User Generated Education

OCTOBER 5, 2019

I am beyond elated – our PreK-6 elementary school received monies, through our district’s Computer Science Resolution 2025, to create a STEAM (science, technology, arts, math) makerspace. A few of use spent the past few weeks rearranging our library so that one side contains our books and the other our STEAM materials.

Robotics 219

Robotics Libraries Elementary Classroom 219

Kathy Schrock

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Pete Birkinshaw, Used Punchcard, [link] So, when Robo ™ Wunderkind asked me to review their Education Robotics Kit for elementary students, ages 6 to 12, they were happy to hear I was no expert, since the kit was so easy to use! The darker blue Motors helps a student's robot to move around. Each color block has its own role.

Robotics 52

Robotics Android Mobility STEM 52

Waterford

APRIL 6, 2021

Then, discover kid-friendly books and activities about music that are perfect for elementary classrooms. If you have a copy of the picture book at your school library, try this Chicka Chicka Boom Boom-themed rhythm game. This Music Monsters activity is great for teaching older elementary students a quick lesson on composition.

Classroom 263

Classroom E-rate Elementary Study 263

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Robot teachers. The idea of a robot teacher may seem like a too futuristic concept at the moment, but it’s really an ongoing project in many schools and colleges worldwide. Robot teachers are able to work 24/7 without taking a break and don’t need a salary. They are patient and unbiased.

EdTech 347

EdTech Gamification Tools Robotics 347

eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2022

Teachers are not robots–they, too, are human beings with feelings, fears, insecurities and lives. I have been teaching in a public elementary school for 23 years. ” I reread these notes, poems, little books and remember why–I am making a difference in a “kiddo’s” life. So, what can be done?

Robotics 131

Robotics Survey Elementary Report 131

My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Chapter seven of my book exploring the instructional models most useful for robot-based learning in […]. The post What can we learn about STEM Education … FROM the Robotics? | This lesson is a great template for using robots as an experimental tool. This episode is about. You know Sphero.

Robotics 40

Robotics STEM Elementary Tools 40

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 13, 2020

Jorge Valenzuela, the author of Rev Up Robotics, discusses the three things schools should be teaching so students are ready. Hear an overview of computational thinking, algorithms, and robotics with Jorge Valenzuela. He says schools should focus less on bright and shiny things and should dig into the basics.

Technology 240

Technology Robotics STEM Course 240

Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I did all of this twice, the first week with elementary educators and the second week with secondary teachers (so 8 days total). I then facilitated 3 follow-up sessions over the next day and a half, working with elementary, middle, and high school administrators and their building leadership teams. Book club with Solution Tree.

Student Engagement 355

Student Engagement Elementary Strategy Secondary 355

Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

I recently took on a new position teaching 400+ elementary students Computer and Technology. I’m taking the time before we go into coding to help students learn about giving instructions, since the most important thing all my elementary students learned this past week is that a computer works by following instructions.

Robotics 159

Robotics Elementary Social Media Course 159

Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

I recently took on a new position teaching 400+ elementary students Computer and Technology. I’m taking the time before we go into coding to help students learn about giving instructions, since the most important thing all my elementary students learned this past week is that a computer works by following instructions.

Robotics 159

Robotics Elementary Social Media Course 159

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Former secretary of education, William Bennett, says, “An elementary school that treats the arts as the province of a few gifted children, or views them only as recreation and entertainment, is a school that needs an infusion of soul. Catherine: I was reading the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni. What would you give us as an idea? Vicki: Wow.

Robotics 364

Robotics Elementary Classroom Flipped Classroom 364

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 27, 2019

We include movies, books we want to read, places we want to go, and ways we want to relax (bubble bath or watching birds are just a few of mine.) Kindergarten – lower elementary 4. Create summer baskets for kids including sidewalk chalk, bubbles, and books (if you can find someone to donate them.) Make a memory book.

Elementary 164

Elementary Robotics iPad STEM 164

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2021

And we also looked at whether home robots could come to classrooms, and that one made the list as well. Should Robots Replace Teachers? Robots are having a moment—including the announcement this year of a new home robot by Amazon. Louis, and author of the new book, “Brainscapes.” What could that mean for education?

Robotics 107

Robotics STEM EdTech Elementary 107

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

“It works well for giant projects like museum displays, science fair projects, but it also works well for weekly vocabulary assignments,” says Robyn Tanksley, third-grade teacher at the Sexton Mountain Elementary School in Beaverton, in a video about Adobe Spark. . Her most recent book, Running: A Love Story was published in March.

Adobe 226

Adobe EdTech iPad Elementary 226

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2019

From articles to blog posts to books, that subject has been covered in great detail. Recently during a coaching visit at Sandshore Elementary School, a part of the Mt. I learned that the kids in school would often dress up the robotic device to add a more humanistic element to it. What makes something innovative?

Tools 308

Tools Robotics Outcomes Company 308

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Here are ten of the top Math-and-tech tips according to Ask a Tech Teacher readers: C-STEM Studio — A Great Way to Blend Math and Robotics. Math Books for Elementary Grades. 10 Tech Tools for Your Math Class. Zap Zap Math–Clever, Robust Math App for K-6. Celebrate Pi With Your Students. 3 Websites to Gamify Your Math Class.

Khan Academy 150

Khan Academy Common Core Digital Citizenship Robotics 150

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 14, 2019

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! This is one of the goals in my book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers. Find student book trailer examples and lesson ideas here. End of the School Year Activities from Shelly Sanchez Terrell.

Elementary 162

Elementary Android Robotics Video 162

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

As the school year starts here at Dr. Pablo Perez Elementary school in McAllen — where I am the school librarian — we are enrolling 40 to 60 newcomers in Harvey’s aftermath. As conversation starters, we have a number of books that help inform children about the crisis. Related: COLUMN: Come for the computers, stay for the books.

