Interdisciplinary Robotics
Session Format
Presentation Session (45 minutes)
Target Audience
K12 Educators
Abstract for the conference program
The challenges I face as an Engineering and Technology teacher are deciding what materials to use, what lessons to prepare, connecting activities to other disciplines and teaching career-relevant skills. The LEGO Mindstorms Robotics platform addresses all of these challenges. In my presentation I will share the practices I use when teaching robotics, the challenging lessons I prepared, and how to monitor progress and provide direction. I will share how I connected the robotics program to other disciplines such as Art, and Physical Science. I plan for participants to gain an understanding of how to use a robotics kit in their classroom, how to prepare lessons for their students, and how to use the LEGO Mindstorms Robotics kits. I plan to have several of my students present with me to work with participants, demonstrate programming, and discuss how the robotics program has impacted their learning.
Proposal Track
T2: Applied STEM Education
Start Date
3-23-2018 3:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Fagan, Bryan J. M. Ed., "Interdisciplinary Robotics" (2018). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 14.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2018/2018/14
Interdisciplinary Robotics
The challenges I face as an Engineering and Technology teacher are deciding what materials to use, what lessons to prepare, connecting activities to other disciplines and teaching career-relevant skills. The LEGO Mindstorms Robotics platform addresses all of these challenges. In my presentation I will share the practices I use when teaching robotics, the challenging lessons I prepared, and how to monitor progress and provide direction. I will share how I connected the robotics program to other disciplines such as Art, and Physical Science. I plan for participants to gain an understanding of how to use a robotics kit in their classroom, how to prepare lessons for their students, and how to use the LEGO Mindstorms Robotics kits. I plan to have several of my students present with me to work with participants, demonstrate programming, and discuss how the robotics program has impacted their learning.
