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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom. Thu, 04/12/2018 - 10:58. It starts with a game of Robot Turtles, a board game by Thinkfun that’s being used at Hubbard Woods School in Winnetka, Ill., Schools Get Started in Robotics. District 36 started small with its robotics program. “We

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How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs

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How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs. Wed, 05/09/2018 - 11:57. When Fleming did an assessment at New Milford High School she found that robotics was only offered to the top 25 or 30 engineering students, the majority of whom were boys. Why not offer robotics in the makerspace to the entire student population ?

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How Do We Get More Girls Into STEM? Build Confidence (and Robots)

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The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation , organizer of the world’s largest robotics competition and leader in STEM education, is doing a careful examination of gender diversity. Fortunately, we’ve found that participation in robotics competitions can boost confidence.

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CoSN 2018: K–12 Innovators Explore the New Age of Tech

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CoSN 2018: K–12 Innovators Explore the New Age of Tech. Wed, 02/14/2018 - 14:40. at the CoSN 2018 Annual Conference. With the theme of exponential change, thought leaders and presenters at the conference will focus on how to design learning for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. “We meghan.bogardu…. Content Subtype.

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How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs

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How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs. Wed, 05/09/2018 - 11:57. When Fleming did an assessment at New Milford High School she found that robotics was only offered to the top 25 or 30 engineering students, the majority of whom were boys. Why not offer robotics in the makerspace to the entire student population ?

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District Tinker-Fests and Hackathons Rev Up Student Interest in STEM Education

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Fri, 10/05/2018 - 08:55. In every direction, robots are dancing, racing or manipulating objects, as servo motors whir and LED lights glow. . We felt like the community needed to see what our students are capable of doing with coding and robotics,” Land says. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how to create a successful STEM program!

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K–12 Education’s Top Tech Hurdles to Innovation

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The county opened an “unschool” for high school students in the 2018–19 school year but purchased no equipment until students arrived. This continuous updating of skills will also address another key hurdle: how to align what students learn with new technologies that will shape the future of the workplace. by Shailaja Neelakantan.

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