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My students love it when I bring cool and creative things to the classroom, but unless those things connect to our content and curriculum, the benefits can be limited. As a teacher with 22 years of experience, I know that I must let the curriculum drive the technology, not vice versa. Additionally, technology is just a tool - it's how we USE it that matters! Coding with the Dash robots provides computational thinking learning experiences that are grounded in grade-level curriculum, which are authentic and connected to my student's interests, and produces engaged, curious, and playful learners. Coding is about tapping into a student's natural sense of curiosity, encouraging collaboration, and providing exciting opportunities for students to practice persistence in problem-solving. Coding, at its core, is a logical approach to solving a puzzle. When students are asked to code a robot to complete a task, first they must "decompose," or break the task down into smaller steps that the robot can understand. The process of breaking down problems enables us to analyze different aspects of them, ground our thinking and guide ourselves to an endpoint. Coding also promotes pattern recognition - when students successfully figure out how to get their robot to turn this way or that the first time, they can more easily make it happen again. This "productive struggle" helps them to recognize similar situations in later challenges. Dash robots can be used in all subjects, and coded to move to specific numbers on a number line, to follow the path of a rock cycle, to travel the solar system, or to even dress up as a book character or historical figure and speak about what the student has learned! The possibilities are endless!

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My students love it when I bring cool and creative things to the classroom, but unless those things connect to our content and curriculum, the benefits can be limited. As a teacher with 22 years of experience, I know that I must let the curriculum drive the technology, not vice versa. Additionally, technology is just a tool - it's how we USE it that matters! Coding with the Dash robots provides computational thinking learning experiences that are grounded in grade-level curriculum, which are authentic and connected to my student's interests, and produces engaged, curious, and playful learners. Coding is about tapping into a student's natural sense of curiosity, encouraging collaboration, and providing exciting opportunities for students to practice persistence in problem-solving. Coding, at its core, is a logical approach to solving a puzzle. When students are asked to code a robot to complete a task, first they must "decompose," or break the task down into smaller steps that the robot can understand. The process of breaking down problems enables us to analyze different aspects of them, ground our thinking and guide ourselves to an endpoint. Coding also promotes pattern recognition - when students successfully figure out how to get their robot to turn this way or that the first time, they can more easily make it happen again. This "productive struggle" helps them to recognize similar situations in later challenges. Dash robots can be used in all subjects, and coded to move to specific numbers on a number line, to follow the path of a rock cycle, to travel the solar system, or to even dress up as a book character or historical figure and speak about what the student has learned! The possibilities are endless!

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