Oneida's Road to Code Project

The Oneida City School District applied for and received a Learning Technology Grant (LTG) from New York State that spanned 3 consecutive years, 2021-2024.  Named the "Road to Code" project, this grant created learning opportunities for students that directly supported district technology standards, student achievement objectives, multiple Next Generation Learning Standards, including the NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards.  Project activities also supported the development of ISTE Skills and the 4 C's: critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication.

Through this LTG project, educators created a K-8 standards-based digital literacy curriculum to enhance STEAM education and provided extended learning day opportunities for students to engage in coding activities.

Stated goals of the Oneida Road to Code Project:

• Expose students to coding at an early age and throughout their school career to encourage interests in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) and prepare them for the modern workforce.

• Increase district capacity/systems for effective teaching and the use of technology to ultimately impact student performance and sustain positive project outcomes beyond the grant period.

More information about the NYS Learning Technology Grant can be found here: https://www.nysed.gov/edtech/news/2021-24-learning-technology-grant-application-now-available  

STEAM Equipment

The LTG grant provided funding for the purchasing of equipment, including:

• Vex 1-2-3 / Quantity 4

• Vex Go Large Classroom Bundle / Quantity 4

• Vex Go Competition Field Kit / Quantity 8

• Vex IQ Large Classroom Bundle / Quantity 2

• Vex IQ Competition Field Kit / Quantity 4

• Ozobot Evo Classroom Kit / Quantity 8

• Makey Makey STEM Pack / Quantity 8

• Cubetto School Bundle / Quantity 4

• Wonder Workshop Cue / Quantity 1

• 20 iPads

• BeeBots / Quantity 48

• Snap Circuits 300-in-1 Experiments / Quantity 4

• Electricity & Magnetism / Quantity 4

• Roller Coaster Engineering / Quantity 4

• Storage Bins

• Consumables (PlayDoh, batteries, aluminum foil, etc.)

Project Completion

The LTG grant and Road to Code Program ended successfully in June 2024. 

Equipment purchased through the grant will be available to Oneida CSD educators on a rolling schedule beginning in September of 2024. 

Lesson plans created by the Road to Code teachers can be found here.

View our culminating Road to Code video here.

View our one-page flyer here.