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sTEM Trainings
Aye Aye, Matey! Welcome to AIU8 STEM!
Workshop information
- Registration: 8:30AM - 9AM
- Workshop: 9AM - 3PM
- Lunch is on your own
- Please wear comfortable clothes
- ACT 48 hours will be available
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Trainings by Month
Trainings by Item
Additional questions
Links to virtual Trainings
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2020-2021
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Trainings by Month
September
Stay tuned for 2021-2022 training opportunities!
January
No face-to-face trainings...check online trainings!
October
Stay tuned for 2021-2022 training opportunities!
Trainings at our IU8 locations - believe us, you DON'T want to miss them! If you can't attend, check out our online trainings.
What's on your schedule?
February
Bee Bots, Botley, Osmo, Cubettos February 17th @ Altoona Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/bbbocaltoonaiu8 February 18th @ Somerset Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/bbbocsomersetiu8 This workshop will explore using Bee-Bots, Botley and Osmos in the classroom. Cubettos will also be integrated into the training. Botley and Bee-Bot are exciting robots designed for use by young children. These friendly, easy-to-operate little robot is a perfect tool for teaching directionality, sequencing, estimation, problem-solving, and just having fun!! Learn how the Osmo can make using iPads even more magical and meaningful. Learn how students can use Osmo to build vocabulary, number sense, cause/effect and coding while building problem solving and exploring their creativity. Osmo only operates on Ipads. Ipads are not included when equipment is borrowed. Target Audience: Teachers K - 4 Cost: $50 Micro:Bit & Brain Pad February 24th @ Altoona Looking for a great entry level robotic tool that can also grow with students? Micro:Bit is the choice for you. It’s an open sourced, pocket-sized computer transforming digital skills learning. It works with MakeCode, Scratch and Python languages. It also has the ability to work with many other devices like hummingbird and Makey Makey. The BrainPad is an exciting STEM/STEAM mini computer for learning and coding video games, robots and electronics. It also has as easy entry point, but a high ceiling where kids can grow to. Target Audience: Teachers 1st-8th grade Cost $50 Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/microbitbrainpad2021
march
Hummingbird March 10th @ Altoona This full-day workshop will explore using Hummingbird kit. This kit is comprised of lights, motors, and sensors which allow students to build a robot out of any materials. Developed at Carnegie Mellon's CREATE lab, the Hummingbird Robotics Kit enables open-ended and creative engineering and design projects. Target Audience: Teachers 4th - 12th grade Cost: $50 Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/hummingbird2021 Root Robot & SAM Labs March 17th @ Somerset Not just your average coding robot - Responsive to touch, obstacles, light, color, and sound, students can program the Root coding robot to drive, draw, light-up, play music, and even vertically climb magnetic whiteboards or chalkboards! It reaches prereaders through graphical coding all the way up to high schoolers using text-based coding. Target Audience: Teachers K-8 SAM Labs SAM Labs take physical components with motors and lights and connects them through Bluetooth to a device which then can be controlled remotely. It is powered by a free, easy-to-use software, SAM Space, which provides the platform for students to build their code, connecting with our unique, Bluetooth-enabled blocks. Guided by the STEAM lessons, students create and innovate systems which provide solutions within a real-world context. Target Audience: Teachers 3rd - 8th grade Cost: $50 Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/marchroot Makey Makey March 24th @ Altoona Taught by a certified Makey Makey Training Partner, the Makey Makey Invention Literacy Workshop for Educators is a fun hands-on learning experience where you'll learn how to teach Invention Literacy, Making, and Design Thinking using the award winning Makey Makey invention kit. We'll explore how to teach circuits and conductivity using Makey Makeys and then put our skills to use designing your own inventions! Participants learn best practices and gain access to a multimedia training website that can be used later when working with your students. Participants will become certified Makey Makey Teachers at the completion of the workshop. REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 24 PARTICIPANTS Target Audience: Teachers K-12 COST: $75 (includes a Makey Makey Kit valued at $49.95) Register HERE Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/marchmakeymakey
November
Stay tuned for 2021-2022 training opportunities!
