1 STEM Robotics 101: Because one size does NOT fit all in K-12 STEM Education P RESENTER : Randy Steele - CTE STEM Coach Olympia School District, Olympia, WA C OLLABORATORS : Scott Britell and Lois Delcambre - Computer Science Department, Portland State University, Portland, OR Rob Bryant - IT Program Director, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA Richard Weiss - Robotics, CS and Math Professor, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA Don Domes (Teacher) & Devin Hunter (Technical Support) - Hillsboro H.S, Hillsboro, OR 1

Agenda 1. OSD CTE STEM Robotics Vision 2. STEM Robotics Current Status 4. Conclusion & Contact Info 5. Kick the Tires 6. Appendix  OSD Course Roadmap  Portland State University Ensemble Vision  Acknowledgements 2

Full Spectrum of Students in Between Students Mastering Math/Science Robotics/System Design Software Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Robotics I Critical Thinking Problem Solving Engineering Principles Scientific Data Logging Teamwork Project Management Applied Mathematics Applied Science * alternative credits Students Struggling with Math/Science Robotics II Specialize Robotics II Apply Creator of Technology Creator of Technology Consumer of Technology OSD CTE STEM Robotics Vision A STEM Platform: Robotics as an end Robotics as a means Middle SchoolHigh School 3

OSD CTE STEM Robotics Vision Middle School Gr. 7 & 8 High School Gr. 11 & 12 High School Gr. 9 & 10 FLL (LEGO  League ) FLL (LEGO  League ) Robo101 Plastic, kit-based robots Graphical software FTC (Tech Challenge)FTC (Tech Challenge) Robo201 Metal, kit-based robots C-based software FRC (Robotics Competition) Robo301 Custom robots Java, C/C++ software  Developing a six year pipeline  Aligned with FIRST  international Robotics competitions 4  OSD hosting FLL & FTC Regional Qualifiers on December 3, 4  STEMpals.org - OSD STEM Education Booster ClubSTEMpals.org Mission Statement: Growing consumers of technology into creators of technology

Why Robotics?  Approachable Familiarity of LEGO  & ease of programming Appealing to multiple learning styles Quick and tangible results (Fun Factor)  Extendable Continuum of FIRST  Competitions Leverage of prior learning throughout Breadth and depth of Engineering specialties and STEM content  Malleable Meet student’s needs “where they are at” Meet teacher’s needs through robust, yet flexible, curriculum Meet school’s needs through multiple course models  STEM Robotics 101 developed on OSD Moodle server CTE Robotics Vision: A STEM Platform 5

 NWDCSD requested STEM Robotics 101 for K-12 Outreach  Robotics = “Stealth Computer Science for the Masses”  Level 1: Productize  Host material outside Olympia School District servers  Fund porting of existing content & develop missing content  Co-developers identified in Hillsboro (Domes) and TESC (Weiss)  Level 2: Customize  Curriculum Customization tools  One size does NOT fit all  Level 3: Socialize  Teacher Collaboration tools  Rate/Tag/Comment-upon content  Curriculum embellishments and additions  Ensemble team agreed to implement all features Wishlist for NSF NWDCSD & Ensemble 6

 Level 1: Productize  PSU (Portland State) Ensemble team hosting and developing site  STEMRobotics site on lineSTEMRobotics site  Supports multiple course models (see Appendix)  OSD-based STEM Robotics 101 course fully implementedSTEM Robotics 101 course  Ongoing user interface improvements  Level 2: Customize  Manual customization (Course Cloning) in beta-test  Automated customization tool under development  Level 3: Socialize  User feedback tools available  Rate/Tag/Comment-upon content  Curriculum embellishment Wizards  Manual curriculum addition Current Status: 7

Robo 101 Lesson ALesson BLesson CLesson DLesson E  Supplemental  Alternative  Extended  Formative  Summative Overview & Objectives Primary Instructional Material Differentiated Instruction Material Assessments Instructional Guide Answer Keys Level 1: Productize PSU Ensemble implementation OSD curriculum/data model Level 2: Customize Select only desired content Extract only desired (TBD) Level 3: Socialize 1) Lesson Ratings & Comments 2) Contribute related material 3) Contribute new Lesson Lesson ALesson BLesson E Lesson X Current Status: Curriculum Robo101 8 Overview & Objectives Instructional Guide Primary Instructional Material Assessments

