This page contains teacher resources.
Assessments
Grade 4 Burglar Alarm Rubric (PDF)
Book
Elementary Robotics: Sustaining the Natural Engineering Instincts of Children, by John Heffernan
Building 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
- Handouts (PDF)
- WeDo 2 Teachers Guide (PDF)
TIE Conference 1/18/2017
- Dissertation Research (Short Version) (PDF)
- Increasing Social Awareness for ASD Students Using Claymation (PDF)
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
- Slides (PDF)
- EV3 Constructopedia (courtesy Tufts CEEO)
- G6 Dragster Challenge (PDF)
MASSCUE 10/20/2016
LEGO Engineering Conference 6/6/2016
- WeDo 2 Slides (PDF)
- G2RideChallenge (Word)
CSTA Western MA Meeting 2/23/2016
UMASS MSLT Presentation 2/16/2016
- Preliminary Results (PDF)
- Girl 05 Ride Transcript TS (Word)
- Girl 05 Ride Transcript SG (Word)
- Girl 05 Ride Transcript CD (Word)
- Segments (Word)
- Codes (Word)
CES Tech Director’s Meeting 2/4/2016
MASSCUE – NGSS and Engineering 10/22/2015
- Slides (PDF)
- NGSS Engineering Practices Rubric Student (WORD)
- Engineering Design Standards Comparision (EXCEL)
- MA Grade 3 Example (PDF)
- MA Grade 7 Example (PDF)
- MA Grade HS Example (PDF)
- NGSS How To Read (Link)
East Longmeadow Robotics – 10/16/2015 – (PDF)
Scratch Workshop 2/28/2015
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- Handouts (PDF)
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
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
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.
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
You are most welcome, Habib!
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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?
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.
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.