Engaging Bored, Checked-out Students: Coding and robotics delivered with familiar technology and tools can do the trick

Enter the robots! I introduced robots and gave the class time to explore the basic functions. Coding and robotics programs are great ways to engage bored or checked-out students, but they also offer significant potential for learning outcomes across the curriculum. STEM is such a popular buzzword ri...

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Published in:Techniques 2020-05, Vol.95 (5), p.50-51
Main Author: Barr, Erin
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral Objectives
Classrooms
Educational Environment
Educational technology
Individualized Instruction
Learning
Methods
Novels
Robotics
Robots
Science education
STEM education
Students
Study and teaching
Teachers
Teaching
Technology
Video games
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Summary:Enter the robots! I introduced robots and gave the class time to explore the basic functions. Coding and robotics programs are great ways to engage bored or checked-out students, but they also offer significant potential for learning outcomes across the curriculum. STEM is such a popular buzzword right now and can help narrow your search for an appropriate grant. * Erin Barr has teaching endorsements in elementary, English as a second language, and special education.
ISSN:1527-1803