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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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Cross Curricular Maker Education Activity That Addresses Common Core Standards

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It combines geometry concepts with a language arts activity while addressing several common core standards. Brief Description: Learners create a robot using geometric shapes and LEDs. They then compose a comic strip using Storyboard That which describes the geometric properties of their robot. These are shared with peers.

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Creative Coding and Robots in the Classroom

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Teachers do not need computer science degrees to engage, enhance and extend student coding experiences due to the abundance of easily accessible creative coding and robotics programs. As early as kindergarten, Common Core math requires students to see math abstractly with numbers, concretely with objects, and visually with pictures.

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Part 1: Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom… The Driving Question and PBL

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As we begin this series I dedicate this post to the writing of that Driving Question which is so important in STEM and PBL. If the question is Google-able then it probably is not deep inquiry. Now, using advanced Google skills to find answers that create more questions fits the bill for common core skills.

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Part 1: Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom… Driving and Investigative Questions

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

This post is dedicated to writing that Driving or Investigative Question which is so important in STEM and PBL. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. If the question is Google-able then it probably is not deep inquiry. Check out my Booking Page.

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Tech Ed Resources–Lesson Plans

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Let me review a few: STEM Lesson Plans Coding Lesson Plans By Grade Level 30 K-5 Common Core-aligned lessons 110 lesson plans –integrate tech into different grades, subjects, by difficulty level, and call out higher-order thinking skills. Genius Hour, Google Apps, Khan Academy , Robotics, STEM, Coding, and more.

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Discovering the “Ultimate Classroom”: A Student Led Project Based Learning Inquiry

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With the Common Core, state testing, interventions, and all else that goes on in the elementary day, how would I find time for my students to investigate and inquire into their interests? While some studied robotics and social media, others dived into different learning disabilities and schools around the world.