Resources

This page contains teacher resources.

Assessments

G6 Post Assessment (PDF)

Grade 4 Burglar Alarm Rubric (PDF)

Book

Elementary Robotics:  Sustaining the Natural Engineering Instincts of Children, by John Heffernan

Building Directions

Domabot Directions

Curriculum Documents

COVID Apps Planning Guide for Students (PDF) – 2/22/2021

G2 Ride Challenge (PDF)

Tech Tips (PDF)

Teaching Tips (PDF)

Early Engineering Curriculum Complete Maps (PDF) Updated 5/23/2012

Grade 6 Curriculum Map – Curriculum Map (PDF), includes Open Ended Engineering Challenge, Updated 4/19/2012

GRADE 6 ENGINEERING CHALLENGE CHECKLIST – Updated 4/19/2012

Grade 5 Curriculum Map  – Curriculum Map (PDF)

Grade 4 Curriculum Map (PDF) – Open Ended Engineering Challenge

Grade 4 Curriculum Map  (PDF)

Grade 3 Curriculum Map   (PDF)

Grade 2 Curriculum Map – Curriculum Map (PDF) – Open Ended Engineering Challenge

Grade 2 Curriculum Map Curriculum Map (PDF)

Grade 1 Curriculum Map  – Curriculum Map (PDF)

Grade K Curriculum Map  – Curriculum Map (PDF) – Open Ended Engineering Challenge

Grade K Curriculum Map  – Curriculum Map (PDF) Updated 5/23/2012

Grade PK Curriculum Map  – Curriculum Map (PDF) Updated 5/23/2012

Elementary Engineering Curriculum Draft – Document (PDF)

Lego MA Standards – MA Standards Relating To Robotics (PDF)

Presentations

Joyful Learning – Hands On Tech Teaching PK-18 – CSTANE – University of Connecticut – 10/20/2023

Computer Science Discoveries for Teaching Middle School Computer Science – CSTA National Conference – July 2023 

How I Used COVID Itself to Motivate My Tech Students   How I Used COVID Itself to Motivate My Tech Students   (PDF) – CSTANE Conference 10/16/2021

PVRSD PD Slides (PDF) 3/22/2019 Elementary Engineering with Merredith Portsmore, Tufts CEEO

ISTE Webinar (Dissertation Research) (Video) 10/6/2018

Robotics In STEAM (PDF) – 6/5/2018 – Tufts CEEO 2018 STEM and Lego Engineering Conference, Medford, MA

Engineering is EGGciting Staff Training (PDF)  – 5/11/18

SeeSaw Intro PD (PDF)  – Staff Training – 5/1/2018

Keyboarding Without Tears – Staff Training – 3/5/2018 (PDF)

Empowering Kids to Create with Technology – STEAM, Maker, & Design (PDF) 1/10/2018

Key Factors in the Teaching of Engineering to Elementary and Middle School Students (PDF) – MASSCUE 2017 – Blue 24 – 1:30 PM

We Do Science (PDF) – MASSCUE 2017 – Red 68 – 11:30 AM

Dissertation Presentation General Audience (PDF) – AppleWood –  9/16/2017

Dissertation Presentation LEGO V2 (PDF)

  • LEGO Education Group, Billund, Denmark 8/16/2017
  • Boston, LEGO Education North America, 8/8/2017

Westhampton WeDo Science Training 5/3/2017

TIE Conference 1/18/2017

Dissertation Defense Presentation (PDF) 12/15/2016

Dissertation Presentation Short (PDF) for UMASS MSLT Meeting (12/8/2016)

East Longmeadow EV3 Training 10/21/2016

MASSCUE 10/20/2016

LEGO Engineering Conference 6/6/2016

CSTA Western MA  Meeting 2/23/2016

UMASS MSLT Presentation 2/16/2016

CES Tech Director’s Meeting 2/4/2016

MASSCUE – NGSS and Engineering  10/22/2015

East Longmeadow Robotics – 10/16/2015 – (PDF)

Scratch Workshop 2/28/2015

Sanderson Robotics Handouts  1/28/2015 (PDF)

NGSSTIE – NGSS and Teaching Engineering – TIE Conference – 1/15/2015 (PDF)

MASSCUE – Characterizing Elementary Engineering 10/23/2014 (PDF)

Hamp EV3 Robotics – 8/21/2014 – (PDF)

Hamp EV3 Handouts   – 8/21/2014 – (Zip)

Pilot Study Results Presentation – Denmark, August 1, 2014 (PDF)

