Teaching strategy, classroom management & technology.
Schools have always had to deal with the tension between vocational and academic interests. Students will often ask, “When will I ever do this in real life?”. Arguably, in Computer Science this tension is greater. … Read More »Teaching Python with VEXcode VR
Teachers and students all over the world are using VEXcode VR to learn computer science. In this blog, we take a look at some of the more common questions we have received about VEXcode VR. … Read More »Answers to your VEXcode VR FAQs
At VEX Robotics, we are ecstatic over how well VEXcode VR has been received by schools, teachers, and students all over the world. VEXcode VR is currently being used in over 126 countries around the world,… Read More »Teachers Discuss Using VEXcode VR remotely
VEXcode VR is for experimenting with different ways to program a robot. To encourage self-directed learning, new projects can be created and played in seconds, immediate feedback is provided, and both sensor data and the… Read More »VEXcode VR, Remote Learning about VEX Robots
While I was teaching, many of the parents I interacted with had a great deal of empathy for the difficulty of the teaching profession. However, there is a greater challenge that goes unseen to most:… Read More »STEM Labs: Teacher-friendly planning tools for STEM learning
Currently, there are nearly 1.5 billion students worldwide who are home from school due to the coronavirus pandemic. At VEX Robotics, we are working hard to meet the reality that over 60 million teachers are… Read More »VEXcode VR, Learn Coding at Home Without a Robot!
Opinions among teachers vary when it comes to defining the look of a well-managed classroom. Some teachers have classrooms in which they do most of the talking and students sit quietly in rows. Other teachers… Read More »3 Proven Ways to Engage your Students
At VEX, our vision is to achieve Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) literacy for all VEX students, teachers, and parents. STEM literacy includes hands-on and engaging ways to teach science and engineering principles. It… Read More »Innovation and Iteration: VEX students and teachers are creators of technology
The skills required for today’s workforce are changing dramatically. Increasingly, workers are being asked to deal with new information, solve unstructured problems, and have strong interpersonal skills (OECD, 2016). Schools have responded to this challenge… Read More »Collaborative Problem Solving in the Classroom
Just when you thought STEM couldn’t get any bigger, The New York Times recently identified the acronym and all it stands for, as the national priority in education. With proficiency in STEM hailed as vital… Read More »STEM Solutions that Work
