Steps for Implementation:
1. Identify Sites and Staffing
We have identified 20 sites around the district where this after-school program will be implemented and 20 educators who will deliver the programming to students. Each site will have the capacity to serve 20 students with a coding and robotics program that teaches coding, problem-solving, teamwork, and even bolsters math fluency. Purchasing a Dash 6 Pack for each site will ensure that students can work in groups of 3. The Wonder Workshop program includes access to a virtual robot, so students will be able to work through the coding puzzles and math activities independently as well as in small groups
2. Purchase (20) Dash 6-Packs
Included in the Dash 6 Packs are:
6 Dash Robots
12 Building Brick Connectors
12-month Class Connect Subscriptions – each after-school site will have access to:
Progress tracking for 1 teacher and up to 20 students through standards-aligned coding puzzles
Progress tracking for 1 teacher and up to 20 students through 60 standards-aligned math activities
Online course, Introduction to Coding and Robotics with Dash & Dot, a 15-hour online course, designed for elementary school teachers to provide a broad understanding of how to teach coding and robotics at the elementary level.
3. Purchase (20) Curriculum Guides + Learn to Code Challenge Card Box Sets
This pack was designed to provide everything we need to get started with the award-winning Dash & Dot Robots. From how to use Dash & Dot, to implementing the K-5 Learn to Code curriculum, this pack provides project-based assessment strategies and cross-curricular extensions. Included in this pack are Learn to Code Challenge Cards and the Learn to Code Curriculum Guide that follows a scope and sequence aligned to Code.org’s Computer Science Fundamental series covering the six fundamental coding concepts: sequences, loops, events, conditionals, functions, and variables across six coding levels.
This $99 pack includes:
1 Spiral-Bound Curriculum Guide (ISBN 978-0-9989850-1-5)
1 Learn to Code Challenge Cards (ISBN 978-0-9989850-0-8)
4. Purchase 3 Chromebooks and 6 iPads for each site (20 sets)
Each Dash robot will be controlled by students using an iPad. Coding puzzles and math activities for students to work through are available on both iOS and Chrome devices. Chromebooks will give additional students access to Wonder Workshop’s virtual robot, so that they can work independently as needed.
(6) iPads for each site at $320 each = $1,920 x 20 sites = $38,400
(2) Acer Chromebook Spin 512 R852TN – 12″ Chromebooks for each site at $450 each = $900 x 20 sites = $18,000
Required Materials as Outlined Above:
20 Dash 6 Packs – $995 each, for a total of $19,900
20 Learn to Code Challenge Cards + Curriculum Guide – $99 each, for a total of $1,980
iPads for all 20 sites = $38,400
Acer Chromebooks for all 20 sites = $18,000
Total grant request for learning materials = $78,280