tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22642297113955050552024-02-19T10:31:47.495-05:00SCDSB CODE Robotics InquiryMarci Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622544683635558942noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264229711395505055.post-67158859528111922002017-02-03T12:32:00.000-05:002017-02-11T12:53:49.288-05:00CODE Robotics Launch 2017 at NPSS<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On February 2, teachers from schools across the SCDSB came together to continue our learning about the impact of classroom-integrated robotics on the development of </span><a href="http://www.edugains.ca/resources21CL/About21stCentury/21CL_21stCenturyCompetencies.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">21st century competencies</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and STEAM education. An overview of our day: </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1x7tmiz6bBkGDywm4WWeRRAqE_egnWR5UMuuPhfyj0Ok/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">slides with agenda and resources</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and a </span><a href="https://storify.com/marciduncan/code-robotics-launch-2017" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">summary of Tweets</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Through discussion, we </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/scdsb.on.ca/document/d/1BE3OmNZbwAYguDPE0QEtUNsbXPGdbjzkMiB6Xztv1q0/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">shared</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ideas for robot management, resources, solutions for challenges and ideas for moving forward with robotics in our classrooms. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Learn and Connect with us...</span><br />
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