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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom. It starts with a game of Robot Turtles, a board game by Thinkfun that’s being used at Hubbard Woods School in Winnetka, Ill., Within HWS and District 36’s other four schools, this is the first step of a journey that will touch on coding and robotics at each grade level.

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How Do We Get More Girls Into STEM? Build Confidence (and Robots)

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With careers of the future heavily concentrated in STEM fields, it’s unacceptable for women to be left out of the space. Not only do employers need to have the largest possible pool of qualified STEM workers to succeed, business outcomes improve with a diverse workforce. Women make up half of the total U.S.

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Best-in-Category Awards for 2016

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Winner: C-STEM — tools to learn math through robotics ( see my review ). Lesson Planning. Winner: Frolyc aka Activity Circle ( see my review ). Honorable Mention: Office Mix — a free add-on for PowerPoint. Honorable Mention: Zap Zap Math — math app with games and drills ( see my review ). Professional Development.

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CES 2016: Lego’s New Classroom Robot Brings STEM Lessons to Life

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Frank Smith Lego’s WeDo 2.0 has a knack for making students smile as they take their first steps into the world of programming.

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Yet Another Educational Robot Acquisition

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Like Lego blocks clicked together, two educational robot companies have combined to offer their collective programming and robotics lessons to students spanning from 4 years old to college. Modular Robotics , the Boulder, Colo.-based based maker of Cubelet robot blocks, has acquired Dexter Industries , a Stafford, Va.-based

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Teachers Are Turning to AI Solutions for Assistance

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Understandably, there is still some hesitation at the idea of using this technology, as education professionals fear the day robots will replace teachers. AI Solutions Drive Higher STEM Test Scores. percent by 2016. SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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In Washington’s Most Diverse District, STEM Opportunities Provide New Paths to Success

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Current statistics show that scholars of color and females are underrepresented in STEM fields across the country, and so FWPS is actively taking steps to provide STEM and STEAM (STEM with an emphasis on the arts) opportunities for each scholar from kindergarten through high school graduation. Career pathways.

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