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?

1. Suggest teachers to work with us in piloting
   robotics lessons and activities in classrooms
2. Provide ideas, suggestions, criticisms
3. Participate in an educational robotics contest
4. Help us figure out our cyberinfrastructure
   strategies
5. Help us figure out the Center operational process
6. Help us connect to new ideas, literacy, etc.
7. Tell us that we are not insanejust a bit crazy
8. 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