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Motivating Diverse Learners Through Coding

Area(s) of Focus: technology
Division(s): Junior, Special Education
Level(s): Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6

This project was based on teacher inquiry into coding, how it works and how to implement it with the students in our classroom. As teachers, we were interested in increasing student engagement through collaboration, inquiry, creativity, communication

Keyword(s):
collaborative inquiry, hands on learning, junior grades, special education, technology
Teaching Mathematical Concepts using LEGO Robotics
Area(s) of Focus: technology
Division(s): Intermediate, Junior
Level(s): Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
Resource(s) Available:
Computational literacy skills allow students to analyze a problem and come up with a variety of solutions to solve an open-ended problem. Our goal was to design a series of lessons, both with and without robotics, to address this fundamental skill.

Keyword(s):
coding, computational literacy, inquiry-based learning, mathematics, robotics