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What is STREAM?
STREAM is a workshop to help K-12 educators utilize robotics as they teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects. This workshop will provide educators the opportunity to explore how they might use robotics in their own STEM instruction through interactive sessions as well as through presentations by other educators currently using robotics as a way to teach STEM. Representatives of local technology companies will also describe potential careers for students interested in robotics and STEM disciplines.
STREAM 2012 will take place at the iRobot Corporation on Wednesday, June 27 and Thursday, June 28, 2012.
Follow this link to register for STREAM 2012: http://tinyurl.com/stream-artbotics-2012
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| Artbotics Workshop Sessions |
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Diana Coluntino and Adam Norton, The Revolving Museum
Holly Yanco, UMass Lowell
The Artbotics program will be covered during this workshop. Participants will experience the structure and process of Artbotics, which offers interactive art and robotics as a means of attracting students to STEM. In the first workshop day participants will experience the structure and process of the Artbotics program, which is typically run in semester or week-long sessions.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Artbotics: Attracting Students to STEM
The first day of the workshop will introduce kinetic art concepts, a variety of sensor and motor types, and computer programming with Cricket Logo. Participants will create interactive art which will be presented in a short exhibition at the end of the day. You are welcome to come to this day of the workshop even if you have taken another Artbotics workshop in the past.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Artbotics: Best Practices
The second day of the workshop will be focused on best practices, featuring talks by teachers who have already adapted the Artbotics materials to their curriculum. Participating teachers will be asked to share their methods of implementation and outcomes of using the materials. We will also have breakout groups focusing on Artbotics at different age levels (e.g., middle school, high school, and college) and different types of programs (e.g., one week camps, after school programs, and integration into the curriculum).
For more information on Artbotics see artbotics.org |
| Schedule |
| Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Artbotics: Attracting Students to STEM |
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Artbotics: Best Practices |
| 8:00 |
Breakfast/Registration |
8:00 |
Breakfast/Registration |
| 8:45 |
Welcome |
8:45 |
Welcome |
9:00
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Artbotics intro and Cricket car exercise |
9:00
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Presentations on Artbotics adaptations and uses |
10:30
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Break |
10:30
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Break |
10:45
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Cricket car exercise (continued) |
10:45
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Breakout groups on Artbotics with different age groups |
11:45
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Short talk: TBA |
11:45
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Reports from breakout groups |
Noon
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Lunch |
12:15
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Lunch |
12:45
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Short talk: TBA |
1:15
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Presentations on Artbotics adaptations and uses |
1:00
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Interactive sculpture project |
2:45 |
Break |
2:30
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Break |
3:00 |
Breakout groups on types of programs that can use Artbotics |
2:45
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Interactive sculpture project (continued) |
4:00 |
Reports from breakout groups |
| 3:45 |
Artbotics Mini Exhibition |
4:30 |
Discussion of future plans and concluding remarks |
| 4:15 |
Artbotics Q&A |
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4:30
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Workshop Evaluation and wrap-up |
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| 5:00 |
Workshop concludes |
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| Directions |
Location Address:
iRobot Corporation
8 Crosby Drive
Bedford, MA 01730
Phone: 781-430-3000
Fax: 781-430-3001 |
Route 3 South:
Take exit 26 for MA-62 toward Burlington, turn left at Burlington Road/MA-62, turn left at Crosby Drive |
I-95 North/South:
Take exit 32A-B, merge onto Route 3 North toward Lowell, take exit 26 for MA-62 toward Burlington, turn slight left at Crosby Drive
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I-495 North/South:
Take exit 35A-B-C, merge onto Route 3 South, take exit 26 for MA-62 toward Burlington,turn left at Burlington Road/MA-62, turn left at Crosby Drive |
| Other STREAM Events |
STREAM 2012: June 27—28, 2012
STREAM 2011: June 29, 2011
STREAM 2010: June 24—25, 2010
STREAM 2009: June 25—26, 2009 |
The STREAM 2012 workshop is organized by the University of Massachusetts Lowell and iRobot. |
Financial Support for STREAM 2012
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