Approachable STEM for All STEM Robotics 101 (A Turn-Key Curriculum for New Robotics Teachers & A Collaboration Tool for Veteran Robotics Teachers) Approachable STEM for All Presenter: Randy Steele CTE STEM Curriculum Support, Olympia SD rsteele@osd.wednet.edu R&D Consulting: STEM Trainer/Coach R_Dconsulting@comcast.net Collaborators: Scott Britell & Lois Delcambre - Computer Science Department Portland State University, Portland, OR britell@cs.pdx.edu

STEM Robotics 101 Agenda Background STEM Robotics 101 “Kick the Tires” Next Steps Q & A

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

Robotics Vision: A STEM Platform 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 Flexible 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

STEM Robotics 101 Science Lessons Technology Lessons Math Lessons Engineering Lessons Programming Software Curriculum Resources Video Tutorials Robotics Lessons

NXT > EV3 > < NXT < EV3 Time to “Kick the Tires”… http://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/291 http://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/2643 or, just Google “STEM Robotics 101” Currently 1,600+ registered teacher-users worldwide: 300+ active users 60+ contributors To join as a teacher-user, click: “Register” button Provide your name, school email address, desired password Registration in automatic during this session Normally, teacher-users would be asked for school URL Click “Courses” tab to navigate back to STEM Robotics 101 Latest Website Statistics

PSU Ensemble Implementation Check out: READ ME file for course site conventions Classroom Management Resources for ideas Use the Nav-Tree in the left-hand panel “+” boxes allow quick navigation through site Index numbers indicate amount content Red text indicates “you are here” in the hierarchy Red items appears in right-hand panel Color-coded STEM lessons Core Robotics lessons are Gray Explicit Science, Technology, Engineering & Math lessons Have a resource to add? Use “Add Additional Content” Wizard at any lesson

STEM Robotics 101 Data Model Course & Classroom Resources Unit 1 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 2 Add Classroom Resource Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 5 Lesson X Assessments & Answer Keys Formative Summative Overview & Objectives Level 1: Productize PSU Ensemble implementation OSD curriculum/data model Level 2: Socialize 1) Lesson Ratings & Comments 2) Contribute related material 3) Contribute new Lesson (TBD) Level 3: Customize Select only desired content Reorganize Extract only desired Instructional Guide Primary Instructional Material Add Instructional Alternative Extended Supplemental Differentiated Instruction Material Add Assessment Wizards Alternative Extended Supplemental Additional Assessments

Next Steps: Customize Your STEM Class 1) CTE Framework New OSPI-approved version (w. NGSS & FLL) currently spotlighted here: http://www.k12.wa.us/CareerTechEd/clusters/STEM.aspx Always available under “Classroom Resources>>Course Level Resources” 2) STEM Robotics 101 Curriculum Sign up for Teacher-User account (if you did not already do so today) See “READ ME” file to revisit site conventions and layout 3) Professional Development Available On-Site thru R&D Consulting (R_Dconsulting@comcast.net) PD clock hours OPSI-approved as new STEM Clock Hours for certification 4) Classroom Supplies PC or Mac computers – older are OK (iPads limited, but usable) LEGO® Kits & Software (recommend 2 students/kit ~ $200/seat) LEGO® will give one-time 10% discount for completing PD

Q&A (Hands-on Robots Time)

Appendices

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

STEM Robotics 101 Usage Stats 1,600+ Registered Teacher-users 3000+ Pages on Content 60+ Content Authors 2015 So Far: 500+ New Teacher-users Visits: 5,000/month Unique Visitors: 3,500/month Pageviews: 25,000/month Back to Kick the Tires

Acknowledgements CPATH CB: Building the Northwest Distributed Computer Science Department NSF Project 0829651, Scott Wallace, Genevieve Orr, Robert Bryant Ensemble: Enriching Communities and Collections to Support Education in Computing NSF Project 0840668, 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)