pi-top: CS & Robotics School Pack

pi-top: CS & Robotics School Pack

• Grades: 6+
• Number of Students: 1-2 students per kit
• Number of Lessons: 300+ Hours
• Contact Hours: 300+
• Additional Resources: Sample Code Cards, Sample Course Scope & Sequence, Sample Lesson Plan

Highlights:

Looking to build a Robust and Flexible CS Program? We have developed a CS Dept. in a Box to enable any teacher to teach CS. Our CSTA-aligned curriculum contains electronics & robotics lessons to inspire beginner coders while challenging the advanced engineers. The School Pack is ideal for large class sizes or to augment STEM classes with PBL. With Further LMS, we make CS instruction and class management simpler for teachers, so schools can rollout CS programs quickly and meet state mandates.

• Supporting teachers, no matter their experience level: The CS Dept in a Box is perfect for both the first time CS teacher as well as the seasoned CS, Robotics, or Engineering teachers. We provide resources and lesson plans to help teachers implement CS while building teacher confidence through certifications & PD. Further to tailor-made to made CS teaching easy - student rostering integrated with Clever and Google, customizable lessons aligned with CSTA standards, interactive coding platform, CS instruction, assessment and progress tracking.
  
• Supporting students, no matter their experience level:
  • Beginner Level Coding & Robotics: Access beginner level projects that can be used in CS classes, STEM classes, and more. Students will use their creativity, mix in electronics & code to experience an introduction to programming while building problem solving and computational thinking skills. With Block-pi, a block-based language, coding becomes more accessible and easier to understand.
  • Advanced Level Coding, Robotics, AI & Machine Learning: With our advanced curriculum, students design, construct, and code complex projects using pi-top's custom lessons and code libraries. Our premade courses are aligned with CSTA standards and focus on CS, robotics, gaming, and AI topics.
• Increase Equity in CS: Our self-paced learning design makes it easy for students to lead their own learning while teachers assume a facilitator role. Let us help you make CS & Robotics available across schools with limited burden on the teacher. At pi-top, we recognize that all learners are different and they have different needs. Therefore, we embrace neurodiversity by employing a strengths-based model to empower all learners, fostering confidence and success in education.

Curriculum or Lesson Topics:

• Further, our turnkey CS teaching platform connects 300+ hours of aligned lessons with pi-top [4] hardware to make CS education easy.
• Beginner Courses and Lessons utilizing Block-pi (a block based coding language)
• Lessons to transition to Python (text-based programming language)
• Beginner & Advanced Python courses & lessons
• Robotics, AI, and machine learning
• As well as core subject + CS interdisciplinary content
  

Standard Alignments:

• 300+ hours lessons aligned to CSTA, Common Core, and NGSS standards.
• Robotics 101 Standards Alignment
• Robotics 102 Standards Alignment

What's Included:

• 1 Year Further License (Building license unlimited for all teachers and students in the building; access to all curriculum)
• Pi-top
• Expansion Plate
• USB Cable
• 2 Yellow LEDs
• 2 Green LEDs
• 2 Red LEDs
• 2 Buttons
• 1 Buzzer
• 1 Sound Sensor
• 1 Light Sensor
• 1 Ultrasonic Sensor
• 2 Potentiometers
• 1 HD 720p USB Camera
• 1 Micro USB Cable
• Connector Cables
• 50+ Metal Plates
• 2 Encoder Motors
• 2 Servo Motors
• 6 Colored Balls
• 1 Build Plate
• 1 Castor Wheel
• 250 Rivets
• 2 Tires

Additional Information and Resources:

• Getting Started With Further
• Further LMS Curriculum Library
• Further CS LMS 1 Year Subscription
• CS & STEM Live Online Professional Development

Technology Requirements/Specifications:

More information coming soon!