Teaching STEM with Robotics In the last couple of decades Robotics programs such as FIRST have enabled young people to experience the excitement of STEM disciplines and inspired them to explore careers in STEM fields. Institutions of higher education such as Polytechnic Institute of NYU and Carnegie Mellon have developed sound academic programs that build on students’ enthusiasm for robots through hands-on, STEM curricula using LEGO Education and National Instruments classroom tools.This symposium will showcase how successful robotics tools, platforms, and programs are transferring robotics into the classroom.In the morning, speakers from Polytechnic Institute of NYU, FIRST, LEGO Education, Carnegie Mellon University, and National Instruments will talk about the migration of robotics into the classroom.Attend two of the six hands-on workshops offered in the afternoon to experience firsthand how to teach STEM using the different robotics platforms.From 9:00 am to 11:00 am speakers from Polytechnic Institute of NYU, FIRST, LEGO Education, Carnegie Mellon University, and National Instruments will speak about the migration of robotics into the classroom.
If you would like to attend this session, please register here.From 12:15 to 4:30 pm, you will have the opportunity to attend two of the following six hands-on workshops:Teaching STEM using LEGO MINDSTORMS® NXT with TETRIX® and ROBOTC®:A Model for Sustainable Expansion of FIRST Programs from Tournament to Classroom:STEM with LEGO Education WeDo Robotics in Early Elementary:STEM with LEGO Education in Elementary Schools:STEM with LEGO Education in Middle and High Schools:Participants must preregister for the workshops as there is limited availability. The workshops are on a first-come, first- served basis.Participants of the workshop will be entered for a chance to win a free LEGO Education MINDSTORMS Set and Software and/or LEGO Education WeDo Robotics Set, Software, and Activity Pack. There will be two winners per session. Registration ends October 15, 2010.Continental breakfast will be provided by LEGO Education. Lunch will be available for purchase.Welcome to the TeacherCast Podcast.
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Margaret Weigel from Lego Education to discuss the amazing LEGO Mindstorms products and how they can fit into your STEM Education Curriculum. For 35 years LEGO® Education has been working with teachers and educational specialists like to deliver playful learning experiences that bring subjects to life in the classroom and make learning fun and impactful. We have a wide range of physical and digital educational resources that encourage students to think creatively, reason systematically and release their potential to shape their own future. We believe that expanding knowledge and building academic and 21st century skills will create active, collaborative, lifelong learners. Together with educators, we aim to enable every student to succeed in education and be prepared for future life challenges. What is Lego Mindstorms? The LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Core Set contains the software and elements to start teaching STEM subjects using robotics to middle school students.
Through hands-on learning, LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 will enable students to: understand forces and motion; graph and interpret rotation sensor data; develop robots capable of complex thinking using logical structures and sensor feedback; understand that complex systems are created from subsystems; and design, build and program a fully-functioning robotic system. Key Points of Focus/Facts & Figures is now currently available for Chromebooks™. The introduction of this new technology expansion meets the growing demands of school administrators and teachers around the number of Chromebooks currently being used in classrooms. What can you do with Lego? Margaret Weigel is the Senior Marketing Manager, Segments for LEGO® Education North America. In this role she oversees their middle school product portfolio, including LEGO® MINDSTORMS Education, as well as the team which manages their elementary and preschool portfolios. Prior to LEGO® Education, Margaret was Director, Curriculum and Learning Experience Design at Six Red Marbles.
Margaret has been dedicated to the education industry throughout her personal and professional life. In addition to writing about education issues for the Huffington Post, Margaret has also served on Common Sense Media’s Editorial Advisory Board and is currently an advisor for the Medford, Massachusetts public schools where she has lived for the past 13 years. Margaret loves the mix of theory, testing, play and flow that makes learning extraordinary. Thank You For Your Podcast Reviews Are you enjoying The TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network? Please share your thoughts with the world by commenting on iTunes today. I enjoy reading and sharing your comments on the podcast each week. Host: Jeff Bradbury @TeacherCast Check Out More TeacherCast Programming TeacherCast App Spotlight (http://www.teachercast.net/appspotlight) Educational Podcasting Today (http://www.educationalpodcasting.today) View LIVE Professional Development from TeacherCast TeacherCast Broadcasting Google+ Community
Jeff Bradbury (@TeacherCast) is available as a Keynote Speaker, Presenter, or to Broadcast your conference LIVE! You have Successfully Subscribed! LEGO Education is one of the BEST Hands-On Curriculum-Based Resources Worldwide... Learn All About STEAM Education and Maker Spaces from @GeekyTeach on... 5 Reasons To Pursue a Career in Robotics | #STEAM March 1, 2016WaterBotics is an exciting project and summer camp curriculum for students at the middle and high school levels in which they build fully submersible robots. Using a great variety of LEGO pieces, their robots become increasingly complex and able to complete sophisticated underwater tasks. In the process, the students gain knowledge in several areas of science, engineering, and technology.The project is funded by the National Science Foundation, under the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program. The Texas Girls Collaborative Project, with lead organizations Girlstart and the Women in Engineering Program at The University of Texas at Austin, is disseminating the curriculum across Texas as part of the NSF grant.Informal organizations, museums, high schools, universities, STEM-focused organizations from all across Texas are trained on how to run an underwater robotics camp using the WaterBotics curriculum.
In addition, participants will be added to a Texas Water Works distribution/eCommunity for support, sharing, etc. beyond the workshop.Educators participating in the workshop should have a familiarity with LEGO Mindstorms. The workshop will not go through the basics of LEGO Mindstorms.A minimum of 12 educators are required for the workshop.Educators will need to bring a laptop that has administrator access so we can install LEGO Mindstorms on them for the workshop (or they should come with LEGO Mindstorms already installed if they already have a license)./curriculum/equipment/.A LEGO Mindstorms Bootcamp may be offered preceding the Waterbotics workshop to get any educator interested in the WaterBotics curriculum up to speed prior to the WaterBotics workshop. If you do not have familiarity with LEGO Mindstorms, it is HIGHLY recommended you participate in a bootcamp or LEGO Mindstorms training prior to the WaterBotics workshop. The Bootcamp typically costs $250 and includes lunch and snacks.
Organizations Trained on WaterBotics CurriculumSan Jacinto Jr. High, Midland ISD, Midland Texas, MidlandScience Chix, HoustonSea Campus Kids, Texas A&M Galveston, GalvestonSkillpoint Alliance, AustinSouth Texas College, McAllenStephen F. Austin State University, NacogdochesTECH CORPS Texas, HoustonTexas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program, Fort StocktonTexas Space Grant Consortium, AustinTexas State Technical College Waco, WacoThe Don Harrington Discovery Center, AmarilloThe University of Texas at Austin - Equal Opportunity in Engineering (EOE) Program, AustinThe University of Texas at Austin - Women in Engineering Program, AustinThe University of Texas at El Paso, College of Science, Math and Science Teacher Academy, El PasoTransformation 2013 T-STEM Center, San Antonio / AustinUniversity of Texas at Tyler, TylerUTSA iTEC, San AntonioWeslaco High School / Rio Grande Valley Science Association, WeslacoAustin ISD - Science Department, AustinBastrop ISD, BastropBaylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan, Houston ISD, HoustonBoys & Girls Club of El Paso, El PasoClifton Middle School, HoustonCoordination of Robotics Education Program, University of Houston, College of Technology, HoustonE.