Veteran teacher Harold Schneider is teaching eighth graders how to program robotic spheres. |
Robotics is a new rotation class at the school this year as the district attempts to introduce its students to STEM courses earlier in their education, according to principal Gus Harju.
“This is an opportunity to bring 21st century technology skills to students that may make a change in their life and may allow them to make a career choice,” says Harju...
For Schneider, the robotics class is an opportunity to teach students the basics of programming through a collaborative, project-based approach. He put together the curriculum this past summer after being asked to teach the class.
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Source: School News Network