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Tiny Techies™

Integrate into Literacy, Math, and More

Tiny Techies

Our Tiny Techies™ professional development supports PreK–2nd-grade teachers or parents with training on foundational computer science concepts and how they relate to some of our youngest learners. Experience engaging lessons that can tie into other content areas and help students become creative problem solvers.

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"Tiny Techies™ is the course that will help transform your teaching to the next level. You will be immersed with the skills to be a superhero computer science teacher! I highly recommend every preschool through second grade teacher to experience it! It totally changed my teaching and it empowered my students to be creators, communicators, collaborators, and problem solvers. Tiny Techies promotes engagement of all levels of learners and provides differentiation with a positive impact on students. This course is summed up best by Benjamin Franklin: Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn."  
 
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Lori Randall
2nd Grade Osage CSD, 2021 participant
“I had to reschedule [my son's] appointment because he insisted on not missing Tiny Techies!”
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Tiny Techies Parent
Cedar Rapids, IA
“Thank you so much for teaching this class and introducing kiddos to the tech world in a fun way!"
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Tiny Techies Parent
Cedar Rapids, IA

There are so many opportunities for kids to experiment and play with technology, but preparing students to be creators instead of consumers doesn’t only happen in front of a computer! Tiny Techies™ will help students build computational thinking and problem-solving skills, be creative, and practice working together. In an increasingly technology-driven world, these are all skills that will help them as they grow and prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist. The best part is that we’ll do this through hands-on activities that will get them moving, building, and thinking!

Example activities include:

  • Discover and ask, “where are the computers around us?”
  • Pattern recognition and breaking down problems into smaller parts.
  • Exploring electricity using conductive playdough, Snap Circuits, and more.
  • Integrating computer science and literacy.
  • Exploring programming concepts (functions, loops, decisions) through movement and food.

Included lesson materials:

  • Hello Ruby books
  • Cubetto robot base set
  • Additional Cubetto mats and books
  • Learning Beautiful materials
  • Tangrams set
  • Squishy Circuits materials
  • Snap Circuits Jr. set

The Computer Science Professional Development Incentive Fund can be used for all of our computer science professional development options, including Tiny Techies. Reach out to our team for more information about this funding opportunity.

 

1 hour of teacher relicensure or grad credit is available through the AEA.

Tiny Techies™ works well with a group of teachers from the same school or district, and can be customized to your needs. Parents and individuals can also participate when group workshops are available.

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