A Flexible STEM Tool That Grows With Learners
There is no other robot that offers the breadth of learning progression, from unplugged coding and block-based programming right through to Python! Marty is a flexible STEM tool that grows with learners. MartyBlocks Jr. based on Scratch Jr. is aimed at young children (age 5-7) and differs from any other introductory platform in that you see your Marty sprite from a bird’s eye view, with motion blocks mimicking Marty’s movements int he real world.
Curriculum-linked (CSTA and ISTE) Teaching Resources
The Learning Portal houses curriculum-linked (CSTA and ISTE) teaching resources to enable educators to plan and deliver activities that meet success criteria. Progressive learning paths are set out for all skill levels, with activities and guides that allow teachers to focus on facilitating learning experiences and reporting on progress, while students advance at a comfortable pace. Students can develop their creative thinking and problem solving skills, while learning important concepts across the curriculum: from computational thinking to numeracy, literacy and more.
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6 Steps for Transforming Educational Spaces
VISION CASTING
- Collaboratively develop goals for utilization of the physical space, with emphasis on learning.
- Design, organize, & prioritize action steps supporting vision fulfillment.
ESTABLISHING LEARNING ZONES
- Develop learning zones within the physical space to support learning processes & collaboration.
- Determine prioritized needs for the space to cultivate desired learning zones.
TRANSFORMING PHYSICAL SPACE
- Engineer flexible furniture options that empower learning in all learning zones.
- Develop additional options for physical space that allow for flexible use to maximize learning.
EQUIPPING WITH TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED RESOURCES
- Determine & prioritize technology-enhanced resources that support fulfillment of the vision for the space & student learning experience.
- Equip physical space with technology that empowers students to acquire knowledge & skills across grade levels & content areas.
EMPOWERING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
- With a goal of shifting the paradigm of learning, provide for rigorous & relevant professional learning for key stakeholders, supporting the multi-dimensional flow of knowledge.
- Empower learning facilitators with a pedagogically sound approach while integrating technology.
ONGOING COACHING AND SUPPORT
- Through a collaborative coaching model, provide ongoing professional learning opportunities for key stakeholders to support the continuation of learning.
- In partnership with school & district leaders, determine focus for continued learning to support sustained & increasingly influential application of the space.
Bartow County School System (GA)
The visionary leadership from Bartow County in north Georgia sought to transform their schools’ Media Centers. Through a collaborative and supportive partnership with PowerUpEDU, Bartow has indeed not only physically transformed its media centers with paint and carpet, but they’ve thoughtfully and purposefully implemented a plan for a new way of learning. This plan creates new learning zones to empower students and teachers through the integration of highly functional furnishings, interactive STEM technology, curriculum and professional learning.
Transforming the Physical Space
Watch PowerUpEDU in Action at Adairsville Middle School
Transformational STEM Power
Watch PowerUpEDU in Action at Adairsville Middle School