5 fast and fun Hour of Code resources
STEM & STEAM
Programming gives students valuable skills–here’s how coding and robotics education is expanding
5 fast and fun Hour of Code resources
The Hour of Code helps students connect coding with real-world challenges and career possibilities
Using robots to teach creativity, collaboration, and self-confidence
As they engage with robots, students build essential skills and gain engineering experience
3 keys to success when introducing robotics to young learners
The most effective lessons for pre-k-2 are hands-on, open-ended, and collaborative
5 ways online coding programs prep students for success
Districts can start small and easily manage their coding programs as they expand to more students
Friday 5: K-12 coding
K-12 coding is beneficial to all students, whether or not they pursue STEM paths in college and the workforce
Bringing robots to early education classrooms in rural Nevada
A free program through PBS Reno is introducing pre-K–4th grade students in underserved areas to the joys of coding
Robotics plays a key role in early STEM education
Listen to an industry expert explain how robotics offers the perfect way for younger students to develop critical higher-order skills
Why educational robotics is a critical STEM learning tool
STEM learning can be challenging, but educational robotics offers students an opportunity for a hands-on, guided problem solving learning experience
How computer science education bridges the digital divide
Students from underrepresented backgrounds need extra encouragement to try computer science and reap benefits from computing skills
How robotic gamification helped my elementary students love STEM
Coding platforms offer virtual programming services where children can learn code through games
How this teacher uses story coding to spark creativity and collaboration
Combining coding with literacy offers a wide range of benefits for students across all subject areas
6 tools to help kids learn coding and robotics
Coding and robotics can help students develop critical skills for success after high school--here are some resources for the classroom
4 predictions for computer science education in 2022
After COVID helped shrink the technology gap for students, there has never been a better time to go all-in on computer science education
How coding shapes students’ future success
Here are three major and far-reaching reasons why building coding skills in students should start as early as possible
3 activities that will turn classroom robots into SEL power tools
Classroom robots are great for STEAM lessons, but they also lend themselves naturally to SEL--a lead makerspace educator explains how she blends the two in some of her favorite activities
4 ways to support the growing role robotics will have in society
Here’s how edtech providers can buoy educators’ efforts to teach tomorrow’s inventors to embrace the future through robotics
Using robots to help preschoolers love STEAM
It starts with a spirit of inquiry, and also involves turning a robot into a bird—discover how robotics and art merge together in engaging ways
5 reasons to set up a coding program in your district
Here’s how one Washington district has made coding a priority, even during the pandemic shutdown
Teaching coding and design can lead to tech literacy
Courses that help students build technology skills increase students’ tech literacy and their ability to contribute to the workforce
Coding instruction should follow educational principles
Students need pedagogical versions of programming languages to practice coding and avoid a dropoff in high school computer science enrollment
Starting a K-12 classroom drone program
Drones can be an excellent way to engage students in hard-to-teach subjects—here are some tips to start a classroom drone program
The coming coding revolution
English language literacy and coding literacy share some overlap—and the ability to work with data and computer systems will prove pivotal for success
How courses like coding and design lead to tech literacy
Courses that help students build technology skills increase students’ tech literacy and their ability to contribute to the workforce
A plan for teaching coding and robotics from home
Coding and robotics can be just as engaging when students learn from home--all it takes is a little planning and some creativity
Coding and robotics programs are engaging learners worldwide
Schools across the globe are making an effort to embed coding and robotics skills and programs into core learning
Robotics isn’t scary! 4 benefits of working with robots
A campus technology coordinator identifies four major benefits her district's students get from exploring robotics
5 real examples of coding and robotics in the classroom
It isn’t as hard as you might think to bring coding and robotics into your instruction--learn how educators just like you are doing it with success
We need to put robotics in rural schools
Learn how this district decided to get competitive and put robotics in rural schools to help students be successful
How this school designed a robotics program from the ground up
An innovative math teacher lays out his multi-year approach to teaching STEM with a brand-new robotics program
5 TED-Ed Lessons to introduce students to robotics
TED-Ed Lessons offer a video library and the chance to build and customize robotics lessons for students
Great K-12 robotics apps for users of all abilities
If you're looking for a way to add another engaging element to your robotics instruction, check out these K-12 robotics apps
8 resources for robotics education
As robotics education gains popularity, there are more and more resources to help educators integrate robotics into the classroom
In the marketplace: A cross-curricular contest, free coding access, and more
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In the marketplace: Google’s G Suite for Education, coding, grants, and more
Don't miss this recap of the latest product news, reports, and research in the ed-tech world
Why making, coding, and online learning are the real trends to watch
