Robotics Exploratorium

With a lifelong passion for technology and education, Brian has combined them both to create a company that is innovating technology education. His business career has journeyed through multiple successful startups, bringing innovative software and services to market. His experience as an educator ranges from cutting edge video training to the creation of technology camps for kids in addition to teaching in the high school classroom. Today, his company is both a video game publisher and creator of some of the most successful educational content for popular video game platforms including Minecraft, Fortnite and Unreal Engine.

Alexandra Konsur-Grushinski has spent time in education teaching both students and adults how to embrace technology, STEM and Computer Science as tools for learning. Working with all sized learners (PreK to adults), she aims to demystify CS concepts as well as get students to engage in learning enthusiastically. She is passionate about aviation, electronics, robotics, programming and 3D design. This passion is illustrated by her management of projects developed for and utilized in iCreate STEM, a technology-focused STEM/CS program out of NEIU 19 Technology Department and her leadership roles in NEPA STEM Ecosystem and PA Statewide STEM Ecosystem (PSSE).

As a Technology Education teacher from Bloomsburg Area High School, I have embraced the opportunities that combative robots have provided my engineering program. By using advanced problem solving techniques, 3D modeling software, 3D printers and CNC equipment, teams from this small, rural, school have won 4 National Championships, 5 Best Engineered Robots Awards and numerous 2nd – 4th place finishes at the national level.

Samantha Masco is a Science and STEM educator in the Carbondale Area School District. Samantha created a STEM program within the Junior/Senior High School as well as played a key role in developing a STEM Action Plan for the district.

Eric Yoder is the Coordinator of Educational Technology at Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 in Central Pennsylvania. Along with educational technology, he supports K-12 STEM and CS, with a particular focus on bringing physical computing and digital fabrication into classrooms. He is a former middle school language arts teacher, where he discovered his love of ed tech through digital storytelling. Outside of work, he can generally be found tending bees or building hive equipment in his workshop.