Andy Larmand

The Robo Wunderkind line allows early education students to get hands-on with building and programming robots. Designed for kids as young as five years old, each of the three kits feature constructible components for building robots. Once they build the robot they want, kids can program them using one of three mobile apps.

In the remote learning era, however, providing students with actionable feedback has become tougher. That’s how mote can help. A simple Chrome extension, mote empowers teachers to provide students with personalized feedback and save themselves a ton of time in the process. So, why is mote so efficient and great for 21st century education.

Equity in remote learning involves more than just connectivity—though that is the main component. Disparities in reliable Internet access have resulted in varying levels of remote learning quality. On the other hand, keeping students safe (plus other needs) in a virtual world also involve equity considerations.

We’ve awarded our EdTech grant for March to Andrew Nikola from the Wappingers Central School District in New York! Andrew works with students throughout K-12 and serves as one of the district’s innovation leaders. Learn more about how we’ll be helping them advance their district-wide approach to providing equitable hands-on experiences.

Our webinars have been well attended so far starting with the Ozobot broadcast last December. We’re very grateful for the efforts of our partners and, now, we’re looking to expand these broadcasts. Head inside to cast your vote for what you want us to cover next as we work to expand our webinar series this spring.

By combining the powerful brain of the micro:bit with a flexible robotic core and modular parts, the Hummingbird Bit delivers an educational experience that’s comparable with the most expensive robots available. It’s actually pretty affordable though and offers a whole lot of educational value for students. Keep reading to learn more!

Luckily, students still have the potential to use STEM tools to boost their overall social-emotional connections. It comes down to finding the right technologies and aligning those tools with accessibility and relevant projects. Other SEL tools are built more for the classroom and that’s okay, too. Here are a few of the best for combining SEL and STEM.

Circly is characterized as a visual organizer platform that helps create easier collaboration. It’s free and can help all students organize and visualize ideas or help educators collaborate and learn with peers. Learn why we chose to explore Circly in the latest installment of our Rising Resources blog. Keep reading to learn more about it!

For educators, the last year of instruction has been extremely tough physically and mentally. Not only was everything upended, they’ve had to learn new instructional techniques, deal with not seeing students, and try to jam everything in to short class meetings. That’s not all they’re dealing with, however. Read on for more on how PD has evolved.

With over 15 specialized kits, littleBits is transforming STEAM education in all grade levels. They feature a progressive approach to hands-on learning, making, and engineering, and encourage kids to creatively explore millions of inventions. The solutions continue to evolve and, now, teachers can combine making and coding in one STEAM experience!