Improving Teacher Use of Educational Robotics to Teach Computer Science in K-5 Mathematics

• In Event: TED- Relationship between Teacher Beliefs & Preparation (v)

Short Description

This study reports on a professional development (PD) effort where 12 elementary teachers in a rural area were equipped with the skills needed to integrate educational robots into the regular math curriculum. Pre-post survey data and teacher lesson plans were analyzed to better understand how the PD contributed to teacher’s knowledge and skills. The implications for preparing teachers to use educational robots to teach computer science in elementary mathematics will be discussed in the session.

Authors

• Presenter: Cheryl Wilson, University of Georgia

• Presenter: Dayae Yang, University of Georgia

• Presenter: T J Kopcha, University of Georgia