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What Really Happened in Hybrid Classrooms This Year

The CoolCatTeacher

She has coached teams of students participating in the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, SeaPerch Robotics competitions, and has given presentations on coaching robotics and inquiry-based learning at the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) and at Dallas ISD’s STEM Expo. Twitter: @ MsJohnstonSci.

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4 Emerging Edtech Trends in 2020

The CoolCatTeacher

From coding to robotics and augmented reality and his favorite (which he saved for last), learn how a leading-edge K-8 program is using technology to teach all students the skills and thinking capacities they need to be successful in the modern era.

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Should Robots Replace Teachers?

Edsurge

Last week brought one of those surprising new gadget announcements from a tech giant, with Amazon unveiling a home robot it calls Astro, a rolling contraption about the size of a small dog with a screen for a head and a cup holder so it can bring its owner a drink. He’s the author of the book, “Should Robots Replace Teachers?”

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3 Basic Things Every School Should Teach Relating to Technology

The CoolCatTeacher

Jorge Valenzuela, the author of Rev Up Robotics, discusses the three things schools should be teaching so students are ready. Hear an overview of computational thinking, algorithms, and robotics with Jorge Valenzuela. He says schools should focus less on bright and shiny things and should dig into the basics.

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Kid-Centric Schools: When There's a Will There's a Way

A Principal's Reflections

Marine robotics lab (M.A.T.E. Not only do the kids develop robots that have received national acclaim, but they also create marketing and branding for their creations. Not only do the kids develop robots that have received national acclaim, but they also create marketing and branding for their creations. How cool is that?

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7 Things to Know About Coding in the Early Childhood Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

We work with robotics, because robotics are tools that allow them to learn coding and to learn abstract logic and thinking while not sitting in front of a computer screen. So robots have motors, they have sensors, they can move around. Each block represents a command for the robot. So same as with a robot.

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Time to dust off the 3D printers

eSchool News

Key points: Interactive technologies can engage students in real-world problems Meet the maker: High school student develops robot guide dogs How to use PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum For more on makerspaces, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub The era of COVID-19 brought about the largest boom in school makerspaces seen to date.

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