STEM 904 - Teaching Robotics: an Introduction

Credits: 3
Today's app-enabled robots are more user-friendly than ever, geared towards learners of all ages and levels of experience. Robotics learning develops 21st century STEM skills including coding and engineering as students engage in play, innovation, creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration.
This fully online course will introduce teachers to a variety of robotics tools and key applications that bring coding to life in the classroom. The readings and activities support the Common Core Mathematics Content and Practice Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and the ISTE Standards for Computer Science Educators.
This course may be completed with or without students.