Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The integration of robots into day-to-day life. Instructional redesign for deeper learning, including additional leadership and coaching scenarios. I was able to pilot and try a number of new virtual professional learning modalities with this district and had some absolutely phenomenal discussions with them.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 26, 2019

Sphero is the leading robot used in classrooms and has raised the standard for inspiring a new generation through hands-on, applied learning. They create some of the best robots and offer thousands of activities and resources to help kids, teachers and parents go #BeyondCode.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2024

We learned through the typical problems of bringing new technology into education, such as the need to bring the IT team and school administration in before attempting implementation! We engage in several research-practice partnerships to learn what works and how to overcome barriers to spread and scale techniques and innovate when needed.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Just as effective teachers meet students where they are, the most helpful schools provide teachers the inspiration or guidance they need through professional learning opportunities. The Water Princess Unit, for example, includes a video of an educator bringing the unit to life with students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

ET and available on-demand, this virtual learning experience transports students to manufacturing centers in Renton, Wash., and Salt Lake City, Utah to meet the diverse mechatronics, robotics, and ergonomic engineers at Boeing. Portland, Ore., STEM is such a wide and interesting world full of diverse leaders and thinkers.

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techlearning

MARCH 20, 2018

Nonprofits in eight states are first to partner with developer of popular educational robots; Wonder Workshop initiative will provide teachers with professional development to support state-of-the-art coding and robotics education.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2022

Each of these concerns presents an opportunity for more efficient, practical and effective professional learning for new teachers. Now, because principals have Swivl Teams + Robot , they can help a teacher who needs support and have them work on self-reflection,” observes Aracely Vazquez, Littleton Educational Technology Specialist.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2022

Our research-backed micro-credentials are digital certifications that verify an individual’s competence in a specific skill or set of skills, regardless of where and how they learned them. Over the last many months, we’ve launched more than 50 micro-credentials from our partners, and the ecosystem is growing every day.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2024

“Unfortunately, many teachers — due to bureaucracies or inadequacies of leadership — feel as if they're more of a robot than a professional.” The 18 recommendations don’t mince words when describing the problems teachers face.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2024

Or if a child is fascinated with, say, dinosaurs or trees, AI can provide parents and educators with prompts for further learning or perhaps connect them to the nearest natural history museum or arborist. It is not about putting a robot in front of your child and losing control over everything.

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Education Robotics iPhone Guidelines 208

Tom Murray

JUNE 24, 2016

The Need to Make Instruction More Personal for Students – The teacher-centric, industrial-age model of classroom instruction will not prepare tomorrow’s students for a world of work where automation and robots have removed many of today’s traditional, low-paying, low-skilled jobs. Gear: Personalized Professional Learning ).

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

Our project began by introducing teachers to a number of innovative ideas and practices in makerspace teaching and learning. They had opportunities to collaborate, plan lessons with colleagues and do their own making.

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How To Maker Movement Elementary Robotics 213

eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

ASCD intends to add AI functionality to Witsby, their new professional learning and credentialing platform featuring ASCD’s content. Robotics— They were walking around the convention center and propped up in booths, ready for construction or instruction. Robotical demonstrated Marty the Robot, a humanoid robot.

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Robotics Software Professional Learning Laptops 101

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Along the way, we learned a lot about how to teach coding skills and what types of professional development opportunities effectively supported our efforts. But no one was providing professional learning opportunities for us, and any attempt at training certainly wasn’t personalized.

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Robotics Survey STEM Elementary 166

Digital Promise

APRIL 9, 2019

The more promising math lessons we saw were often ones where there was an engineering component or robotics or some kind of connection to more applied math scenarios. How can we train more great teachers? Fine: My current role is designing and running a teacher-preparation program, so I think a lot about this.

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Learning Training Professional Learning Robotics 227

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Research has found that effective professional development is content-focused, incorporates active learning and supports collaboration. When teachers have this kind of professional learning that is relevant to their work and professional goals, they have improved job satisfaction. I wouldn’t have learned robotics.

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STEM Outcomes Training Robotics 169

edWeb.net

AUGUST 2, 2019

Coding and robotics programs in classrooms reflect how integral technology is in our lives. In a recent edWebinar , Kalthoff and Bartel explain that they want to coach students and not just tell them what button to push or the correct sequences to move a robot across a mat. Start Small. A Place for Everything. Money Trouble.

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Robotics Classroom STEM Professional Learning 42

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In a fifth-grade class at Redlands Unified School District in California, students sit in pairs, building LEGO® Education robots that hop. Building robots, sailboats and pulleys also helps students see how to apply their learning to real-world situations. They're laughing, chatting and (sometimes) getting a bit frustrated.