Book Talk – Meekins Library – June 19, 2014 (PDF)

BeeBots Session 2 – Greenfield Early Learning Academy – June 16, 2014 (PDF)

STEMNet Presentation – PVSTEMNet – Feeding the Computer Science/IT Pipeline – Short and Long Range Solutions – Holyoke Community College, June 4, 2014

Adapting  Computer Science Problems for K-12 (PDF) – October 2013, January 2014

Math Enrichment (PDF)  – Hampshire Regional School District – August 2013

BeeBots (PDF) – Northampton Public Schools (PDF) –  August 2013

Hamp Robotics – Northampton Public Schools (PDF) –  August 2013

TIE Missing E (PDF) Presentation Slides 1/17/2013

WES School Committee 2012  (PDF) Presentation Slides 12/19/2012

MASCUE 2012 Robotics (PDF) Presentation Slides – Introduction to Elementary and Middle School Robotics – MASSCUE Conference Workshop – 10/25/2012

Presentation Slides (PDF) – University of Massachusetts, 10/17/2012

K-8 Robotics  – Williamsburg PTO – February 7, 2012 (PDF)

K12Robotics Conway Grammar School – Robotics Presentation (PDF)

K6 Robotics MassCUE – Why Teaching Engineering to Young Children? – MassCUE – October 27, 2011 (PDF)

K12RoboticsGrant – Grant Ideas (PDF)

K6Robotics – New Hingham Workshop – Presentation (PDF) – August 29, 2011

K12RoboticsBeeBots – Presentation Slides (PDF) – August 12, 2011

Rewards and Challenges of Designing an Early Engineering Curriculum – Presentation (PDF) – May 2011

Research

Dissertation Files

Dissertation Proposal V18 for 6/5/2015 Meeting V1.8 (Word)

Dissertation Proposal Presentation 6/5/2015 (PDF)

Comps Final Presentation  Short (PDF) 12/2/2014 – This is the one I actually used.

Comps Final Presentation Long (PDF) 8/1/2014

Comprehensive Exam Paper  (11/05/2014)

Comprehensive Exam Proposal (Word)  5/1/2014

The bibliography is a general robotics education bibliography.

Robotics Bibilography (PDF)

Student Checklists, Worksheets, Surveys, Reflections

Counting In Other Bases (PDF)

4 Color Theorem Lesson Plan (PDF)

Bee Bot Estimation Workpaper  (PDF)

BeeBot Resources – (Zip)

BeeBot Resources READ ME – Document (PDF)

WeDoNXTResources – (Zip) – worksheets, surveys, reflections and other documents used in the PK-6 WeDo and NXT programs at Williamsburg Schools

Technical

WeDo.ini  – (Zip) –  replace this file in Users/Shared/Lego Creations/WeDo if your WeDo Activity Guide is greyed out

Teacher Shared Materials

Grade 3 Perimeter Lesson Using BeeBots

Other Not Robotics Related

Pong Scratch Directions (PDF)

All Materials Copyright 2012-2014 John Heffernan

8 Responses to Resources

  1. Peter Margolis says:

    Much needed. Much appreciated out here in the SF Bay Area.

    Question: Are you aware of any district tech folks out this way who are doing something on a district level to promote LEGO Robotics in the classroom?

    Thanks again.

    Peter

    • JohnHeffernan says:

      Can’t think of anyway in the SF area but I can check my Tufts CEEO Symposium attendee lists for the last 2 years. Glad these will be helpful for you.

  2. Habib says:

    Thank you for your nice effort and this helful site. I’m a new robotics teacher, I’m preparing for the summer camp and I’m looking for many wedo activity based on both the wedo and nxt kit as the children needs to assembly a new robot every day
    Thank you for your help
    Habib

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  4. Donna Hudgens says:

    My school is very interested in beginning engineering through robotics using legos. Your information is wonderful and sounds duable. I love the understanding explained of how it must be a progressive exploration from kindergarten up.
    I noticed LEGO WeDo doesn’t begin until 2nd grade in your curriculum and that BeeBots are used in K-1.
    I am not familiar with BeeBots. Where can I get information about them? What exactly is a BeeBot?

  5. Donna Hudgens says:

    I just found my BeeBot answers. I can see how they would be great to for the lower grades and they would definitely provide a background/fundational knowledge of robotics.

    • JohnHeffernan says:

      Glad you found the info on Beebots at Terrapin Logo. By the way, we do start WeDo in grade 1 (not 2) and use BeeBots for PK and K. Good luck. Let me know if you have other questions.

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