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Teaching and Learning Instructional Frameworks
Dan Willingham, a psychologist at the University of Virginia and prolific author on the science of teaching and learning, is always an interesting read, and his latest article for Education Next does...
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VEX Robotics Competition Turning Point – Robot Virtual World Now Available!
We are thrilled to announce the availability of our brand new virtual environment, the VEX Robotics Competition Turning Point! As in years past, this world is made available at the same time as its...
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VEX IQ Challenge Next Level – Download the Robot Virtual World Version Today!
We are excited to release our brand new virtual environment, the VEX IQ Challenge Next Level! As in years past, this world is made available at the same time as its real world counterpart when unveiled...
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Support Innovation by Supporting Teachers
In preparation for Teacher Appreciation Week, it is important for all stakeholders in the realm of education to consider how each of us can step up to the plate and show gratitude for our teachers on...
View ArticlePlenty to Look Forward to at the 2018 CSTA Conference
Computer Science educators, researchers and experts will converge in Omaha, Nebraska for the annual CSTA conference, held this year from July 7th – 10th. Not only is this conference a great place to...
View ArticleCongrats to our Robot Virtual Worlds Online Challenge Winners!
We are very excited to announce the winners of our Robot Virtual Worlds Online Challenge for both VEX EDR and VEX IQ! Winners of each competition received an invitation for their team to compete at VEX...
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Applying Computational Thinking Across the Curriculum
Walking through a typical school building during the day is like walking through an art museum. One can look into each classroom and see a different masterpiece. Classrooms with colorful concoctions of...
View ArticleJason McKenna on the CleverBooks Podcast
Jason McKenna, Director of Educational Strategies at Robomatter, was invited to be a guest on the CleverBooks podcast, where they discussed teaching the language of innovation. Listen to the full...
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Taking Care in Making Connections
The recent teacher walkouts in the US serve as an interesting backdrop for an inspired article by the editors of Bloomberg, a piece aimed at sharing ideas on how to make better teachers. The word...
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Optimizing Learning through Technology
Today, basic computer literacy is emphasized in almost every school’s educational requirements, but usually as a stand-alone core competency. Using technology goes far beyond imparting basic IT skills,...
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Lessons from Leaders: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
As an educational director in the EdTech world, I spend a lot of time thinking about the future of work, designing solutions with the hopes of preparing students and teachers for an economy of...
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Anecdotes of Culture
In her book, Radical Candor. Be a Kick-Ass Boss, Without Losing Your Humanity author Kim Scott relays the story of arriving to her office at Google to find a couch had been moved to a place where it...
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Physical Models in the Classroom
Look in any child’s room and most likely there will be some sort of blocks or building material piled up somewhere. Wanting to build or create something is a desire that begins at a very early age in...
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You Say You Want a Revolution?
21 years ago, I was hired as a teacher. It was the late 90s, a mere three decades since the advent of international testing of academic achievement. That initiative, as it turns out, became the impetus...
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Voluntary Summer Reading
Summer Reading has had some controversy recently [i], but the following is not a mandatory reading list. Instead, these books are some suggestions that I think anyone from the classroom to the...
View ArticleWhy Teach Robotics? New research published by CMU
As the presence of Educational Robotics in the classroom increases, so too do the responsibilities and concerns of educators, administrators, parents and students alike. How best can we utilize this...
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Visible Learning
Visible Learning and the Science of How We Learn, by John Hattie and Gregory Yates, is unique because of what it spends so little time discussing: teaching. A book designed to help teachers and...
View ArticleGet Ready, Get Set, Go!
It’s back to school time! That’s quite evident driving past any campus. Band music can be heard wavering across the practice fields filled with athletes practicing for the big game. But if you go into...
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New Versions of Robot Virtual Worlds!
The Robot Virtual Worlds team is very excited to announce the latest updates of several of our worlds. This release changes the process for logging in and tracking progress in Robot Virtual Worlds....
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To-Do or Not-To-Do?
It’s that time again – schools are welcoming students, the hint of a changing season is in the air, and teachers are spending countless hours doing the myriad of things needed to perfect their...
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