We will be making light up Valentine’s Day themed projects that you can take back to the classroom. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the basics of electronics sewing, electronic circuits, and microcontroller. We will also learn how to design and cut felt with a desktop cutter commonly used with vinyl.

Desktop Cutter skills have been covered in Designing with the Vinyl Cutter workshop but this can serve as an excellent refresher while working with a different medium.

This workshop will help participants leverage the Raspberry PI as a web server for various projects in their classroom. Attendees will learn how to navigate the Command Line and get introductory exposure to Python in action.

The focus of this workshop centers around the basics of working with the PI Camera. Participants will learn how to setup the camera with Raspberry PI 3 B+ and how to operate it. We will by working with Python to create simple projects/tasks — No previous Python experience necessary.

Explore how computers see and understand what they see while we play with computer vision. Participants will build and setup their own custom vision kit. It’s a great starting point to learn and work with Computer Vision and Machine Learning on the Raspberry PI 3 B+.

Participants will keep their completed projects at the end of the workshop.

Using common materials, we will create a primitive micro:bit robot that draws. With a second micro:bit, we will create a remote control for the artbot. All programming will be done with micro:bit Javascript Block code.

This workshop is an overview of machine learning and digital fabrication techniques involved with modifying an off the shelf R/C car to drive autonomously. Participants will have an opportunity to “teach” the cars and see how effectively they “learn”.

In this workshop, we will start with learning how to work with Scratch and Makey Makey to create a desktop fun project. Ultimately, participants will build a carnival activity using Makey Makey and Scratch.

The desktop cutter is a great elementary and fun introduction to the world of digital fabrication. Learn how to design digital images to create vinyl stickers and iron ons. We’ll also cover two color layering.

In this hands-on workshop, you will the the basics of electronics sewing, electronic circuits and microcontroller. We will also learn how to design and cut felt with a desktop cutter commonly used with vinyl. We will be making light up projects that you can take back to the classroom.

Desktop cutter skills has been covered in Designing with the Vinyl Cutter workshop but can serve as an excellent refresher while working with a different medium.

The Center for Excellence in STEM Education at The College of New Jersey is pleased to announce that registration is open for Code.org professional development workshops designed to prepare middle school and high school teachers to teach computer science.

The Code.org Professional Learning Program has both in-person and online supports designed to prepare teachers before and during their first year teaching CS Principles or CS Discoveries.

There are different programs depending on grade level. For more information, click here or click the register button above.