Daniel Rabuzzi.
View article and watch this video created by EcoMedia highlighting Mouse students from IS 75 in Staten Island.
Mouse Youth Playtest for BrainPOP
BrainPOP recently released this new video, featuring our Mouse students from JHS 157 Halsey School playtesting their new game, The Meaning of BEEP.
Thanks to BrainPOP for giving our students this opportunity to provide their valuable feedback and for recognizing our Mouse students, educators, and staff! Watch video >
Mouse "Leaders in Learning" Series
To help celebrate our 20th year, Mouse has asked leaders in learning, technology, youth development and design to share their thoughts. See the latest posts on the Mouse blog:
- Amanda O'Donnell, SVP of Finance at Intersection
- Noel Anderson, Clinical Professor of Educational Leadership/Director of Educational Leadership Programs at New York University
- Kim Sabo Flores, Co-Founder and Chief of Products and Services at Algorhythm
Charissa Fernandez, Executive Director, Teach For America
- Antero Garcia, Assistant Professor at Colorado State University