STEM Robotics 101 A CTE STEM Platform:  Plays to CTE strengths:  Hands-on, applied Math and Science  Infused with Technology  Grow consumers into creators  Introduce Engineering principals and career pathways Innovative:  Turn-key curriculum for novice Robotics teachers  Customization & Collaboration tool for veteran teachers  Adaptable to each unique combination of student/teacher/school needs Get Involved:  Check our STEMRobotics 101:  Request a teacher account for full access:  Get your questions answered: Conclusion & Contact Info 9

Time to “Kick the Tires”… live site: stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu (this page lets you request an account for full access/authoring)stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu  Click “Browse Courses”  Choose “STEM Robotics 101”  Browse through at least 3 lessons from different units  Look for:Alternative: (instructional material) Supplemental: (instructional material) Extended: (instructional material)  compare them to: Primary: (instructional material)  check out the: Guide: (the instructor guide) 10

Appendix: OSD Course Roadmap 11 Robotics Boot Camp Gr. 7 Middle School Gr. 7 & 8 FLL Competition Gr. 8 Introductory Robotics (Robotics as an end) MS Math, Science, Language Integrated Robotics (Robotics as a means) MS Math, Science, Language MS STEM Integration Gr. 8 MS STEM Integration Gr. 7 Bring these skills Build these skills

Alternative Credits HS Math & Science High School Gr. 9 & 10 Robotics Engineering Gr. 9 (Robo201) FTC Competition Gr. 10 (Robo201) Robotics Engineering (Robotics as an end) MS Introductory Robotics Bring these skills Introductory Robotics Gr. 9 (Robo101) Robotics Engineering Gr. 10 (Robo201) Introductory Robotics (Robotics as an end) Robo-Math, Robo-Sci (Robotics as a means) HS STEM Integration Gr. 10 HS STEM Integration Gr. 9 Appendix: OSD Course Roadmap

HS Science, Math (incl. 3 rd yr) High School Gr. 11 & 12 Appendix: OSD Course Roadmap Engineering Specialization Gr. 11 (Robo301) FRC Competition Gr. 12 (Robo301) Advanced Robotics (Robotics as an end) Robotics Engineering Bring these skills FTC Competition Gr. 11 (Robo201) Advanced Robotics Gr. 12 (Robo301) Robotics Engineering (Robotics as an end) Robo-Math, Robo-Sci (Robotics as a means) HS STEM Integration Gr. 12 HS STEM Integration Gr. 11 Alternative Credits

 The Portland State University Ensemble team is interested in data modeling for curricular materials.  STEM Robotics 101 (and other courses) consist of instructional elements with descriptive metadata in various structures/models.  STEM Robotics 101 will also appear in the Ensemble web site:  Users can construct courses using the various models or create new models. (see next slide)  The PSU repository software can host educational content for topics other than Robotics.  If you have questions or you would like to create a non-Robotics course repository (with their software), please contact: or Appendix: PSU Ensemble Vision 14

Instructional Materials & Assessments: are in the “Ocean”; used in any course 15 Robo 101 Lesson ALesson BLesson E  Supplemental  Alternative  Extended  Formative  Summative Overview & Objectives Primary Instructional Material Differentiated Instruction Material Assessments Instructional Guide Answer Keys Lesson CLesson D Instructional material Assessment Challenge-based Robotics Course Challenge 1Challenge 2Challenge 6 … Instructional material Assessment Instructional material Afterschool Program Lesson 1Lesson n … Instructional material Concept-based RobotC Course Lesson 1Lesson n … Concept 3 Concept 6 Concept 17 Concept 28 Instructional material Assessment Example 1 Example 2 … Example 1

Acknowledgements CPATH CB: Building the Northwest Distributed Computer Science Department NSF Project , Scott Wallace, Genevieve Orr, Robert Bryant Ensemble: Enriching Communities and Collections to Support Education in Computing NSF Project , Lillian Cassel, Ed Fox, Rick Furuta, Frank Shipman, Lois Delcambre, Peter Brusilovsky, Dan Garcia, Greg Hislop, Haowei Hsieh. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Intel Corporation (for use of their Journey Inside videos) LEGO® Corporation (for use of their copyrighted material) 16