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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\nThe program begins wit
 h a guided 16-week presentation of a [4-course curriculum in Robotics &amp; Io
 T](https://www.cool-mcu.com/bundles/rpi-pico-robotics-and-iot-curriculum-f
 or-pre-university-educators). Regular weekly after school Zoom meetings wi
 ll help consolidate these concepts into your teaching practice.\n\nPlease 
 review the following video which describes the program: https://youtu.be/A
 paDFzaCM9Q\n\nThis training is targeted towards Grade 11/12 Computer or El
 ectronics Engineering Teachers\, and will be delivered virtually using a L
 earning Management System\, combined with weekly live Q/A sessions to veri
 fy mastery of the material.\n\nUpon successful completion of learning obje
 ctives\, you will be eligible to receive up to 16 PDH and 1.6 CEU credits 
 from IEEE!\n\nWhen registering\, please complete all address fields\, so w
 e can ship you a robot kit and track in time for the kick-off session!\n\n
 You will receive a separate email message when registration closes\, provi
 ding further instructions as well as the Zoom meeting information.\n\nVirt
 ual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/507742
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/507742
ORGANIZER:quresr11@mcmaster.ca
SEQUENCE:60
SUMMARY:Pico Robotics &amp; IoT Curriculum for Pre-University Educators (Kick-O
 ff Meeting)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/507742
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;To support your role in inspiring students
  to pursue careers in STEM-related fields\, we are pleased to offer the fo
 llowing program which provides a complete STEM curriculum for grade 11-12 
 students. This program will provide access to STEM content and the technic
 al expertise of our IEEE members to help you integrate this content into y
 our teaching practice.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;The program will be delivered from Ja
 nuary to June 2026&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NEW! for 2026:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\
 ;We are excited to introduce the&amp;nbsp\;&lt;a href=&quot;https://experientialroboti
 cs.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;XRP Robot&lt;/a&gt; as a teaching platfo
 rm for this program!&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The program b
 egins with a guided 16-week presentation of a&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https
 ://www.cool-mcu.com/bundles/rpi-pico-robotics-and-iot-curriculum-for-pre-u
 niversity-educators&quot;&gt;4-course curriculum in Robotics &amp;amp\; IoT&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp\
 ;&lt;/strong&gt;Regular weekly after school Zoom meetings will help consolidate 
 these concepts into your teaching practice.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Please
  review the following video which describes the program:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;a href=&quot;ht
 tps://youtu.be/ApaDFzaCM9Q&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;https://youtu.b
 e/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 Tea
 chers&lt;/strong&gt;\, and will be&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;delivered virtually&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nb
 sp\;using a Learning Management System\, combined with weekly live Q/A ses
 sions to verify mastery of the material.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Upon succ
 essful completion of learning objectives\, you will be eligible to&amp;nbsp\;&lt;
 strong&gt;receive up to 16 PDH and 1.6 CEU credits from IEEE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;
 p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;When registering\,&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;please complete all add
 ress fields&lt;/strong&gt;\, so we can ship you a robot kit and track in time fo
 r the kick-off session!&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;You will receive a&amp;nbsp\;&lt;
 strong&gt;separate email message&lt;/strong&gt; when registration closes\, providin
 g further instructions as well as the Zoom meeting information.&lt;/p&gt;
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