Connected Teaching
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Connected TEaching Fellows program

CONNECTED TEACHING FELLOWS: 2015/2016
  • 29 teachers in various subject areas from six schools participated.
  • 18 curriculum-aligned project-based projects designed.
  • 2000 students participated in the projects.
  • Goal of PD is for teachers to design a project-based, curriculum-integrated activity in collaboration with Beam Center faculty.
  • PD to include constructivist methodology and basic training in digital design and fabrication, circuitry, physical computing and curriculum integration.
  • 40 hours/8 sessions total: 4 sessions of PD with Nancy Otero and Domain Specialist (sculptors, fabricators, programmers, etc.); 3 days of in-classroom implementation assisted by Domain Specialist; 1 day of curriculum documentation
  • September-November: Training and Curriculum Development
  • February-April: Curriculum Implementation: Spring Semester
  • Interested participants receive offers to become paid Mentors for the next iteration of the program in 2016/2017
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Fellows and their Projects



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Day 1

Soft circuits, Programming, Laser Cutting, Papert 

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Day 2

​Robotics and 3D Printing, Blisktein and Willisky, Coding/Processing
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Day  3

Project Plan with Domain Specialist: Idea Development and Prototype.
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Day 4

Project Plan with Domain and Curriculum Specialists: Hands-on Support Material and Lesson Plan 
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Day 5-6-7-8

Project Implementation with Domain Specialist Visits ​

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  • Home
    • Day 1
    • Day 2
    • Day 3
    • Day 4
    • FELLOWS
  • Technology
    • Computational Thinking >
      • Scratch
      • Processing >
        • Pre-Class Processing Installation
        • Decision Making
        • Programs
    • Electronics >
      • Makey Makey
      • Circuits
    • Robotics >
      • GogoBoard
      • Arduino
    • Vector Drawing >
      • 3D
    • Simulations and Models >
      • NetLogo
      • Introduction >
        • Data Collection
        • Code Processing
        • Data Manipulation