CS Integration
Back by popular demand! Educators can board the Maine Mobile BIOLAB for a show and tell session to explore AR Sandbox or a half day of learning about integrating life science and CS using the Elecfreaks smart ag kits.
Participation Details: The CS Integration pathway allows participants to choose from a variety of daily sessions covering topics such as:
Navigating AI in teaching and learning
CS Unplugged
Building SCRATCH into your classroom
Physical Computing Playground - featuring a deep dive into the DOE’s Mobile CS Carts
Dedicated sessions exploring physical computer tools such as Lego robotics, BeeBots, Micro:bits, Sphero Indi Cars, etc.
Code.org CS Fundamentals and Discoveries curricula
Expanding Data Literacy skills with CS tools
Model integrated lessons & strategies for identifying where to integrate CS
Collaborative integration planning and design
Students explore AR Sandbox, a hands-on 3D learning tool that projects real-time topography and water simulations onto sand so students can visualize landscapes and geological processes by shaping it.
"I can code now, which is something I could never do before! I left feeling empowered and like I have a bucket full of tools that I can take to my classroom."
-Leeanna Conners, 4th Grade Teacher, Ellsworth Elementary Middle School