FIRST Tech Challenge Professional Learning - EDC-X779W

Course Description

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The FIRST ® Tech Challenge professional development course gives attendees a strong understanding of how to implement the FIRST Tech Challenge program and how to achieve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning objectives. In FIRST Tech Challenge, students learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and program robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams with a spirit of friendly competition. Many call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have.” Participants in this course will walk in the footsteps of the students as they engage in these hands-on experiences and practice engineering principles such as keeping an engineering notebook.

Learner Outcomes

• Participate in the FIRST experience from a student’s point of view
• Explore the essential components of the FIRST Tech Challenge program
• Feel comfortable using hardware and software components of FIRST Tech Challenge robotics kits such as TETRIX and REV
• Understand how to code using Blockly programming software
• Learn how to facilitate hands-on activities for the classroom or after-school programs
• Collaborate with other participants and share best practices
• Be able to foster computational thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills in students
• Have experience with Project-Based Learning, the Engineering Design Process, and 21st ?Century Skills
• Implement Diversity and Inclusion practices
• Utilize, model, and reinforce the FIRST Core Values

Course Details

Number of Units: 1.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours

Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for FIRST Robotics Coaches.