Coding from the Littles to Middles: Teaching and Learning with Robotics in Elementary School

PD: Education Tech | This program is completed

1 Clubhouse Rd. Fairlee, VT 05045 United States

TBD

Elementary teachers, librarians, and technology integration specialists

12/7/2018 (one day)

8:30 AM-3:30 PM EDT on Fri

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$275.00

Included in the price of this workshop is a Bee Bot Robot!

How can you integrate critical thinking, problem solving, sequential thinking, spatial reasoning, and collaboration, while also teaching math, science, and literacy? Coding and building robots is a highly engaging place to start. This workshop will highlight various access points to integrate these skills and strategies, as well as share a model for robotics integration across the K – 6 grade continuum. All activities will be modified versions of science, math, and technology instruction from the presenters’ K-6 setting.

In this hands-on workshop, participants will work in teams to program KiBo, Beebot, WeDo Lego, Mindstorm & EV3 Lego robots, as well as be challenged to use a design-build process to solve simple engineering tasks. The presenters will share examples of student materials, assessment rubrics, scope and sequence, best practices for teacher collaboration, and tips for material management.

This workshop will specifically address:
- Different access points for getting started with robotics
- Literacy, math and science integration through robotics
- Direct instruction around collaboration and other transferable skills
- How robotics supports student collaboration to critically think and solve problems
- The benefits and challenges of using robotics in an elementary setting

  • No coding experience required, but if you have some that is fine too!
  • Tech specifications: We will use several coding and programming apps. Some of the apps run on iPads, some on Windows, and some on Chromebooks. We will also explore classroom uses of several robots that do not require a computing device.
Bruccoli, Arlyn

Arlyn Bruccoli is the Librarian and Technology Integration Specialist at East Montpelier Elementary School. Her love of dinosaurs, anthropology, and children led her to pursue a Master’s of Science in Education at Bank Street College with a concentration in museum education. After working for the American Museum of Natural History’s National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology, Arlyn joined the VT Dept. of Education as the Technology Integration Specialist. She still loves dinosaurs, but has found that being a librarian and technology integrationist allows her to explore EVERYTHING through the intersection of library resources, robotics, and the curiosities of elementary school students.

Fitch, Jennifer

Jennifer Fitch received her Masters in Education with a concentration in Reading and Early Literacy from the University of Vermont. She has worked in education for more than 20 years as both a classroom teacher and a literacy specialist.