EVENTS
Upcoming events
- Mon, December 6
- 6:15pm - 7:15pm MST
- Zoom Meeting
The First Mile: Help K5 Students Get Ready for the Future
According to the latest report from code.org, 50% of the high schools in the U.S. are now teaching at least one Computer Science (CS) course. That is a tremendous progress the CS Education community has made over the past decade. However, much work remains to be done. In 2020, there were 1 million more jobs than students graduated with CS degrees (400,000 graduates). We believe that it is critical that school administrators, teachers, students, and parents view CS education as equally important as other subjects at the elementary level. Starting a CS program at the elementary level is actually very easy and fun! In this session, we will share our 5E framework, the importance of combining social emotional learning with CS skill building, our practice of delivering programs virtually and in-person at the elementary level. We will demo a mini lesson, discuss teaching strategies, and answer questions.
- Tue, December 7
- 5:30pm - 6:30pm MST
- Zoom Meeting
Spark the Fun of Creative Writing and Voice Acting with Toys2Life
Toys2Life is a software platform enabled by artificial intelligence that allows user-created characters to talk to one another. In this session, you’ll see how this cutting-edge software is being used to teach coding, creative writing, voice acting, and socio-emotional skills. A group of upper elementary and middle school students have been working together online for almost two years. They created a virtual world called purple shore. Outside the club time, they each have become creative writing enthusiasts! Come check out the fun! Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a fun and collaborative character creation session.
- Wed, December 8
- 4:30pm - 5:30pm MST
- Zoom Meeting
Science Experiments with Arduino micro-controllers
Are you working on a science fair project? Or doing some science research where you might want to automate the measurement or control of your experiment? With an inexpensive Arduino micro-controller kit and easy to learn software, you can record temperature, pressure, humidity, pH, voltage, current, etc. and/or control pumps, valves, motion, sound and other components.
Join us for a brief overview and demo of this technology.
- Thu, December 9
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST
- Zoom Meeting
Digital Portfolios Are for Creative Builders
Do you have a platform to showcase all of your special talents and creations? Tune in for a live demonstration and Q&A about building a portfolio with Build a Robot K12. You will see an example of a portfolio created by a student and have the opportunity to ask questions to help you get started. You will also gain access to an exclusive sneak peak of the Create a Portfolio Course brought to you by Build a Robot K12.
PAST EVENTS
Teaching Creative Writing, Performance, Coding, Design Thinking, and Social Emotional Skills Using Toys2Life
- June 5th, 2021
- Presenters: Bird Marathe, Isaac Davenport, Elyse , Estella Gu Marko , Maya Gao, Levina Gu,
- Toys2Life is a software platform enabled by Artificial Intelligence that allows user-created characters to talk to one another either on screen or using radio medallions to instrument toys. In the session, you'll see how this bleeding-edge software is being used to teach coding, creative writing, voice acting, design-thinking, and socio-emotional skills. Elementary and middle school students will demonstrate what they've been able to create with the platform, and session attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a fun and collaborative character creation session.
Bringing Computer Science Career Awareness to Middle School Students through TCS goIT program
- June 5th, 2021
- Presenter: Qing Hua
- The TCS goIT Student Technology Awareness Program is a national initiative sponsored by TCS to bring computer science awareness to underserved and underrepresented middle and high school students through experiential learning. Students attend the program for free and experience topics in Design Thinking and App Development. Students will also have opportunities to interact with volunteers
Creative Voice & Creative Writing with Toys2Life: Free 1 day Demo Class
- May 15th, 17th
- Saturday 10am - 11am Mountain Time
- Monday 4pm - 5pm Mountain Time
- FREE Virtual Event
Intro to Arduino Hands-On Workshop
- March 27
- 2 PM - 4PM Mountain Time
- FREE Virtual Event
