The document discusses robotics education for young children. It introduces robotics and why it is appropriate for early childhood education. The author describes a project called InterActions that brings together multigenerational communities to learn robotics through a constructionist pedagogy focusing on positive technological development. The project also includes an Early Childhood Teacher's Institute to help teachers integrate robotics into their classrooms. Feedback from teachers was positive, finding that the institute helped them overcome anxieties about technology and see how robotics can be combined with other subjects.

1. Robótica Infantil Comunidades Filotecnólogicas para chicos Marina U. Bers, PhD Assistant Professor Eliot-Pearson Dept. of Child Development Adjunct, Computer Science Department Tufts University

2. What is robotics? Mechanics and electronics Building and programming Designing and engineering

3. The Robotics Technology

4. Why robotics in early childhood? New generation of building blocks Child-centered curriculum Appropriate for today’s context

6. Educating grown-ups Generational gap between: Digital natives & Digital immigrants Need of professional development

8. Early Childhood Teacher’s Institute

9. Evaluation of the teacher’s Compared to other courses/workshops you have attended, how would you rate this institute overall? (4 excellent -1 poor) Average: 3, 809 “ I truly enjoyed the time observing and their reflections on approach, expectations of students, etc. I enjoyed having time to build and program! The speakers during lunch were a wonderful part of this workshop.” You have really inspired me to try something in my class that I have never considered before. I think this project will help me become more technologically interested in a way that is meaningful for me! I intentionally registered for the institute as a way to overcome some of my anxiety about using technology classes. This workshop has made me realize that technology can be combined with my natural preferred subject areas in an easy and comfortable way.

17. Integrating arts with engineering

18. To learn more... http://www.tufts.edu/~mbers01 [email_address] Developmental Technologies (DevTech) Research Group http://ase.tufts.edu/ DevTech /