Try your skills at Robotics and earn 3 graduate credits
Want to try your skills at robotics? Take the UNL course CSCE 890: Introduction to Robotics for Teachers from June 5-9 and 12-16 in Omaha! This Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes course is for middle-level and secondary teachers wishing to gain knowledge and experience in the foundations of the science of Robotics and in the programming and field testing of robots using the included software. Each day introduces a particular strategy and teaching objective taught through class presentations, robot programming demonstrations, and challenges in Robotics programming completed both in class and as homework. Enrollment is limited to 15.
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 second afternoon! Read more about the NMSSI: http://scimath.unl.edu/nmssi/2017
CSCE 890: Introduction to Robotics for Teachers (Section 951, Class # 3249) is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on June 5-9 and June 12-16 for teachers of grades 6-12. Fellowships are available to reduce 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. Apply here: http://go.unl.edu/scimathapply
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. It also counts as an elective for the MAT degree (Master of Arts for Teachers from the Department of Mathematics).
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 tuition fellowship from the NMSSI: http://go.unl.edu/scimathapply
• 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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