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ROBOTICS IN THE TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOM
-Luke Ferland-
Technology Teacher
Riverhead High School
GROUND FLOOR
• Attended a Robotics workshop at
East Rockaway HS
• Northrop Grumman VRC grant
• Supplied equipment to get started
in VEX EDR
• Started a Robotics Club
ROBOTICS CLUB
• Focused on building a robot to compete in
competitions.
• Gave students a taste of:
• Mechanics
• Computer Science
• Fabrication
• Communication
• Strategy
• Flourished into a class
ROBOTICS CLASS
•Focuses on
•STEM
•Problem Solving / Critical Thinking
•Coding
•Fabrication
•Communication & Strategy
•Competition robot is not focal point, however, it
does take an important role.
CURRICULUM
• Create your own units
• Carnegie Mellon
• Cortex Video Trainer
• Robot Virtual Worlds
• Free VEX EDR Curriculum
• Autodesk Inventor integrated
• http://curriculum.vexrobotics.com/
HELP ALONG THE WAY
• Supportive District Office & Building Administration
• Thank you!
• Other Educators and their Students
• The Old “Nose to the Grindstone”
• Formal Training
WHAT IS PITTSBURGH KNOWN FOR???
CARNEGIE MELLON
WHY ARE WE LEARNING TO
CODE???
A NATIONAL CHALLENGE
102015 - National Center for Education Statistics, Dept. of
Education
THE IRONY
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ROBOTC WITH ROBOT VIRTUAL WORLDS
ROBOTC WITH ROBOT VIRTUAL WORLDS
ROBOTC WITH ROBOT VIRTUAL WORLDS
ROBOTC WITH ROBOT VIRTUAL WORLDS
WHERE WE ARE NOW
• UHS Program
• 3 College Credits
ROBOTICS IN THE TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOM
-Luke Ferland-
Technology Teacher
Special Thanks:
Nancy Carney
Christine Tona
Sam Schneider
Dr. Charlie Regan
Sean O’Hara
& All of my students!