Getting Trained to TEACH ROBOTICS: This professional development opportunity helps you with the basics and even includes freely available curriculum.

STUDY & teaching of robotics; PROFESSIONAL education; CARNEGIE-Mellon University; CAREER development; EDUCATIONAL technology; STEM education; TEACHER education; OUTREACH programs; CURRICULUM

The article offers information on the teacher training curriculum offered by the Robotics Academy at Carnegie Mellon University for technology education teachers. It discusses the history of the Robotics Academy which was founded in 2000 and was also part of an educational outreach program of the National Robotics Engineering Center. It highlights four options for teachers who were training at the program including VEX EDR V5, VEX IQ, and LEGO Mindstorms EV3. It mentions insight from head of educational outreach Ross Higashi about the academy's classes, course management, and STEM education.