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Assessments<\/strong><\/p>\n G6 Post Assessment (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n Grade 4 Burglar Alarm Rubric (PDF) <\/a><\/p>\n Book<\/strong><\/p>\n Elementary Robotics:\u00a0\u00a0Sustaining the Natural Engineering Instincts of Children, by John Heffernan<\/a><\/p>\n Building Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n Domabot Directions<\/a><\/p>\n Curriculum Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n COVID Apps Planning Guide for Students <\/a>(PDF) – 2\/22\/2021<\/p>\n G2 Ride Challenge<\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\n Tech Tips<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)<\/p>\n Teaching Tips<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)<\/p>\n Early Engineering Curriculum Complete Maps<\/a> (PDF) Updated 5\/23\/2012<\/p>\n Grade 6 Curriculum Map<\/a> – Curriculum Map (PDF), includes Open Ended Engineering Challenge, Updated 4\/19\/2012<\/p>\n GRADE 6 ENGINEERING CHALLENGE CHECKLIST<\/a> – Updated 4\/19\/2012<\/p>\n Grade 5 Curriculum Map<\/a>\u00a0 – Curriculum Map (PDF)<\/p>\n Grade 4 Curriculum Map<\/a> (PDF) – Open Ended Engineering Challenge<\/p>\n Grade 4 Curriculum Map<\/a>\u00a0 (PDF)<\/p>\n Grade 3 Curriculum Map <\/a>\u00a0 (PDF)<\/p>\n Grade 2 Curriculum Map<\/a> – Curriculum Map (PDF) – Open Ended Engineering Challenge<\/p>\n Grade 2 Curriculum Map <\/a> Curriculum Map (PDF)<\/p>\n Grade 1 Curriculum Map<\/a>\u00a0 – Curriculum Map (PDF)<\/p>\n Grade K Curriculum Map<\/a>\u00a0 – Curriculum Map (PDF) – Open Ended Engineering Challenge<\/p>\n Grade K Curriculum Map<\/a>\u00a0 – Curriculum Map (PDF) Updated 5\/23\/2012<\/p>\n Grade PK Curriculum Map<\/a>\u00a0 – Curriculum Map (PDF) Updated 5\/23\/2012<\/p>\n Elementary Engineering Curriculum Draft<\/a>\u00a0– Document (PDF)<\/p>\n Lego MA Standards<\/a> – MA Standards Relating To Robotics (PDF)<\/p>\n Presentations Joyful Learning – Hands On Tech Teaching PK-18<\/a> – CSTANE – University of Connecticut – 10\/20\/2023<\/p>\n Computer Science Discoveries for Teaching Middle School Computer Science – CSTA National Conference – July 2023\u00a0 How I Used COVID Itself to Motivate My Tech Students \u00a0<\/a> How I Used COVID Itself to Motivate My Tech Students \u00a0 (PDF) – CSTANE Conference 10\/16\/2021<\/p>\n PVRSD PD Slides<\/a> (PDF) 3\/22\/2019 Elementary Engineering with Merredith Portsmore, Tufts CEEO<\/p>\n ISTE Webinar<\/a> (Dissertation Research) (Video) 10\/6\/2018<\/p>\n Robotics In STEAM<\/a>\u00a0(PDF) – 6\/5\/2018 – Tufts CEEO 2018 STEM and Lego Engineering Conference, Medford, MA<\/p>\n Engineering is EGGciting Staff Training<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)\u00a0 – 5\/11\/18<\/p>\n SeeSaw Intro PD<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)\u00a0 – Staff Training – 5\/1\/2018<\/p>\n Keyboarding Without Tears <\/a> – Staff Training – 3\/5\/2018 (PDF)<\/p>\n Empowering Kids to Create with Technology – STEAM, Maker, & Design<\/a> (PDF) 1\/10\/2018<\/p>\n Key Factors in the Teaching of Engineering to Elementary and Middle School Students\u00a0<\/a>(PDF) – MASSCUE 2017 – Blue 24 – 1:30 PM<\/p>\n We Do Science<\/a> (PDF) – MASSCUE 2017 – Red 68 – 11:30 AM<\/p>\n Dissertation Presentation General Audience<\/a>\u00a0(PDF) – AppleWood –\u00a0\u00a09\/16\/2017<\/p>\n Dissertation Presentation LEGO V2 (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n Westhampton WeDo Science Training\u00a05\/3\/2017<\/p>\n TIE Conference 1\/18\/2017<\/p>\n Dissertation Defense Presentation<\/a>\u00a0(PDF) 12\/15\/2016<\/p>\n Dissertation Presentation Short<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)\u00a0for