Teacher Training in Pasco with the Puget Sound Center

Last week I was in Pasco, WA training 7 people on our Lego Robots curriculum for the Puget Sound Center for Teaching Learning and Technology. Their TechREACH program increases middle school students' interest in STEM. They put on two-week summer camps every year, with past themes including creating video games and computer animation. During the two-day training, we covered the technical aspects of robots (constuction, sensors, programming) but also lessons we've learned in teaching robots (trouble-shooting, peer learning, etc). The teachers all had a great time and built some really cool robots. One of the groups had a very impressive slow-driving robot, while another built a very consistent and effective basketbot. The teachers were so excited about building their robots that they didn't even want to break for lunch. During the next several weeks, these teachers will teach 6 camps in Washington state.