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DECEMBER 9, 2024

These spaces empower students to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaborative skills while working on real-world projects. Learning Opportunities : Workshops or guided projects on topics like robotics, coding, 3D modeling, and engineering principles. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

Yet, kids who can code are better at logical thinking and problem solving, more independent and self-assured, and more likely to find a job when they graduate. Human robot. Human Robot. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’. Kid-created Games That Teach.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

The idea started as a clever way to teach students to think critically and problem-solve, show them that deep thinking was fun and problem-solving exhilarating. But here’s my issue: Too often, kids forget that the goal is to practice critical thinking and problem solving, not pursue a career in programming.

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AUGUST 2, 2024

You can purchase just the teacher manuals or student workbooks to serve a 1:1 environment, Google Classroom, and hybrid teaching situations. Middle School and High School are designed for semester or quarter grading periods typical of those grade levels with topics like programming, robotics, writing an ebook, and community service with tech.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Game development teaches kids valuable skills like creativity, problem-solving, and persistence—skills they’ll use for life! Building Problem-Solving Skills Through Game Development Game development naturally encourages kids to think critically and solve problems. What if coding could be that fun?

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

C-STEM Studio –download to teach computers, science, technology, engineering and math with robotics. Ted-ED Think Like A Coder –a 10-episode cartoon-based series to teach kids about coding in a game format. BeeBop –based on the Beebop floor robot–free. Hummingbird Robotics. Click for Robotics 101 lesson plan.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Start kindergartners with problem solving. How to train your robot –a lesson plan from Dr. Techniko. Program a human robot (unplugged). How do you program a robot –BBC’s version of this topic; includes a video, game, and more. Robotics–using NXT and Lego Mindstorm. Scratch Jr.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

BeeBop –based on the Beebop floor robot–free. Osmo Coding- -a purchased game system to teach coding. Swift Playground –from Apple, includes lessons and challenges designed to teach kids to code. Ted-ED Think Like A Coder –a 10-episode cartoon-based series to teach kids about coding in a game format. Build an App.

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AUGUST 1, 2019

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. What is Robo Wunderkind. How to get started. That’s it!

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JUNE 30, 2022

You can purchase just the teacher manuals or student workbooks to serve a 1:1 environment, Google Classroom, and hybrid teaching situations. Middle School and High School are designed for semester or quarter grading periods typical of those grade levels with topics like programming, robotics, writing an ebook, and community service with tech.

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MARCH 4, 2022

When it comes to teaching students to code, and the skills and ideas they will learn, it can help to think of a painter’s palette. When they learn in what I call the “coding playground,” children can experiment with technical problem-solving while also exploring values, virtues and character strengths.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As educators struggle with the best way to teach critical thinking and problem solving, coding has proven to be an effective and flexible tool. While most parents agree that it should be part of the modern school’s program, only a small percentage ( about 40% of schools) teach coding. Looking for a Class Robot?

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Anytime I can show students how to complete math skills without doing math, it’s a plus (because they don’t expect a discussion on problem-solving or Minecraft to help with math). Kid-created Games That Teach. Looking for a Class Robot? Root Robotics–Great Way to Extend Hour of Code. Minecraft Review.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

Human robot. Here are some of my favorite unplugged activities: Human Robot. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to coding that is also a great way to teach sequencing–a critical skill for coding. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’.

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JULY 15, 2021

Each book is between 175 and 252 pages and includes lesson plans, assessments, domain-specific vocabulary, problem-solving tips, Big Idea, Essential Question, options if primary tech tools not available, posters, reproducibles, samples, tips, enrichments, entry and exit tickets, and teacher preparation. Where do you get it.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

You can purchase just the teacher manuals or student workbooks to serve a 1:1 environment, Google Classroom, and hybrid teaching situations. Middle School and High School are designed for semester or quarter grading periods typical of those grade levels with topics like programming, robotics, writing an ebook, and community service with tech.

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JUNE 4, 2015

Students in many schools are now routinely engaged in constructing robotic-based equipment that works with devices like Raspberry Pi and, in so doing, are truly exemplifying what it means to be living as a creative 21 st century learner.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Kid-created Games That Teach. Looking for a Class Robot? Root Robotics–Great Way to Extend Hour of Code. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Also: Check out these posts from previous years: Augmented Reality with Metaverse. Build Your Own Apps. Build Websites. Try Robo Wunderkind. Scratch Jr.

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JULY 10, 2023

This app introduces young kids to the concepts of coding and problem solving in a playful setting by guiding a robot through increasingly challenging puzzles. Encourage collaboration on group projects that combine creativity and technology, so that students can design mobile apps, video games, or even program robots!

