Robotics & Coding

All the participants will:

- Know the history of the use of robots in education and current developments.
- Recognize the use and application of robotic theories in education.
- Learn the limitations and importance of using robots in education.
- Know teaching methods and techniques for using robots in education.
- Get the knowledge of computational thinking skills and basic components.
- Know unplugged events and use them.
- Know binary number systems and performs ASCII conversion.
- Identify hardware and software components of robots
- Know cable and/or wireless data transfer methods.
- Perform motion control using servo motors.
- Know color detection, object detection, touch-stop, distance, etc. sensors.
- Know the Conditions to use logical operators and decision-making structures.
- Make robots active, which separate objects.
- Activate the robot car with a parking sensor.
- Perform the fleeing robot activity.
- Design lessons, know features that make a lesson more innovative.
- Use design, iteration, prototype development steps to solve complex problems.
- Know the elements that make a course innovative.
- Use the ability to collaborate on a goal.
- Take care to use effective communication methods and techniques.
- Take care to use effective time management techniques.

- Describing robotic knowledge, history, current developments
- Explaining computational thinking skills
- Identifying knowledge-operational thinking skills, components
- Learning unplugged events
- Getting familiar with algorithm and flow diagrams
- Learning how computers work
- Activating the line-following robot
- Knowing and applying debugging techniques
- Performing hold-lift-release robot activity
- Implementing sensor usage
- Getting know robot activity separating objects
- Learning advanced applications

- Focusing on practical and skills-based interactive learning
- Creating immediate feedbacks
- Designing hands-on activities and inspiring discussions on best practices
- Brainstorming
- Working in groups cooperatively
- Preparing a sample lesson plan

- Teachers, trainers, educators, school administrators, etc.

Before the program,

- A detailed questionnaire to indicate their level of experience, teaching backgrounds, and training will be completed by participants.
- They will also prepare a presentation to reflect their teaching method.

- A participation certificate will be given to all participants.
- A Europass Mobility Certificate will be given if the participant demands it, as well.

09:00-09:45 Ice-breaking activities and introduction of the program
Getting to know each other Presentation of the schools
10:00-11:00 Robotic knowledge, history, current developments, use in education
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:00 Knowledge-operational thinking skills, components
Algorithm and flow diagram
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-16:00 Cultural visits to some historical and touristic sites in the city
19:00-20:30 Dinner at a local restaurant

09:00-09:45 Welcome meeting with the teachers and students at the host school
09:45-10:00 Break
10:00-11:00 Visit and observe the classes and the teachers and see how and what the students take lessons
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:00 Use of Makey makey and practice with makey makey
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:00 Semi-evaluation session with Anatolia Team and the administrative staff at school

09:00-09:45 Applications with Block-Based Coding Tools
09:45-10:00 Break
10:00-11:00 Arduino and Circuit Elements
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:00 Arduino Projects Applications
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-17:00 Outdoor Activities (visit to some cultural and historical places)

09:00-12:00 Building a circuit with Arduino
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:30 Meeting with the teachers and administrators at school and discussion of the current systems.

09:00-11:00 Brainstorming: How can you improve yourself as a teacher who knows Robotics and Coding?
Creating evaluation form using google forms
11:00-13:00 filling out the evaluation forms
Feedback session and Certificates