1. Goal: You will know history, theory and implementation strategies for these 3 main roles that robotics and related technologies play in educational settings. w Content to Enhance Technological Literacy w Context to Foster “21 st Century Skills” w Curriculum to Integrate into the Classroom

2. Goal: Design and implement robot construction activities that emphasize team-work, higher-order thinking skills, problem solving and creativity. Context to Foster “21 st Century Skills”

3. w Robotics is one activity well recognized to address critical ISTE standards….and there are often local organizations willing to fund it. w Once you finish your degree (or even before) you may be asked to act as an advisor to robotics as extracurricular activity. w Some of you WILL be asked someday. w Often, it can be the ones who least expect it! w Clubs are a GREAT way to get started! But now really, why are we doing this?

4. Objective: Find and share various national and international challenges and competitions. In the beginning… Getting Started: Clubs etc. History: MIT 6.270 Then there were many more for everyone… Group Activity: Competitions Exploration