Are you attending #ISTELive22? Want to bring playful coding into PreK-2nd grade?
Join ECT team members @ALStrawhacker, @AASully,
& @AUnahalekhaka for the #ComputationalExpression Creation Lab on Weds 6/29 @ 8:30am CDT!
🙌🏽 Hands-on Play
📚 New Research
🤖 Tech Tools Demo
Don't miss out on:
- Drama and dance with the @KinderLabRobot KIBO Robot
- Self-portrait animation using the @ScratchJr programming app
- Cutting-edge research from the @TuftsDevTech Research Group at @TuftsUniversity
- Raffle Giveaway 🎟, free resources, and more!
So proud of our former TA @MadhumitaGovind for her beautiful dissertation defense on teacher attitudes on tech integration in early childhood!
Fascinating work on a military-connected school population during the #MonthoftheMilitaryChild!
Well done, Dr. Govind!!!💐
Happy #CSEdWeek!! How are you and your learners celebrating?
Need some ideas to grow your own learning? We got you covered! Check out our interactive PDF of recommendations, focusing on #PD and #educator resources!
Visit the clickable PDF here: sites.tufts.edu/devtech/file…
ALT https://sites.tufts.edu/devtech/files/2021/12/CS-Ed-Week-2021.pdf
Our amazing students work hard every day to change children's lives through technology!
This year one of our students made a @DonorsChoose project, "Professional Development to Strengthen Elementary CS for All", to fund her education!
Only ~$500 to go! bit.ly/2Y9h1zG
Watch the video to learn how:
-Jennifer uses playful robots to help 3rd graders struggling to read
-Brittany sees students light up when they can show what they know through a code instead of a test
-Safia helps students change their society for the better with computers
Our new book, Teaching Computational Thinking and Coding to Young Children, has officially been released! Thank you to all DevTech members and alumni that contributed! Check it out here: igi-global.com/book/teaching…
100% of proceeds go to public school teachers, museum specialists, librarians, and more in K-2 settings.
The ECT Summer Residency helps students build hands-on expertise using #engineering and #technology in playful, #DevelopmentallyAppropriate ways with young children!
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Wishing you a safe and smooth #backtoschool!
Wondering how #ComputationalThinking can help your PreK-2 learners this year? Check out this new release from the researchers at @TuftsDevTech - with several chapters by ECT faculty and TAs!
Our new book, Teaching Computational Thinking and Coding to Young Children, has officially been released! Thank you to all DevTech members and alumni that contributed! Check it out here: igi-global.com/book/teaching…
Thinking about grad school?
Join us and @TuftsASEgrad for an Application Workshop TODAY @ 4pm ET: gradase.admissions.tufts.edu…
We'll talk about:
- Tips for finding scholarships
- Applying to ECT for FREE by 6/1!
- How ECT can help with your grant apps
- Upcoming Giveaway Raffles!!