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2015-Overcoming Obstacles

Robots in Class: Mimetics’s Experience

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Presenter: Michael Predko
Location: Toronto, Canada
@MimeticsCanada

Presentation Description: Thinking about using robots in your classroom?

Robots can be a very powerful tool to interest and engage students in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (aka STEM). Unfortunately, they’ve often only being used with a small number of enriched students who are already interested in STEM and will not get the full benefit that other students will get from a fun, interactive program that brings the practical side of STEM to students.

Girls, who are normally much less interested in STEM than boys, benefit from robotics programs, gaining experience, knowledge and confidence that will help them consider a STEM career in their future.

Mimetics cofounder and Chief Designer, Myke Predko discusses what they’ve learned after almost 15 years bringing robots and STEM education to 15,000 students.

 

Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
https://www.mimetics.ca

Additional Information:
Please feel free to contact Myke at myke.predko@mimetics.ca for any questions, comments or suggestions.

2015 2015-Maker Ed

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Presenter: Lucie deLaBruere
Location: Colchester, VT, USA
@techsavvygirl

Presentation Title: Girls Make IT – Circuits Coding and eTextiles

Presentation Description: The workshop will highlight the evolution of a project that has been successful in engaging girls in coding via Making with Soft Circuits and eTextiles. Inspired by M.I.T. ‘s robotic garden, Lucie deLaBruere is developing coding lessons/activities that helps students create LED enhanced artifacts for a collaborative community garden and learn to code a Lilypad Arduino microprocessor to give each artifact a unique presence in the garden. The project not only builds interest in coding, it also builds confidence in your ability to code.

Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
https://goo.gl/6IKYS4

Additional Information:
www.LearningWithLucie.com

www.TechSavvyGirls.com

www.CreateMakeLearn.org

www.GirlsMakeIt.org