Want to try your skills at robotics? Take the NMSSI course CSCE 890: Introduction to Robotics for Teachers from June 15-19 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln! This course is for middle school and secondary school teachers wishing to gain knowledge and experience in the foundations of the science of Robotics and how to program and field test the robots with the software provided. Each day involves one strategy and teaching objective with lecturing and demos of robot programming and challenge assignments in Robot programming to be exercised as a component of class work. Kits will be provided.
While we know that a new subject like this can be hard to tackle, middle school and secondary students are being attracted to this subject in droves. With this NMSSI course, you will learn how to make robots move by the end of the first day! Enrollment is limited to 15, so register soon.
CSCE 890: Introduction to Robotics for Teachers (Section 591, Class # 15641) is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from June 15-19 for teachers of grades 6-12. Fellowships are available to help cover the cost of tuition. All current Nebraska mathematics teachers also automatically qualify for a 20 percent reduction in the cost of tuition, which is submitted at the same time as your fellowship.
For more information about lead instructor Jesse Andres of Lincoln Public Schools, see: http://www.lps.org/post/detail.cfm?id=8053. Don Costello, Associate Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Engineering at UNL, is co-instructor. Contact Don with questions at 402-472-5005 or dcostello2@unl.edu. This course is worth 3 graduate credit hours from the UNL Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Please contact Lindsay Augustyn at nebraskamath@unl.edu for help with registering or applying for a fellowship.
The Benefits of the NMSSI:
• Nebraska teachers automatically qualify for a 20 percent discount on in-state tuition at UNL
• Teachers can also apply for an additional $300 tuition fellowship from the NMSSI: https://cse.unl.edu/scimath/apps/apply.php
• All NMSSI courses also include a free lunch on each day of class
• The $50 UNL Graduate Studies admission fee is waived for current Nebraska teachers
• Each course is worth 3 graduate credit hours at UNL
• Enroll in one simple application through Teach Nebraska: http:///www.unl.edu/gradstudies/teachneb
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