Robotics 67

Robotics Libraries Tablets Report 67

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

Future Ready 110

Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 110

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Book, bracelet and sticker! Ollie robots [link]. Ozobot robots [link]. The move to middle school comes after almost fifteen years in elementary education as a third grade teacher and as an elementary library media specialist. These students are programming Ollie robots. Stream by clicking here.

Libraries 150

Libraries Robotics Guidelines Twitter 150

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2018

As an elementary educator for most of my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with a variety of learners—from inner-city students in North Carolina to university-level students in Chicago—but I found my true calling as the librarian at Hubbard Woods Elementary in Winnetka, Illinois. Create a dream binder.

Robotics 101

Robotics Libraries Laptops Elementary 101

Hack Education

JULY 5, 2019

Over the course of the past few weeks, I’ve read a handful of books on writing and editing – Benjamin Dreyer’s Dreyer’s English , Stephen King’s On Writing , and Susan Bell’s The Artful Edit – but this week I turn my attention to revising the book. Yes, yes, yes. This is obvious.).

Robotics 48

Robotics Course Blackboard Elementary 48

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

Understandably, there is still some hesitation at the idea of using this technology, as education professionals fear the day robots will replace teachers. To get the most out of AI integration, Kaplan emphasizes the need for specific data sets , including grade books and assessments aligned to specific standards.

Kaplan 332

Kaplan Robotics Data Report 332

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

In 2013, I was hired to teach computer science (CS) and video game design to students in grades K-5 at Monte Sano Elementary School in Huntsville, Ala. A year earlier, I had graduated with a teaching degree in elementary education. It was my first full-time teaching job.

Robotics 163

Robotics Survey STEM Elementary 163

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah: Another way that I try to give students technology to showcase their science understanding is through like tools that help them to maybe build electronic books. See my review of Book Creator for Chrome. With Book Creator they can include pictures, they can include video, drawings, text. You’ve talked about Book Creator.

EdTech 187

EdTech Technology Robotics Classroom 187

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

They came up with prompts like creating a story about a black cat and seven chickens reading a giant book, and then they used DALL-E to generate an image to go with it. It is one of many activities from ISTE-GM AI Explorations Hands-on Guides for Elementary Teachers. Brandon Taylor I am learning how to teach AI together with students.

Education 182

Education Learning Training Robotics 182

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. But it’s also a space where they can write a book,” she says. They work on any project they want, such as robotics. For its part, St.

STEM 399

STEM Education Advocacy Libraries 399

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2019

Singh debuted as an author with the release of her empowering STEM book “Ara The Star Engineer” (her 20% passion project at Google) that was a bestseller on launch day. The book is being translated to more than 10 languages and has been converted to many immersive experiences. The book series sets to inspire children (esp.

STEM 255

STEM Google Course Robotics 255

Fractus Learning

JULY 14, 2021

What to Look for in STEM Toys Engineering Toys Compared Best Engineering Kits For Kids Reviewed Building Sets Circuits and Electronic Games Robot Toys. An engineering kit can be a construction set, a video game, a board game, a robot kit with coding ideas, a physics activity, or a science kit. Robot Toys. 4 robot vehicle.

Robotics 115

Robotics STEM iPad Elementary 115

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As the visual arts teacher at an elementary school in Brooklyn, N.Y., I know you love robots, so would you like to build a robot out of cardboard boxes?” It could be a project that involves creating a board game that incorporates math and writing, or a video that demonstrates what favorite book characters would do.

Robotics 143

Robotics Differentiated Instruction Elementary Examples 143

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

See booking info and please contact me anytime at (mjgormans@gmail.com). It is from the book The power of Computational Thinking by Paul Curzon and Peter W McOwan we find the following quote: “The beauty of Algorithms is that steps can be followed without those involved having any idea of what they are doing and why”. Mike ( [link].

Resources 103

Resources STEM Conference Robotics 103

Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

Over the past year, we’ve been unlearning some of the restrictive practices of formulaic writing that students have been taught since elementary school. This format has trained our students to write in standardized formats, and we shouldn’t be surprised that a robot has suddenly turned into one of our most consistent students.

Classroom 213

Classroom Robotics Analysis Course 213

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2019

These include items like books written by authors of color, or other resources featuring figures from diverse backgrounds. Wondwossen is a former elementary school ESL teacher, and when she was in the classroom, she used to tell her students they were “language superheroes.” “The classrooms.

Classroom 162

Classroom Google Advocacy Robotics 162

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 15, 2019

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. EIE – Engineering is Elementary supports educators and children with curricula and professional development that develop engineering literacy. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. My calendar is filling.

STEM 143

STEM Resources Robotics Learning 143

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2019

Elementary science instruction often takes a back seat to math and reading and receives little time in the school day. In fact, the 2018 National Study of Science and Mathematics Education reported that many elementary school teachers do not even provide science instruction every week. You see it when your parents are cooking.

STEM 165

STEM PowerMyLearning Robotics Elementary 165

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2017

Elementary-age students think this is true, but something happens between 4th and 8th grade. Revel in that feeling of accomplishment that comes with doing the impossible–finding the answer to a calculus formula (or division problem) or programming a robot to walk across the room. Albert Einstein. C-STEM Studio.

STEM 191

STEM How To Common Core Robotics 191

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2021

Thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) and its $6.1 Young students will follow a similar calendar to the one in San Diego, with academic recovery in the morning and afternoons devoted to community theater, robotics or even podcasting. Those replies fed into the district’s Summer B.O.O.S.T.

Learning 203

Learning Secondary Robotics Training 203