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Robotics Learning STEM Trends 147

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

Retailers such as The Gap are accelerating the adoption of robots in their warehouses. Learning in The Flow of Work—Wherever Work May Be Just as COVID-19 has blurred the work and home lives of many, it is further blurring the boundaries between learning and working.

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Learning Digital Badges E-rate MOOC 214

techlearning

MARCH 20, 2018

Wonder Workshop , creator of Dash, Dot, and Cue robots, today announced the Teach Wonder initiative, a collaboration with state-based nonprofit partners designed to give every educator the knowledge and skills needed to bring state-of-the-art coding and robotics experiences into the classroom.

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ET Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Sandbox AR has also been named the BestXR/VR/AI Product as part of theGESS Education Awards, and won for Hardware, AV, AR/AV, Robotics, and Digital Device category at the BETT Awards.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. As a managed service, it’s no extra work for IT.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

.” Also, K20 Educators is a new social learning network where educators can meet in the metaverse (“eduverse”) and learn about fundamental metaverse technologies. The goal of the network is to prepare teachers for the metaverse by providing “meaningful & innovative professional learning experiences.”.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 17, 2019

Teachers do not need computer science degrees to engage, enhance and extend student coding experiences due to the abundance of easily accessible creative coding and robotics programs. Dash and Dot are programmable robots that target students in grades K-8 with progression apps that are customizable for optimal learning in the classroom.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This powerful tool can provide a space for teacher-to-teacher collaboration, professional learning and support, parent communication, and even special projects and enrichment classes for students. Or one for the Robotics Club, National Honor Society, Made with Code, Girls/Boys Scouts, etc. Online Professional Learning.

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Google Classroom MOOC Professional Learning 145

edWeb.net

JANUARY 28, 2021

More than traditional paper and pencil activities, coding activities can connect learning for students, introduce multistep processes, and develop computational thinking skills. Whether virtual or face to face, students are assigned roles that allow them to communicate, problem solve, and work as a team. Join the Community.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

They developed a pollination device using robotics to pollinate flowers. How can educators prepare students for an evolving future influenced by artificial intelligence? For a pollination lesson, students used Teachable Machine to identify flowers that could be pollinated and created the engineering design.

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Education Learning Training Tools 191

Digital Promise

JULY 12, 2018

According to the Friday Institute, themes that emerged across all three schools are: “Developing a shared culture focused on learning for all students in which what might be seen as a failure elsewhere is seen as part of the growth process. Professional learning is embedded, protected, valued, and seen as ongoing.

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Hapara

JUNE 7, 2023

Where : Pennsylvania Convention Center, 122B Session type : Participate and share: Forum Session focus : This session will explore TeachMeet, a type of teacher-driven professional learning. It “harnesses the dynamic energy that naturally comes in a gathering of passionate teachers.” 10:00 a.m.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

In Teachers Know Best, teachers “suggest that the ideal professional learning experience should focus less on presentations and lectures and more on opportunities to apply learning through demonstrations or modeling and practice.”

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How To LMS EdTech Common Core 169

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

She also has students play a partner game where one person is a programmer and one is a robot. The programmer must draw a program for their robot using different symbols, like move forward, jump, or squat. With technology or unplugged activities, students can not only participate in an Hour of Code, but continue throughout the year.

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Edthena

MARCH 9, 2022

The terms “AI” or “virtual coach” might conjure up images of teachers talking only to futuristic robots and forgoing the human-centric and collaborative work of being an educator. Continue reading for how each R for teacher collaboration is enhanced by the AI Coach platform and aligned with Learning Forward’s Professional Learning Standards.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Pandemic-related learning loss and student mental health remain among educators’ top concerns. Seven educators shed light on their own back-to-school experiences, from early childhood education to STEAM and robotics and teacher recruitment. But, ready or not, back-to-school season is here.

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Education Robotics Professional Learning Training 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Through professional learning opportunities for educators, the program is designed to prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s AI careers. Recently, we spoke with three participants of the AI Explorations program to learn about its impact in K-12 classrooms. We don't have to build a robot.

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Classroom Education STEM Guidelines 215

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Computer Science & STEM Learning is a free professional learning community on edWeb.net that provides PreK-12 educators with a place to collaborate on incorporating computer science, coding, robotics, and STEM learning into their classrooms. Join the Community. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by 3DBear Inc.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic, practical, and purposeful professional development.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2018

Based on results from a live survey of #EdClusters18 attendees, we took a deep dive into five challenge topics around teaching and learning in EdClusters across the country: Authentic, formative assessment tools and practices. Personalized learning implementation. Teacher professional learning, training, and practice.

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