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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom. It starts with a game of Robot Turtles, a board game by Thinkfun that’s being used at Hubbard Woods School in Winnetka, Ill., Within HWS and District 36’s other four schools, this is the first step of a journey that will touch on coding and robotics at each grade level.

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Looking for a Class Robot? Try Robo Wunderkind

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There are a lot of options if you want to bring programmable robots to your classroom. It is a build-a-robot kit designed to introduce children ages six and up to coding and robotics as well as the fun of problem-solving and creative thinking. If I were to rate myself with robotics, I might be closer to a 5 than a 10.

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Grit, Tenacity, Inclusion — Robotics Programs Teach Much More Than STEM Concepts

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Not every kindergartner can boast that she helped build a robot with high school students. Not every kindergartner can boast that she helped build a robot with high school students. Not every kindergartner can boast that she helped build a robot with high school students. Robotics Competition team.

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Fostering Creativity and Inclusion Through Content Creation and Real-World Relevance

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The Reinvent the Classroom HP Teaching Fellows offer insights about integrating content creation in learning environments to foster creativity and adhere to principles of accessibility. Blend Creativity With Real-Life Relevance Many educators working with diverse populations often try to find new ways to meet the needs of their learners.

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5 Ways to Prepare Every Student for the STEM Economy

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Early access to varied learning opportunities prepares them to take on challenges and opportunities throughout their lives and reach their full potential. However, many schools struggle to offer hands-on learning opportunities, such as robotics programs, because they lack funding, coaches and other forms of support.

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Rebuilding a School Community with Maker Learning

Digital Promise

To ensure access to high-quality educational experiences at the high school level, students enrolled in Grades 9-12 were provided tuition to attend one of two neighboring high schools. Strong professional learning to help create the desired instructional outcomes was paramount to our initiative’s success.

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How a Holden Caulfield Chatbot Helped My Students Develop AI Literacy

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We accessed the bot through Character.AI, a platform that provides user-generated bots that imitate famous historical and fictional characters, among others. A Variety of Outcomes For some students, the chats with Holden became safe spaces where they shared legitimate questions about life and struggles as a teenager.

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