Tyrone Howard

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Robotics is a great way for educators to get students excited about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and to engage them in complex, strategic problem-solving. It introduces students to concepts and skills that are needed for understanding the intelligent, highly interactive information-based technology of the future. Robotics is now considered as a General Purpose Technology, meaning it has the potential to drastically alter societies through its impact on pre-existing economic and social structures. With this in mind, it is only natural to discuss educational robotics as a truly stimulating strategic topic that looks toward the future. What role can robots play in enabling new avenues for pedagogy, in the same way as digital technologies profoundly transformed education a few years back? To bring robots education into our schools successfully – the criteria for success must be determined – how shall we involve all stakeholders (student, parents, and educators) in the process? At the elementary school level, teaching robotics starts with simpler concepts like the scientific principles of distance of speed, principle of pulleys, inertia, elasticity. Beginner kits like Dash and Dot are playful hands-on kits that can spark creative thinking in younger students. Middle school and high school students can graduate onto more complex robotics kits like EZ Robots that include motors, sensors and controllers to include programming lessons in your curriculum. Robots.Education will incorporate robots into education for the purpose of stimulating a stronger interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and pave the way for our children towards a society in which robotics will be consistently integrated everywhere?