3 keys to success when introducing robotics to young learners
Key points:
- Robotics may seem intimidating, but student engagement will soar
- Bringing robots to early education classrooms in rural Nevada
- Robotics plays a key role in early STEM education
- For more news on robotics, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub
In my role as the school library media specialist and enrichment teacher at Garfield Elementary School, I was researching student-centered robotics products for K-2 students last year when my school won a grant from Montclair State University.
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