A full school year on, 2024’s grant recipients have brought their vision of tech-powered learning to life with STEM and digital literacy projects that reflect their community’s unique needs and goals.
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Bring computer science to life with the Finch Robot 2.0 powered by micro:bit! This hands-on workshop will guide you through the exciting possibilities of this robot, designed for learners of all ages, from kindergarten to 12th grade.
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Discover the engaging world of Strawbees! This workshop offers educators a hands-on introduction to this innovative building system designed to foster STEM and STEAM learning through play.
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Discover the engaging world of Strawbees! This workshop offers educators a hands-on introduction to this innovative building system designed to foster STEM and STEAM learning through play.
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Bring computer science to life with the Finch Robot 2.0 powered by micro:bit! This hands-on workshop will guide you through the exciting possibilities of this robot, designed for learners of all ages, from kindergarten to 12th grade.
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Discover how seamlessly you can weave fundamental computer science concepts into any subject, fostering creativity and problem-solving skills across your curriculum. Through exciting, hands-on maker projects, you’ll master the intuitive world of block-based coding – imagine bringing ideas to life by simply snapping together digital blocks!
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Congratulations to this year’s contest winner from southern Illinois, who blended creativity and entrepreneurial spirit to design this unique tribute to a State Fair icon.
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Teachers (4th-12th grade) will explore how to incorporate Tinkercad into the math, science, or computer classroom. Teachers will design their own object with TinkerCad which will be printed using a 3D printer. Teachers will learn about Spheros and also discover free tech tools (pattern blocks, sweethome3d, flipanim, Phet.Colorado.EDU, Physlets.org/tracker, GIS, Desmos) that add in the teaching, learning, and application of STEM topics.
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CS Fundamentals is an introductory workshop designed for elementary educators new to teaching computer science who want to explore how to begin teaching Code.org’s CS Fundamentals curriculum. Over 85,000 teachers have participated in this original workshop already, allowing their schools to grow their in-district capacity for teaching robust CS courses!
Join your peers and experienced facilitators to get a hands-on intro to computer science, pedagogy, overviews of the online curriculum, and Code.org’s teacher dashboard, as well as strategies for teaching “unplugged” classroom activities.
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K-12 school leaders: discover how to successfully meet Illinois’ computer science learning mandates by following research-informed practices for creating an implementation plan.
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