The Robotics Academy of Nevada – a new statewide professional development program funded by Tesla’s K-12 Education Investment Fund – is being developed by the Desert Research Institute, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the University of Nevada, Reno. Facilitated by DRI’s Pre-K-12 STEM education and outreach program, Science Alive, the new academy will launch this summer in partnership with the Colleges of Engineering at Nevada’s research universities in Reno and Las Vegas.
The Robotics Academy of Nevada is comprised of two week-long teacher trainings designed to help 200 middle and high school teachers go from curious to confident in coaching robotics programs at their schools, with mentor support throughout the year. Hosted on the universities’ campuses and taught by university faculty in engineering and education, the Academy demonstrates the commitment to strengthen…
