Led by a certified LEGO Education Academy Trainer, this course will prepare you to teach STEM using LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3. Experience how you can facilitate inspiring hands-on lessons that support your students to both achieve curriculum goals and boost 21st-century skills like creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving in a collaborative environment. Make yourself familiar with the basics of the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 hardware, software and curriculum resources. Build your first robot, begin programming, and solve problems using STEM skills – following the same suggested getting started approach and resources you can use to introduce your students to STEM using EV3. The course will be facilitated through fun and engaging training experiences that will give you a fundamental introduction to the LEGO Education approach to learning and what we mean by Learning through Play. Each activity will be followed by reflection and discussion on methodology, curriculum areas, application and differentiation in your classroom. To support you in succeeding, we will provide time and guidance to plan your first lessons using this teaching material and approach to learning. By the end of the course, you will be fully prepared to successfully implement LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 in your class.

Learning outcomes:
● Understand how to teach STEM using LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3
● Feel confident using the hardware, software and curriculum resources
● Get hands-on experience by working on engaging activities from a student perspective
● Become familiar with the curriculum relevance of the materials
● Take in the LEGO Education approach to learning
● Gain ideas for how to facilitate encouraging hands-on lessons, supporting your students to build and improve 21st century skills
● Develop effective techniques to implement LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 in the classroom, including lesson planning and classroom management