Parallax is releasing a series of new lessons designed to add a pre-engineering focus to maker programs. Combining circuit-building, Python scripting, and signal measurement, these lessons support career technology education (CTE) programs in coding, product design, and manufacturing. The barriers to use are low: a micro:bit module and some breadboard-friendly components from Parallax in one convenient kit!
This free Educator’s Workshop gives teachers hands-on experience with the hardware, software tools, and curriculum. The course takes place in three 1.5-hour sessions in one week via Zoom. A free hardware kit will be shipped to qualified attendees before the sessions begin.
Applications are now open for the November 15th-17th-19th 2021 workshop. Click the link below to apply.
In-person Professional Development is held at school district offices and college campuses around the country and will resume when the covid-19 pandemic is over.
Typically a full-day in length including the robot assembly.
Distance learning Professional Development are held on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays in 1.5-hour sessions. We send robotic kits to educators in advance of these workshops.
See past Zoom events from our YouTube Playlist Distance Learning.
Parallax offers entirely free Professional Development courses to bring robotics, electronics, coding, and physical computing to your classroom or distance learning program for middle school through college level instructors. Common to all of our workshops, conducted via Zoom or in-person, we cover:
We offer three tracks: cyber:bot, ActivityBot 360 and Shield-Bot with Arduino. Further, these courses are offered by Parallax or our partners Cyber.org and Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Academy.
The cyber:bot robot uses the very popular micro:bit controller in a robot. The two main benefits of the cyber:bot are the very popular Python programming language with a browser-based simple coding environment and all the well-known Parallax robotic circuit-building activities.
In this workshop you will build, program, customize, and take home a Parallax cyber:bot. You will learn the best classroom implementation strategies with accompanying curriculum, including standards alignment and assessments around the cyber:bot Tutorial Series.
The prerequisites for this workshop include basic computer skills like installing software, typing code and navigating to web pages.
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The BlocklyProp programming language and the ActivityBot 360° robot are Parallax’s most powerful combination.
A familiar Blockly programming environment and a highly capable microcontroller brain make this robot both a contest winner and a versatile tool for a variety of student-built projects.
You will build, program, customize, and take home a Parallax ActivityBot 360 in this workshop. You will learn the best classroom implementation strategies with accompanying curriculum, including standards alignment and assessments using the ActivityBot with BlocklyProp Tutorial Series.
The prerequisites for this workshop include basic computer skills like installing software, typing code and navigating to web pages.
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Course Activities
This course includes the Robot Shield with Arduino Uno, providing a robotics and electronics foundation for or Arduino-based tech programs.
Hosted in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, this robot is also supported by our Shield-Bot Tutorial Series.
