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DESCRIPTION:To support your role in inspiring students to pursue careers in
  STEM-related fields\, we are pleased to offer the following program which
  provides a complete STEM curriculum for grade 11-12 students. This progra
 m will provide access to STEM content and the technical expertise of our I
 EEE members to help you integrate this content into your teaching practice
 . The program will be delivered from January to June 2026.\n\nNEW! for 202
 6: We are excited to introduce the [XRP Robot](https://experientialrobotic
 s.org/) as a teaching platform for this program!\n\n[]\n\nThe program begi
 ns with a guided 16-week presentation of a [4-course curriculum in Robotic
 s &amp; IoT](https://www.cool-mcu.com/bundles/rpi-pico-robotics-and-iot-curric
 ulum-for-pre-university-educators). Regular weekly after school Zoom meeti
 ngs will help consolidate these concepts into your teaching practice.\n\nP
 lease review the following video which describes the program: https://yout
 u.be/ApaDFzaCM9Q\n\nThis training is targeted towards Grade 11/12 Computer
  or Electronics Engineering Teachers\, and will be delivered virtually usi
 ng a Learning Management System\, combined with weekly live Q/A sessions t
 o verify mastery of the material.\n\nUpon successful completion of learnin
 g objectives\, you will be eligible to receive up to 16 PDH and 1.6 CEU cr
 edits from IEEE!\n\nWhen registering\, please complete all address fields\
 , so we can ship you a robot kit and track in time for the kick-off sessio
 n!\n\nYou will receive a separate email message when registration closes\,
  providing further instructions as well as the Zoom meeting information.\n
 \nAgenda: \nKick-Off Meeting Agenda:\n\nOutcomes\n\nCourses &amp; Topic Covera
 ge\n\nIoT Robot Hardware Review\n\nUsing the LMS\n\nDetailed Training Sche
 dule\n\nAssigned reading and lab exercise\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtool
 s.ieee.org/m/493149
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/493149
ORGANIZER:d.cecic@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:35
SUMMARY:Pico Robotics &amp; IoT Curriculum for Pre-University Educators (Kick-O
 ff Meeting)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/493149
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;To support your role in in
 spiring students to pursue careers in STEM-related fields\, we are pleased
  to offer the following program which provides a complete STEM curriculum 
 for grade 11-12 students. This program will provide access to STEM content
  and the technical expertise of our IEEE members to help you integrate thi
 s content into your teaching practice. &lt;strong&gt;The program will be deliver
 ed from January to June 2026&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NEW! for 2026:&lt;/str
 ong&gt; We are excited to introduce the &lt;a href=&quot;https://experientialrobotics
 .org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;XRP Robot&lt;/a&gt; as a teaching platform
  for this program!&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display: block\; ma
 rgin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;&quot; src=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.or
 g/vtools_ui/media/display/de318184-c963-4c2b-8e41-327fddd11692&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; wid
 th=&quot;557&quot; height=&quot;314&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The program begins with a g
 uided 16-week presentation of a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cool-mcu.com/
 bundles/rpi-pico-robotics-and-iot-curriculum-for-pre-university-educators&quot;
 &gt;4-course curriculum in Robotics &amp;amp\; IoT&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/strong&gt;Regular weekly a
 fter school Zoom meetings will help consolidate these concepts into your t
 eaching practice.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Please review the following vide
 o which describes the program: &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/ApaDFzaCM9Q&quot; targ
 et=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/ApaDFzaCM9Q&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p
 &gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;This training is targeted towards&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;Grade 11/
 12 Computer or Electronics Engineering Teachers&lt;/strong&gt;\, and will be &lt;st
 rong&gt;delivered virtually&lt;/strong&gt; using a Learning Management System\, com
 bined with weekly live Q/A sessions to verify mastery of the material.&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Upon successful completion of learning objectives\, y
 ou will be eligible to &lt;strong&gt;receive up to 16 PDH and 1.6 CEU credits fr
 om IEEE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;When registering\, &lt;strong&gt;pleas
 e complete all address fields&lt;/strong&gt;\, so we can ship you a robot kit an
 d track in time for the kick-off session!&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;You will
  receive a &lt;strong&gt;separate email message&lt;/strong&gt; when registration close
 s\, providing further instructions as well as the Zoom meeting information
 .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\
 ;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kick-Off Meeting Agenda:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Outcomes&lt;/p&gt;\n
 &lt;p&gt;Courses &amp;amp\; Topic Coverage&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;IoT Robot Hardware Review&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p
 &gt;Using the LMS&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Detailed Training Schedule&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Assigned reading
  and lab exercise&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;
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