Learning to Code through Robotics

Third-party on-site course

A real action-based way to understand computer programming

Last updated: 20.08.2024

Next upcoming session:

25.08.2025 - 29.08.2025

Portugal , Açores , Lajes do Pico, Azores, Portugal

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Description

Learn about robotics and develop your coding skills through robotics! Develop teaching skills and methods to help your students learn computer programming content and techniques with a reality-based approach using robots. Help your students develop algorithmic thinking skills and STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) content through robotics and coding.

Upcoming sessions:

2024-08-26 to 2024-08-30, Faro, Algarve, Portugal (Opened)
2025-07-14 to 2025-07-18, Lajes do Pico, Azores, Portugal (Opened)
2025-08-25 to 2025-08-29, Faro, Algarve, Portugal (Opened)

Learning objectives

Lego Education and Carnegie Mellon methodology;
Introduction to robotics;
EV3 hardware and software;
Programming inputs (sensors) and outputs (motors);
Loops and conditions;
Variables, data types, and operators;
Functions;
Robotics class management;
Robotics in the school curriculum.

* The course is held in the English language. English A2 (CEFR) level is recommended, but trainers are experienced in helping students with English language difficulties.

Methodology & assessment

- A brief introduction to each of the topics;
- Participants are involved in practical tasks including robot hardware assembly, adjustment and configuration, programming and debugging;
- Participants solve suggested tasks and challenges using EV3 software and hardware;
- Each one or two participants (depending on the number of course participants) will have one computer and one EV3 robot to practice and solve the suggested challenges;
- Participants share experiences and best solutions in group and plenary sessions;
- Individually or in groups, participants reflect and debate on robotics class management and robotics introduction in the school curriculum.

Certification details

Course participants will get a Certificate of participation and a Declaration of Obtained Competencies.

Competences acquired will be validated by the course organizers on the Europass mobility. Participants must ask their national agency to issue the Europass.

Pricing, packages and other information

Price:

450

Euro

Additional information

Language:

English
Target audience ISCED:

Primary education (ISCED 1)

Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
Target audience type:

Teacher

Head Teacher / Principal

ICT Coordinator
Learning time:

25 hours or more