Hello again, Woodland Hills VEX 123 Teachers! I hope the start of your school year is going well. This post will share many of the Helpful Links that we talked about in our first training, along with the first 9 weeks of a Scope and Sequence to get you started, once you begin teaching with VEX 123. You can come back to this post at any time to reference this info, or to share your stories, photos, questions, etc.
So to start - Helpful Links!
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VEX 123 Educator Certification certifications.vex.com
Free, online certifications to help you get started using and implementing VEX 123 in your setting. You can complete all of it at once, or do sections as you are teaching them, or whatever works best for you. -
VEX 123 Curricular Resources education.vex.com
Activities, Activity Series, and full STEM Lab Units of curriculum that you can use to teach with VEX 123 in your setting. STEM Labs are meant to be your ‘online teacher’s manual’ for VEX 123. Activities and Activity Series offer simpler one page lessons. -
VEX 123 Printables printables.vex.com
Find links to the Meet Your Robot PDF book, printable worksheets, posters, and more; with descriptions of each.
Next up - Best Practices for Getting Started
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Best Practices for Using the Classroom App with VEX 123 (VEX Library article)
Read this article to learn how to get your VEX 123 materials ready for use with the VEX Classroom App. Learn how to update, rename, and pair your 123 Robots and Coders to keep them organized to start your year. -
Best Practices for Getting Started with Your VEX 123 Bundle (PD+ video)
Watch this video to follow along with Jason as he shows you how to get your materials ready for use. Learn about installing batteries, and using the VEX Classroom App to update, rename, and pair your 123 Robots and Coders to get your materials ready to start your year. -
Get Started with VEX 123 Video Playlist (PD+ video playlist)
Watch the videos in this playlist to help you get started with VEX 123. Topics include: Getting started with your VEX 123 Bundle, 123 Learning Centers, Using 123 Activities, and more.
Get ready with the Scope and Sequence Docs for Teachers
Here is the Scope and Sequence for the start of the year. Included in this document is an example Choice Board that can be used for all activities, a Weekly look at the Sequence of Activities at a Glance, and a Day by Day breakdown of each Activity by week.
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You can use this Google doc version to have clickable links, or to Make a Copy and edit for yourself – Woodland Hills Scope and Sequence For Teachers Google Doc.
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Or, if you (like me) like to print things, here is the same document in an easy to print PDF – Woodland Hills Scope and Sequence for Teachers PDF.
Woodland Hills - VEX 123 Scope and Sequence for Teachers.pdf (179.2 KB)
Lastly, use the Community – Finally, the PD+ Community is here for you at all times, for support. Post questions, tag other teachers, talk about a video you watched, share photos of your class using their robots, and anything and everything you want. The Community is a fantastic resource, and reaches VEX 123 Teachers all over!
Hope this is helpful! Please tag other teachers and share the links around!