December
NEW! Virtual Course Offerings: Click each item for the registration link. Bee Bots Osmo Ozobots Lego Mindstorm EV3
Virtual Trainings
Bee Bots
Bee Bots Bee-Bots are exciting robots designed for use by young children. These friendly, easy-to-operate little robot is a perfect tool for teaching directionality, sequencing, estimation, problem-solving, and just having fun!! For this online course, a Bee-Bot will be mailed to your school the first week of class so you will have the device for the hands-on learning that is built into the course. You will have 1 check-in at the beginning of class to help you navigate through Canvas. Additional office hours will be available throughout the course if you need additional help. Target Audience: Teachers K-4 COST: $20 Register Here for the December course: https://tinyurl.com/BeeBotsDecOnline
Trainings for the below items are held by the month. Please stay tuned for more virtual opportunities!
ozobots
Ozobots Ozobots is a little toy robot that blends the physical and digital worlds - and teaches kids programming. For this online course, an Ozobot will be mailed to your school the first week of class so you will have the device for the hands-on learning that is built into the course. You will have 1 check-in at the beginning of class to help you navigate through Canvas. Additional office hours will be available throughout the course if you need additional help. Target Audience: Teachers 2 - 9 Cost: $50 Register Here for the December Course: https://tinyurl.com/OzobotsDecOnline
What would you like to learn?
March
Coming soon!
Lego mindstorm EV3
Lego Mindstorm EV3 Build, program, and test a robot using the EV3 Robot Kit. This learning module will provide participants with an opportunity to design and build programmable robots using motors, sensors, gears, wheels and axles, and other technical components. Using the EV3 program, participants will be able to test and troubleshoot their robot and revise their designs to improve robot performance. For this online course, an EV3 Robot Kit will be mailed to your school the first week of class so you will have the device for the hands-on learning that is built into the course. You will have 1 check-in at the beginning of class to help you navigate through Canvas. Additional office hours will be available throughout the course if you need additional help. Target Audience: Teachers 6-12 Cost: $50 Register Here for the December Course: https://tinyurl.com/LegoMindstormDecOnline
By item
CS First & Lego WeDo Stay tuned for 2021-2022 Training offerings
Osmo
Osmo Learn how the Osmo can make using iPads even more magical and meaningful. Learn how students can use Osmo to build vocabulary, number sense, cause/effect and coding while building problem solving and exploring their creativity. Osmo only operates on Ipads. Ipads are available through the lending center, but will need to be reserved. For this online course, an Osmo set will be mailed to your school the first week of class so you will have the device for the hands-on learning that is built into the course. You will have 1 check-in at the beginning of class to help you navigate through Canvas. Additional office hours will be available throughout the course if you need additional help. Target Audience: Teachers K-4 COST: $20 Register Here for the December Course: https://tinyurl.com/OsmoDecOnline
January
Coming soon!
December
Click each item for the registration link!
- Bee Bots
- Osmo
- Ozobots
- Lego Mindstorm EV3
February
Coming soon!
Trainings by Item
Bee Bots/botley/ osmo/cubettos
Bee Bots, Botley, Osmo, Cubettos February 17th @ Altoona Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/bbbocaltoonaiu8 February 18th @ Somerset Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/bbbocsomersetiu8 This workshop will explore using Bee-Bots, Botley and Osmos in the classroom. Cubettos will also be integrated into the training. Botley and Bee-Bot are exciting robots designed for use by young children. These friendly, easy-to-operate little robot is a perfect tool for teaching directionality, sequencing, estimation, problem-solving, and just having fun!! Learn how the Osmo can make using iPads even more magical and meaningful. Learn how students can use Osmo to build vocabulary, number sense, cause/effect and coding while building problem solving and exploring their creativity. Osmo only operates on Ipads. Ipads are not included when equipment is borrowed. Target Audience: Teachers K - 4 Cost: $50
Piper Computer
Piper Please stay tuned for 2021-2022 training opportunities.
