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Bee-Bots in BPS. Haruna Hosokawa Felicia Vargas TechBoston/ Office of Instructional and Information Technology Boston Public Schools. Background. ~2010 Began pilot in several schools 2010-2013 ~120 teachers trained through school-based and centralized trainings - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Bee-Bots in BPSHaruna HosokawaFelicia Vargas
TechBoston/Office of Instructional and Information Technology
Boston Public Schools
Background• ~2010 Began pilot in
several schools
• 2010-2013 ~120 teachers trained through school-based and centralized trainings
• June 2011 Included in the Robotics Olympics
• SY 2013-14 Included in K2 curriculum; District-wide PD for over 100 K2 teachers
• Currently ~240 bee-bots in about 180 classrooms (K2~G2)
What do students learn?• Pre-programming skills– problem solving– combining commands to
create a longer program
• Reinforce concepts on the mats– alphabet, number sense, vocabulary,
maps, shapes, colors, science, etc…–measurement– left & right; cardinal directions
Number Mat
Alphabet Mats
http://bostonherald.com/business/technology/technology_news/2014/06/students_learn_with_bee_bots
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