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VEX Rewind: June Recap

July 1, 2020 Jason McKenna Monthly Recap

Summer is here and so is your latest update from VEX Robotics! June was a very busy month, so before we begin the July 4th festivities, let’s review the great things we released in June.

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VEX Rewind: May Recap

June 5, 2020 Jason McKenna Monthly Recap

May brings the close to a school year for many schools across the country. Unfortunately, this school year will be associated with words like Pandemic, Quarantine, and Remote Learning.

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VEX Rewind: April Recap

May 6, 2020 Jason McKenna Monthly Recap

Throughout April, teachers, parents, and students were all still adjusting to the challenges of remote learning.

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VEX Rewind: March Recap

April 10, 2020 Jason McKenna Monthly Recap

Unfortunately, March saw the closure of most, if not all, schools across the country. As we discussed during our most recent webinar, we are committed to helping teachers as they adjust to the demands of distance learning.

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VEX Rewind: February Recap

March 4, 2020 Jason McKenna Monthly Recap

Groundhog day brought some good news in early February, as Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring. However, that wasn’t the only good news in February, as we were able to share some new updates and products all designed to help your classroom and competition teams.

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VEX Rewind: January Recap

February 5, 2020 Jason McKenna Monthly Recap

We’ve turned the page from 2019 to 2020, and at VEX we are ringing in the new year with new ways to engage schools and VEX Robotics competition teams with STEM. We’re excited to share and show off some of the things we released in January.

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Jason McKenna is the Director of Global Educational Strategy for VEX Robotics, overseeing all curriculum development and classroom integration for the VEX IQ and VEX EDR platforms. McKenna is an accomplished educational practitioner and strategist with 20 years of classroom experience and success in implementing STEM programs and robotics competitions for students at all levels. Jason joined Robomatter in 2015, which was acquired by VEX Robotics in 2016. Prior to Robomatter, McKenna spent years serving as a K-8 Gifted Support Teacher in the Hopewell Area School District outside of Pittsburgh, PA where he had the chance to work with the CMU Robotics Academy. Jason received his undergraduate degree in Elementary Education and teaching from Geneva College and his master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the Clarion University of Pennsylvania. VEX Robotics is the leading provider of educational curriculum, computer programming and robotics kits used by today’s educators, mentors.

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