UMASS MSLT Meeting (12\/8\/2016)<\/p>\n East Longmeadow EV3 Training 10\/21\/2016<\/p>\n MASSCUE\u00a010\/20\/2016<\/p>\n LEGO Engineering Conference 6\/6\/2016<\/p>\n CSTA Western MA\u00a0\u00a0Meeting 2\/23\/2016<\/p>\n UMASS MSLT Presentation 2\/16\/2016<\/p>\n CES Tech Director’s Meeting 2\/4\/2016<\/p>\n MASSCUE – NGSS and Engineering \u00a010\/22\/2015<\/p>\n East Longmeadow Robotics<\/a> – 10\/16\/2015 –\u00a0(PDF)<\/p>\n Scratch Workshop 2\/28\/2015<\/p>\n Sanderson Robotics Handouts<\/a>\u00a0 1\/28\/2015\u00a0(PDF)<\/p>\n NGSSTIE<\/a>\u00a0– NGSS and Teaching Engineering – TIE Conference – 1\/15\/2015 (PDF)<\/p>\n MASSCUE – Characterizing Elementary Engineering<\/a>\u00a010\/23\/2014 (PDF)<\/p>\n Hamp EV3 Robotics<\/a>\u00a0– 8\/21\/2014 –\u00a0(PDF)<\/p>\n Hamp EV3 Handouts<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0– 8\/21\/2014 –\u00a0(Zip)<\/p>\n Pilot Study\u00a0Results Presentation<\/a>\u00a0– Denmark, August 1, 2014 (PDF)<\/p>\n Book Talk<\/a>\u00a0– Meekins Library – June 19, 2014 (PDF)<\/p>\n BeeBots Session 2<\/a>\u00a0– Greenfield Early Learning Academy – June 16, 2014 (PDF)<\/p>\n STEMNet Presentation<\/a>\u00a0– PVSTEMNet – Feeding the Computer Science\/IT Pipeline – Short and Long Range Solutions – Holyoke Community College, June 4, 2014<\/p>\n Adapting\u00a0 Computer Science Problems for K-12<\/a> (PDF) – October 2013, January 2014<\/p>\n Math Enrichment<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)\u00a0 – Hampshire Regional School District – August 2013<\/p>\n BeeBots<\/a>\u00a0(PDF) – Northampton Public Schools (PDF) –\u00a0 August 2013<\/p>\n Hamp Robotics<\/a>\u00a0– Northampton Public Schools (PDF) –\u00a0 August 2013<\/p>\n TIE Missing E<\/a>\u00a0(PDF) Presentation Slides 1\/17\/2013<\/p>\n WES School Committee 2012<\/a>\u00a0 (PDF) Presentation Slides 12\/19\/2012 MASCUE 2012 Robotics<\/a> (PDF) Presentation Slides – Introduction to Elementary and Middle School Robotics – MASSCUE Conference Workshop – 10\/25\/2012<\/p>\n Presentation Slides<\/a>\u00a0(PDF) – University of Massachusetts, 10\/17\/2012<\/p>\n K-8 Robotics<\/a>\u00a0 – Williamsburg PTO – February 7, 2012 (PDF)<\/p>\n K12Robotics Conway Grammar School<\/a> – Robotics Presentation (PDF)<\/p>\n K6 Robotics MassCUE<\/a> – Why Teaching Engineering to Young Children? – MassCUE – October 27, 2011 (PDF)<\/p>\n K12RoboticsGrant<\/a> – Grant Ideas (PDF)<\/p>\n K6Robotics – New Hingham Workshop<\/a> – Presentation (PDF) – August 29, 2011<\/p>\n K12RoboticsBeeBots<\/a> – Presentation Slides (PDF) – August 12, 2011<\/p>\n Rewards and Challenges of Designing an Early Engineering Curriculum<\/a> – Presentation (PDF) – May 2011<\/p>\n Research<\/strong><\/p>\n Dissertation Files<\/p>\n Dissertation Proposal V18<\/a> for 6\/5\/2015 Meeting V1.8 (Word)<\/p>\n Dissertation Proposal Presentation<\/a> 6\/5\/2015 (PDF)<\/p>\n Comps Final Presentation<\/a>\u00a0 Short (PDF) 12\/2\/2014 – This is the one I actually used.<\/p>\n Comps Final Presentation<\/a>\u00a0Long (PDF) 8\/1\/2014<\/p>\n Comprehensive Exam Paper<\/a>\u00a0 (11\/05\/2014)<\/p>\n Comprehensive Exam Proposal (Word)<\/a>\u00a0\u00a05\/1\/2014<\/p>\n The bibliography is a general robotics education bibliography.<\/p>\n Robotics Bibilography<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)<\/p>\n Student Checklists, Worksheets, Surveys, Reflections<\/strong><\/p>\n Counting In Other Bases<\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\n 4 Color Theorem Lesson Plan<\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\n Bee Bot Estimation Workpaper <\/a>\u00a0(PDF)<\/p>\n BeeBot Resources<\/a> – (Zip)<\/p>\n
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