District Wide Curriculum - Some emergency opinions

[MysterE]

Well, I dont all the info at hand. Funding will be provided by a large organization that is making a significant contribution to fund a systemy wide stem project. It will be implemented in approximately eight highschools, and perhaps ten to fifteen middle schools. We are an urban system with approximately eighty percent in fee our reduced lunch. I was contacted because of my involvement with first and because I am developing a program for the school that I reach at already. We've chosen the Carnegie Melon curriculum because of how modular it is.School culture varies. Other questions?

[JohnSchneider]

Our district actually has a 3 tiered system. While there is no "official class" at the elementary level, All of our feeder school have "robotics clubs" that use the NXT bricks to learn stuff, and one of them has an official FLL team.

Our middle school has a "Technology Career" class where they learn some basic electronics(servos and whatnot), and they construct miniature machines. They participate in the BEST competition.

Our high school is really layered.
Computer Science1 - Uses NXTs for part of the year
Computer Science2 - Uses FTC for part of the year
Robotics1 - Uses VEX & Participates in BEST
Robotics2 - Uses VEX & Participates in BEST
Robotics3 - Uses VEX & Participates in BEST
Robotics4 - Uses VEX & Participates in BEST
And then everyone who wants to participates in FTC.

[R2D2DOC]

I know it's late. Please consider the Boy Scouts of America Robotics Merit Badge Book. Need to purchase at a scout store (council store). Please see attached.

[sanddrag]

As a teacher who was tasked with something similar, I think you're on the right track, assuming they have the funding for it. I think it's silly how quickly they want you to decide all this, but sometimes funds need to be spent right away.

[Wetzel]

I used Carnegie Melon's VEX Robotics Curriculum as a curriculum for a summer school class in DCPS and it is very well put together and a great starting place.

Wetzel

[xitaqua]

Pathway Lead The Way partnered with VEX last year :
http://www.sys-con.com/node/1632367

PLTW is a total package curriculum and not only robotics.

Here is an example of a school district that got a grant to buy VEX kits for their PLTW program :
http://www.argusleader.com/article/2...es-grant-money

VEX and BEST robotics competition uses the same controller the Cortex.

Cheers,
Marcos.