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Sam Phillips
Middle School Collaborator - Brightworks at Institute for Applied Tinkering
Sam Phillips is a Middle School Collaborator at Brightworks, part of the Institute for Applied Tinkering.34 He has been helping kids make projects and trust in the power of their ideas since 2009.2 As a collaborator at Brightworks, Sam works with middle school students, specifically 6th grade, to facilitate project-based learning and STEAM education.23
Prior to his role at Brightworks, Sam managed an instructional team that designed and facilitated STEAM projects for middle-school youth in an after-school digital media lab context.3 His experience in education spans over a decade, focusing on empowering students through hands-on, project-based learning approaches.
At Brightworks, collaborators like Sam aim to break down the hierarchy between teacher and student, encouraging students to be the authors of their own education.2 This aligns with the school's philosophy of fostering curiosity, skills, and passions in children through experiential learning.1
