SPIRIT Robotics and STEM Learning

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SPIRIT Robotics and STEM Learning

• Bing Chen, Neal Grandgenett, Elliott Ostler

http//ceen.unomaha.edu/TekBots/
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A Little About Us
PKIs Computer Electronics and Engineering UNOs
College of Education OPS Mathematics and Science

• SPIRIT (NSF ITEST) Done
• Silicon Prairie Initiative for Robotics in IT
• Teacher Training (Robotics)
• Teachers Develop Lesson Ideas
• SPIRIT 2.0 (NSF Discovery K12)
• Silicon Prairie Initiative for Robotics in IT 2.0
• New Robotics Innovations
• National Robotics CyberCurriculum

http//www.ceen. unomaha.edu/TekBots/
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How can you collaborate with us?

• Suggest teachers to work with us in piloting
  robotics lessons and activities in classrooms
• Provide ideas, suggestions, criticisms
• Participate in an educational robotics contest
• Help us figure out our cyberinfrastructure
  strategies
• Help us figure out the Center operational process
• Help us connect to new ideas, literacy, etc.
• Tell us that we are not insanejust a bit crazy
• Help us figure out other things to do

Neal Grandgenett Bing Chen [phone]
[phone] ngrandgenett_at_unomaha.edu
bchen_at_unomaha.edu
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The Gathering STEM Storm
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics