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Making in Education: A Closer Look at the Maker Mindset
Making in Education: A Closer Look at the Maker Mindset
Thursday, September 27th at 4pm in McQuade Library's ERC
Thursday, September 27th at 4pm in McQuade Library's ERC
This fun, hands-on workshop explored the essence of making and the power of inquiry-based challenges that inspire deep learning, creativity, and play!
This fun, hands-on workshop explored the essence of making and the power of inquiry-based challenges that inspire deep learning, creativity, and play!
Facilitated by Sue Cusack, Assistant Professor and Director of the Lesley STEAM Learning Lab & Jacy Edelman, Assistant Director of the Lesley STEAM Learning Lab
Facilitated by Sue Cusack, Assistant Professor and Director of the Lesley STEAM Learning Lab & Jacy Edelman, Assistant Director of the Lesley STEAM Learning Lab
Participants engage in Nature Bot activity.
Librarian and student work on MaKey MaKey Mashup challenge.
Facilitator Sue Cusack works with participants.
Teamwork!
Creating Nature Bots.
Glue gun station!
Coding with Robots: From Kindergarten to Career
Coding with Robots: From Kindergarten to Career
April 26th at 3pm in Mendel 273
April 26th at 3pm in Mendel 273
Participants at this workshop learned about Root, the robot that brings coding to life. Able to climb whiteboards, draw, erase, play music, and explore its world with over 50 sensors and actuators, Root is an ideal way to bring computer science into K-12 classrooms.
Participants at this workshop learned about Root, the robot that brings coding to life. Able to climb whiteboards, draw, erase, play music, and explore its world with over 50 sensors and actuators, Root is an ideal way to bring computer science into K-12 classrooms.
Facilitated by Shaileen Crawford Pokress, Ed.M., Computer Science Curriculum Specialist
Facilitated by Shaileen Crawford Pokress, Ed.M., Computer Science Curriculum Specialist
Shaileen Crawford Pokress is a visiting scholar at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. She is developing and piloting curricula built around the unique capabilities of the Root robot. Earlier, Shay was lead writer for PLTW Launch, a widely adopted elementary CS curriculum. She also directed the education program for MIT App Inventor, a platform for building apps that aims to democratize mobile computing. Shay co-authored the recently released K-12 CS Framework, a collaborative effort to bring CS education to all 50 states.
Shaileen Pokress and Raphael Cherney introduce Root Robot!
Raphael demonstrates how Root works.
Education students get to play with Root!
Participants explore using Root Robot.
Take-aways from ROOT workshop
Take-aways from ROOT workshop
● “Coding is not as scary as it seemed.”
● “Coding is not as scary as it seemed.”
● “I could take what I learned in the CS course I am currently in and really use it in my future classroom as the Root allows for just about all ages to use it.”
● “I could take what I learned in the CS course I am currently in and really use it in my future classroom as the Root allows for just about all ages to use it.”
● “How easy it is to have coding in any classroom.”
● “How easy it is to have coding in any classroom.”
● “That teaching coding to children at a young age will create diversity in STEM-absorbing engineering fields.”
● “That teaching coding to children at a young age will create diversity in STEM-absorbing engineering fields.”
● “Children should be exposed to computer science at an early age; teachers should work to incorporate CS and technology literacy in fun and engaging ways.”
● “Children should be exposed to computer science at an early age; teachers should work to incorporate CS and technology literacy in fun and engaging ways.”
● “It made me think about how my preschoolers would have fun playing with Root.”
● “It made me think about how my preschoolers would have fun playing with Root.”
● “I will use the information about Root to introduce it to my students. We will explore the website together and will compare Root to other robots that they have used or seen.”
● “I will use the information about Root to introduce it to my students. We will explore the website together and will compare Root to other robots that they have used or seen.”
● “Loved the robot!”
● “Loved the robot!”
● “Robotics with coding should and will become part of the daily classroom instruction.”
● “Robotics with coding should and will become part of the daily classroom instruction.”
● “Coding should start at an early age and be integrated into elementary education.”
● “Coding should start at an early age and be integrated into elementary education.”
● “Information about Computer Science Standards and the hands on approach to coding.”
● “Information about Computer Science Standards and the hands on approach to coding.”
● “Many people need a very "clean" experience with programming (i.e. no wires).”
● “Many people need a very "clean" experience with programming (i.e. no wires).”
● “Coding can be taught at all ages in an organic way.”
● “Coding can be taught at all ages in an organic way.”
● “Coding will be taught in the future to students as another way to think, design, and plan as part of the science engineering curriculum schools are slowly adopting.”
● “Coding will be taught in the future to students as another way to think, design, and plan as part of the science engineering curriculum schools are slowly adopting.”
● “STEM issues, issues for educators around STEM instruction, and truly innovative ways to teach STEM for the upcoming generation.”
● “STEM issues, issues for educators around STEM instruction, and truly innovative ways to teach STEM for the upcoming generation.”
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