What is the RCC?
The Robotics Curriculum Clearinghouse (RCC) is an online directory
of robotics based curriculum targeted at all grade levels (including
informal education).
What kind of curriculum
will I find there?
All curricula on the RCC must be anchored in robotics. Regardless
of the subject matter, the objective of all curricula on the RCC is
to further interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
through robotics education . You will find both individual lesson
plans as well as Curriculum Packages on the RCC.
How have these
curricula been chosen?
Each curriculum on the RCC has been closely examined. Members of the
RCC team work with the developer of each curriculum to ensure a minimum
level of completeness before it is accepted. After this time it is
reviewed for quality by an expert panel of scientists and educators.
Once the curriculum has been reviewed it is then either placed on
the RCC website or returned to the developer for improvement.
What will this
cost me?
The Robotics Curriculum Clearinghouse is a repository for all robotics
curricula, however preference is given to curricula that are free.
After a user searches for curricula, the cost to use a certain curriculum
is given along with other information on the search results page.
How do I search
the RCC database of curricula?
The search process on the RCC website can be as general or as exacting
as the user wants. Users must either fill in a keyword window or select
an option from a pull-down menu for each search criteria they wish
to use. After the user has filled out the search page as much as they
want, the RCC database returns every curricula matching those criterion.
Does any of this
connect to education standards?
Yes. Upon submission, the developers of each curriculum stated which
educational standards they felt their curriclum most closesly addressed.
If you are interested in finding curricula that pertain to certain
national standards, you can search by them. If you are interested
in curricula that adhere to state standards then select the state
you are interested in from the pull-down menu.
What if I want
more information on a curriculum than what is provided on the search
results page?
Users can find more information on a certain curriculum by clicking
on the links to the initial information page and the detailed information
page. These two pages include all the data that RCC employees were
able to find about a certain curriculum, with information ranging
from material costs to teaching method.
How do I actually
access the curriculum?
After receiving a list of search results, users can access each individual
curriculum by clicking on it's respective link. NO CURRICULA ARE HOUSED
ON THE RCC SITE. You do not have to download anything to view the
curriculum, and any viewing that is done occurs outside the RCC website.
What is up with
all these robotics competitions?
It is the goal of the RCC to encourage robotics education in every
classroom throughout the country. The robotics competitions mentioned
along with each curriculum are a very good way to excite your students
about science and technology through hands-on learning and challenges.
It is the hope of the RCC that teachers new to robotics will consider
particpating in these competitions after they have implemented some
of the curricula found on the RCC.
If you wish to contact The
RCC Team
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