Certified ROBOTC Training for VEX Cortex (Anytime Online)
To follow along with this course, you will need access to VEX Cortex hardware and the ROBOTC for VEX Robotics programming software (not included with tuition). In this web-based teacher training, you will learn to teach programming and STEM using robotics. Tuition includes online access to CS2N and Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy Training Materials.
This course focuses on learning how to teach programming and additional STEM concepts using the VEX Cortex robot. You can earn professional development credits and a Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy Certification by completing various assignments throughout the course and passing an exam.
Teachers using PLTW curriculum are welcome to join and will benefit from a deeper understanding of the programming, computational thinking, pedagogical concepts, robot hardware, and troubleshooting techniques we focus on. The Project Lead the Way teachers we have worked with have found our training to be a highly valuable complement to the PTLW training.
Syllabus
– What is a robot?
– VEX EDR Hardware
– ROBOTC Overview
– Natural Language with Graphical
– Movement and Turning
– Proportionality and Movement
– Labyrinth Challenge
– Shaft Encoder Overview
– Forward for Distance
– Programming Structures
– Programming Logic
– Calculating Distance
– Labyrinth Challenge Revisited
– Transmitter Overview
– VEXnet Overview
– Basic Remote Control
– Mapping Functions
– Timers
– Minefield Removal Challenge
– Sense-Plan-Act Overview
– Touch Sensors, Ultrasonic Rangefinder, and Potentiometers
– ROBOTC Debugger
– Thresholds
– Sensor Challenges
– Line Tracking Sensors
– Gyro Sensor
– LCD Screen
– Competition Programming
The following is required is required to take this course:
VEX EDR Robot Kit – Sold SeparatelyWe recommend the EDR Super Bundle which contains the hardware necessary for the class. Please call 412-963-7310 for more information.
ROBOTC for VEX Programming Software
– ROBOTC for VEX Robotics software
Computer System Requirements
– Windows® XP, VISTA, 7, 8 or later / Mac® OSX 10.8 or later
– Internet Explorer 9.0 or later / Mozilla Firefox® 18.0 or later / Safari 6 or later
– Adobe Reader 7 or later (Adobe Reader 9 included for PC)
– Two available USB ports for robot and optional headset
– Broadband internet connection
Additional Materials
– Black electrical tape
– Hard, flat, blank surface approximately 8′ x 4′ in size.
– Yard or Meter stick
– Twelve 3″ tubes (e.g. toilet paper rolls, PVC pipes, etc…)
– Twelve plastic balls, 4″ to 5″ diameter (e.g. play-pen balls)
– Hardcover books (or other objects to act as obstacles)
– Plastic drink container ( or other containers)
Tuition Cost - $299
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Upon Completion
– ACT 48 credits / 36 hours per class (for Pennsylvania teachers only)
– Certificate of Completion of course ‘graduates’ – may be used to apply for Continuing Education hours