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

Click for Robotics 101 lesson plan. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. At any time during the year, click to take you to the master list : Program on computers, iPads, laptops–whatever works, whatever age.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

C-STEM Studio is a California A-G approved curriculum and turn-key solution for teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics through computing and robotics. RoboSim –students program a virtual robot of their choice (by picking from among Lego Mindstorm and others) in a virtual environment. why bother.

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MAY 15, 2024

The program also includes citizen/participatory science and service learning, environmental stewardship and applications across all disciplines, as well as STEM quarterly challenges tied to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, computer science, and applications, such as security, robotics and games.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Yet, kids who can code are better at logical thinking and problem solving, more independent and self-assured, and more likely to find a job when they graduate. Human Robot. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to teaching coding that teaches sequencing–a critical skill for coding.

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JULY 15, 2019

Education has many disruptors–3D Printing, AR and VR, 1:1 technology, STEM, and STEAM–but a recent and wildly popular one is robotics. These automated humanoid bots often interact with users, require critical thinking and problem-solving, and grab the imagination of students in ways that makes everyone want to learn.

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MARCH 3, 2023

5 Tips for Teaching STEM With Robots Guest Post by Sphero Team March 3, 2023 Robots are not quite living up to the promises of science fiction movies, but they are still doing some pretty amazing things in our everyday lives, especially in the classroom. Let’s dive in and discover what you can do with Sphero!

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

One of the most difficult skills to teach in school is problem solving. We talk about what that means–problem solving, critical analysis, logical thinking–but often, that sounds hard to them–too hard. .” –Anneli Rautiainen, Head of Innovation Unit at Finnish National Agency for Education.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

The idea started as a clever way to teach students to think critically and problem-solve. One hour, according to Hour of Code, would show them that deep thinking was fun and problem-solving was exhilarating. Here’s a full lesson plan on My Robotic Friends (also available in Spanish) and a quick video.

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MARCH 10, 2017

Model for them how you address problem-solving. It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. Coding uses the vehicle of programming to teach students creativity and logic, to be problem-solvers and critical thinkers. Albert Einstein. C-STEM Studio. STEM can do that.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Greg Beutler is the Director of Techscool.org , a school devoted to teaching kids this fundamental skill through the lens of robotics, coding, competitions, and more. Computer Science is an important subject for all students because it teaches you how to think. gives them a wide arena of problems and problem-solving skills.

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APRIL 12, 2023

I was also teaching at Black Girls Code and [thought], “How do I put these two together?” In the book, obviously there's images of girls coding together, building robots together, just showing what they can do, but then there’s the teaching side of it. Robotics is not in the picture. It was in high school freshman year.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

In a fifth-grade class at Redlands Unified School District in California, students sit in pairs, building LEGO® Education robots that hop. They're also coding, measuring and problem-solving. Building robots, sailboats and pulleys also helps students see how to apply their learning to real-world situations. Why Teachers ??

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DECEMBER 5, 2020

BeeBop –based on the Beebop floor robot–free. Osmo Coding- -a purchased game system to teach coding. Swift Playground –from Apple, includes lessons and challenges designed to teach kids to code. C-STEM Studio –download to teach computers, science, technology, engineering and math with robotics. Cato’s Hike (K+).

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NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Yet, kids who can code are better at logical thinking and problem solving, more independent and self-assured, and more likely to find a job when they graduate. Human robot. Human Robot. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’. Coding with pixel art. Human algorithm.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Yet, kids who can code are better at logical thinking and problem solving, more independent and self-assured, and more likely to find a job when they graduate. Human robot. Human Robot. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’. Kid-created Games That Teach.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

And it is making a difference: 74 percent of teachers reported that PLTW Core Training made them more effective as a teacher , and 68 percent of teachers reported that PLTW Core Training has had more of an impact on their teaching practice than other professional development. I wouldn’t have learned robotics.

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JULY 15, 2020

Each book is between 212 and 252 pages and includes lesson plans, assessments, domain-specific vocabulary, problem-solving tips, Big Idea, Essential Question, options if primary tech tools not available, posters, reproducibles, samples, tips, enrichments, entry and exit tickets, and teacher preparation. Where do you get it.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Swanier showed this video Girls in Tech for Web Summit - Ruthe Farmer – YouTube We’ve been taking about this problem for a while but we really need to take our actions up a notch. Dr. Swanier also talked about explicitly teach problem solving. My first regular session was “Teaching with Minecraft: Education Edition.”

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