PD Course: Introduction to Coding and Robotics with Dash

This 15-hour professional learning online course, designed for elementary school teachers, provides a broader understanding of how coding and robotics fit into your everyday teaching. 

Following your course purchase, you will receive a CoAssemble platform login where you will complete the course. 

Syllabus

Welcome to Wonder Workshop

• Ready, Set, Code with your Dash robot!
• Our Suite of Apps & Accessories
• Our Educator Resources

The Evolution of EdTech

• Introduction
• How Tech-Savvy Are You?
• The History of Edtech
• The History of Edtech Sorting Activity
• The History of Edtech Timeline
• Your Edtech Adoption: SAMR & DOK Models
• A WONDER-ful Wrap-Up

Personalizing Pedagogy

• Introduction
• Learn Theories 101
• Have a Theory About Theorists?
• The ABC’s (well, VAKs) of Learning Styles
• Active Approaches to PBL
• A WONDER-ful Wrap-Up

Pathways to Computer Science

• Introduction
• Robots All Around Us
• Coding As the New Literacy
• Gender Stereotypes  in STEM
• A WONDER-ful Wrap-Up

Making Room for the 4 C’s

• Introduction
• Classrooms Around the World
• A Culture of Collaboration
• Maker Mindsets
• A WONDER-ful Wrap-Up

Transforming Daily Instruction

• Introduction
• Peering into the Design of a 21st-Century Classroom
• Moving Forward with Backward Design
• Creating Learning Objectives
• Assessing Assessments
• A WONDER-ful Wrap-Up

Dash in the Classroom

• Introduction
• Robot Warm-Up
• Ready for Robot Guts?
• Uncovering Dash
• Setting Up Your Classroom
• Fostering a Coding Culture

Your Implementation Plan

• Our Scope and Sequence
• Make Wonder Curriculum
• Make Wonder
• More Educator Resources
• Personalizing Your Implementation
• Classroom Implementation
• School Implementation
• A Fond Farewell