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Piloting a Collaborative Robotics Program at a Rural Elementary School: An Agenda for Research
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, Walsh University, United States ; , Damascus Elementary, United States ; , , Walsh University, United States

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Austin, TX, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-27-8 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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This virtual brief paper establishes a foundation and case for the implementation of a collaborative elementary robotics program for students ages 6-12, as piloted in a rural, Midwestern, struggling, public school district. The program brings together a variety of community stakeholders including students, teachers, parents, administrators, university faculty, teacher candidates, and area businesses/engineers. This paper is a work-in-progress that will be part of a potential larger study.

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Kaminski Mumford, J., Scofinsky, B., Smith, C. & Daulton, M. (2017). Piloting a Collaborative Robotics Program at a Rural Elementary School: An Agenda for Research. In P. Resta & S. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 877-882). Austin, TX, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 8, 2024 from .

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