ABC CREATE L.E.A.D.S. Elementary Computer Science/STEAM | Professional Development: ​

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CodeJoy Virtual Student Sessions

Students learn pattern recognition, decomposition of problems, pattern abstraction, and algorithmic design. In essence, it teaches them how to think, while helping them develop a growth mindset and a design mind for thinking about problems.

• Ideal for 3rd-8th grade - Beginner to intermediate coders
• 30-45 minutes - 30 mins learning time, 15 mins of Q&A time
• Up to 400 participants with computers or Chromebooks, no robots required - priority given to ABC CREATE and ARIN IU districts

Join Kelsey and Matt the Robot from CodeJoy for this interactive virtual field trip session for students - scheduled at YOUR convenience! Student participants watch as their code controls real robots in the CodeJoy studio - LIVE! CodeJoy can handle up to 400 participants at once - so please invite other classrooms as well! No coding experience necessary, students will just click a link to join.

• All student sessions will be delivered during the weeks listed below and can be scheduled at a time that works for the teacher and the teacher's students. Teachers are encouraged to invite other teachers and their students who are available to attend at the same date and time.
• Each teacher will receive a link via email for the students to join. All students should join from separate devices - computers or Chromebooks are preferred. * NOTE: Students do NOT need a robot for these sessions! The programs the students create will control Micro:bits/Hummingbirds/Finches in the CodeJoy studio. 

Robot Romeo: 14 Sessions

• Tuesday, November 1
  
• Wednesday, November 2
• Thursday, November 3
• Friday, November 4

Matt the Robot is directing a Shakespearean play - Romeo & Juliet. He’s not doing a great job, though… The actors need our help to feel something other than “sad.”

CodeJoy participants will engage with the text of Romeo & Juliet and use the micro:bit LEDs to create emotions.

Learn more about Robot Romeo

Robot Memories: 14 Sessions

• Monday, December 5
• Tuesday, December 6
• Wednesday, December 7
• Thursday, December 8
• Friday, December 9

While Elby is visiting his grandma Dottie during a terrible storm and resulting power outage, her memory files become corrupted. Together, we need to find them and bring them back to life with color and movement.

CodeJoy participants will learn the basics of coding tri-LEDs and motors using Makecode.

Learn more about Robot Memories

Robot Rovers: 14 Sessions

• Monday, January 9
  
• Tuesday, January 10
• Wednesday, January 11
• Thursday, January 12
• Friday, January 13

Elby the Robot just got a brand new pet rover! But - it's not *quite* house trained yet. 

CodeJoy participants will learn to program the motors of the Finch Robot to teach the new rover "tricks" while also learning coding concepts like loops and pause blocks.

Learn more about Robot Rovers

What Teachers are saying about CodeJoy Virtual Student Sessions:

“Some students who were not enthusiastic about coding liked these sessions much more than coding independently!”

“It was fun, cool, very professional and really engaging! The whole structure of the lesson with the robots and humans was really well done. Really, really excellent.”

“A lot of fun! It was different in the best way and a great type of event or assembly that can be done during virtual learning.”

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