Breakout edu
Online training opportunities.
With so many items, where do you start? Let's explore!PLEASE NOTE: Due to COVID, we are working on providing virtual training opportunites. Click HERE for more info!
cubelets & ozobots
Check back for online training opportunities!
What would you like to learn?
Vex edr v5
VEX EDR V5 Please stay tuned for 2021-2022 training opportunities.
Lego mindstorm EV3
Lego Mindstorm EV3 - please see Virtual Training Opportunities.
littlebits
Check back for information on online trainings!
hummingbird
Hummingbird March 10th @ Altoona This full-day workshop will explore using Hummingbird kit. This kit is comprised of lights, motors, and sensors which allow students to build a robot out of any materials. Developed at Carnegie Mellon's CREATE lab, the Hummingbird Robotics Kit enables open-ended and creative engineering and design projects. Target Audience: Teachers 4th - 12th grade Cost: $50.00 Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/hummingbird2021
Micro:bit & brain pad
Micro:Bit & Brain Pad February 24th @ Altoona Looking for a great entry level robotic tool that can also grow with students? Micro:Bit is the choice for you. It’s an open sourced, pocket-sized computer transforming digital skills learning. It works with MakeCode, Scratch and Python languages. It also has the ability to work with many other devices like hummingbird and Makey Makey. The BrainPad is an exciting STEM/STEAM mini computer for learning and coding video games, robots and electronics. It also has as easy entry point, but a high ceiling where kids can grow to. Target Audience: Teachers 1st-8th grade Cost $50 Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/microbitbrainpad2021
Cs first & lego wedo
CS First & Lego WeDo Stay tuned for 2021-2022 Training offerings
bloxels
Bloxels October 28th @ Johnstown Bloxels is a hand-on platform for kids to build, collaborate, and tell stories through video game creation. Students can use colored blocks to design their characters and settings to tell their own amazing stories! The game board is scanned using the free iPad app to make the creation come to life! Target Audience: Teachers 2nd - 8th grade Cost $50 Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/bloxels2020
sam labs
SAM Labs March 17th @ Somerset SAM Labs take physical components with motors and lights and connects them through Bluetooth to a device which then can be controlled remotely. It is powered by a free, easy-to-use software, SAM Space, which provides the platform for students to build their code, connecting with our unique, Bluetooth-enabled blocks. Guided by the STEAM lessons, students create and innovate systems which provide solutions within a real-world context. Target Audience: Teachers 3rd - 8th grade Cost: $50 Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/SAMlabs2020
dash & Dot
Check back for online training opportunities!
fable
Fable Stay tuned for 2021-2022 training opportunities.
Hue animation/ StikBots/Story Cubes
Hue Animation, StikBots, & Story Cubes December 16th @ Altoona This full-day workshop will explore creating stop motion videos with Story Cubes, Hue Animation, & Stick Bots. This three part day will include using story cubes to help with the writing process. Hue animation cameras will be used to create a stop motion video using stick bots as the subject of the videos. This workshop will teach the basics of stop motion so teachers can incorporate these videos into their classroom. Target Audience: Teachers K-6th Grade Cost: $50 Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/huestikstory2020
Root Robot
Root Robot March 17th @ Somerset Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/marchroot Not just your average coding robot - Responsive to touch, obstacles, light, color, and sound, students can program the Root coding robot to drive, draw, light-up, play music, and even vertically climb magnetic whiteboards or chalkboards! It reaches prereaders through graphical coding all the way up to high schoolers using text-based coding. Target Audience: Teachers K-8 Cost: $50
Sphero
Check back for online training opportunities!
makey makey
Makey Makey Please stay tuned for 2021-2022 training opportunities.
Questions?
CONTACT SARAH BRAMBLEY
I'm here to help!
sbrambley@iu08.org 814-940-0223
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