Teaching programming as students move through their education and adapting to their advancing levels can be a trouble spot for many educators. 💻 This paper for the 2024 SITE Conference - Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education by Jason McKenna, Yuhan(Jimmy) Lin, and David Weintrop explores how the VEX Continuum's scaffolded approach helps transition students from one programming environment to the next, supporting them throughout their programming education journey! 📖 Read the full article here: https://buff.ly/4bCMf1V
VEX Robotics
Education
Greenville, Texas 12,824 followers
We provide tools for today’s educators, mentors and parents to inspire tomorrow’s problem solvers.
About us
VEX Robotics is a leading provider of educational and competitive robotics products to schools, universities and robotics teams around the world. The company’s product lines are backed by years of experience supporting educational robotics programs and are designed to be affordable, accessible and scalable. The company also partners with the non-profit Robotics Education & Competition Foundation to support the world’s largest and fastest-growing competitive robotics program for elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and colleges around the world. The VEX IQ Challenge, the VEX Robotics Competition, and VEX U were designed to give a diverse group of students the chance to celebrate their accomplishments and share their passion for robotics with each other. Learn more about VEX at www.vexrobotics.com For more information about VEX competitions, please visit RobotEvents.com.
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http://www.vexrobotics.com
External link for VEX Robotics
- Industry
- Education
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Greenville, Texas
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2004
- Specialties
- Educational Robotics, STEM Education, and Robotics Engineering
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The 2024 WeTeach_CS Summit brought together approximately 400 educators to help foster connections between CS educators, celebrate their hard work, and offer opportunities for professional development. Yuhan(Jimmy) Lin, our Director of Computer Science Education, had the honor of attending this event and presenting awards and grants to educators and presenting on VEXcode VR Switch Mode. Learn more about the WeTeach_CS Summit here: https://buff.ly/3uhn6KD
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Senior Education Developer Audra Selkowitz spoke with the EduTech Guys podcast at #ISTELive 24 on her unique viewpoint on the connection between Social-Emotional Learning in robotics. Hear how the two seemingly different spheres of education can have a great impact on one another from an experienced former early childhood educator! 🎧 Listen on Spotify here: https://buff.ly/3zpxLFu 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts here: https://buff.ly/3znONUj
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At #ISTELive 24, Director of Computer Science Education Yuhan(Jimmy) Lin spoke with the EduTech Guys podcast about his background in computer science and mathematics. Learn all about VEX 123 and the upcoming VEX AIM and the role of physical computing in computer science education! 🎧 Listen on Spotify here: https://buff.ly/3xCwwSJ 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts here: https://buff.ly/4eIT44L
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VEXcode VR Switch Mode helps students make the leap from block-based programming to text-based programming. Explore the experiences of two students learning to program with Switch Mode and the differing ways they found success and confidence in their programming skills in a research article by Jason McKenna and Yuhan(Jimmy) Lin. 📰 Read the full article here: https://buff.ly/4cmyENK
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A helpful new VEX Library article offers a resource for educators to explore each component of the VEX CTE Workcell Kit and understand how to quickly find each part within the kit's boxes and bags. Read the full article (and bookmark this resource for later!) here: https://buff.ly/3xpISgT
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The 2024 VEX Robotics Educators Conference welcomed all varieties of education professionals to learn and grow their STEM and CS knowledge! We had the opportunity to meet with Mia Espinoza and Loraine Orta from the Beaumont Children's Museum and found out how they're integrating robotics with their own programs. See more highlights from the conference at conference.vex.com or see recordings from the event on VEX PD+ at pd.vex.com!
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We're hitting the road to #ISTELive 24 in Denver, Colorado from June 23-26! We're excited to meet with ISTE attendees and share what we have to offer for CS and STEM education across the whole spectrum of grades and knowledge levels! Don't miss an exciting interactive workshop with Lori Colangelo, an Instructor and Curriculum Developer at Hopewell Area School District, on teaching coding in mixed-ability classrooms! Learn more and sign up here: https://buff.ly/3yR7Shu
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The VEX Robotics Educators Conference offered immersive workshops, personalized 1-on-1 sessions, and opportunities for community connections. Senior Education Developer Audra Selkowitz wrote about her experiences and reflections from the conference in a new VEX PD+ Insights article, including stories of newfound connections and practical ideas and techniques attendees walked away with. 📰 Read here (no subscription required): https://buff.ly/4aSBKHn
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A huge thank you to the InCRECE team! I had an amazing time at the InCRECE Early Years Education Conference hosted by the Education University of Hong Kong. Thanks to Dr. Weipeng Yang and Jenny Yun-Chen Chan for hosting the symposium of Cultivating 21st Century Skills in Early Childhood Education through Computational Thinking and Robotics. It was a pleasure to share the work of Yuhan(Jimmy) Lin, Dr. David Weintrop, Jason McKenna and Audra Selkowitz on 'Engaging young learners to program with Emotion-based Commands in storytelling' using the VEX 123 robot and coder. I'm thankful to have connected with so many passionate educators who are dedicated to supporting the learning development of young children! #EdUHK #Edtech #VEXRobotics #ComputerScience #ThankYou #ECE #InCRECE2024
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