Robotics Programming / Engineering / Building for K-8.

Workshop Description: This workshop offers K-12 educators a transformative opportunity to embrace robotics competitions as a catalyst for dynamic and engaging learning experiences in their classrooms. Led by experienced RHIT faculty members and staff, participants will explore strategies for integrating robotics competitions seamlessly into their curriculum, empowering students to develop critical STEM skills while fostering collaboration and creativity. From aligning competition activities with academic standards to navigating logistics and accessing resources, educators will gain practical insights and tools to inspire a new generation of innovators and problem solvers.  This workshop equips educators to cultivate diverse and inclusive robotics programs that ignite passion for learning and drive student success in an ever-evolving technological landscape. 

Updated October 14, 2024

Workshop Completion & Future Opportunities

Thank you for attending our CS Workshop: Robotics / Engineering / Building on August 23rd or September 3rd! We hope you found it valuable. We have more workshops coming up, and we invite you to join us for those sessions.

Please contact Nicki Manion (manion@rose-hulman.edu) if you have any questions.

We look forward to seeing you again!

Thank you!

About Dr. David Fisher

Dr. David Fisher specializes in robotics, smartphone, and web application development, mobile computing, and software engineering. He has brought back experiences from sabbaticals at Google and Apple to give students the skills to succeed in today’s high-tech world. Dr. Fisher, a Rose-Hulman alumnus, was a finalist for the Indiana tech community’s Tech Educator of the Year Award in 2016 and a Fulbright Scholar in 2018-19. Besides his innovative teachings, he also co-directs the institute’s robotics minor program and is working to make programming materials available to K-8 classrooms online through the ConnectingWithCode.org (https://connectingwithcode.org/) project.