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When my Advanced Academic students come to my room, they come to be challenged! They love STEM challenges and are ready to integrate more technology and take on more sophisticated challenges. Teaching children to code is a fun and meaningful way to develop communication, creativity, math,writing, and confidence. If our project is funded, these students will be so excited to interact with these robots that they won't even realize they are coding! In addition, they will have to work in cooperative teams and utilize the Engineering Design process to address challenges presented to them. Students will program with partners to set up challenging courses, explore and problem solve together. They can apply what they learn and expand their capabilities as their technology skills grow.

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When my Advanced Academic students come to my room, they come to be challenged! They love STEM challenges and are ready to integrate more technology and take on more sophisticated challenges. Teaching children to code is a fun and meaningful way to develop communication, creativity, math,writing, and confidence. If our project is funded, these students will be so excited to interact with these robots that they won't even realize they are coding! In addition, they will have to work in cooperative teams and utilize the Engineering Design process to address challenges presented to them. Students will program with partners to set up challenging courses, explore and problem solve together. They can apply what they learn and expand their capabilities as their technology skills grow.

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