Sphero Blog
3 Steps to Improving the Quality of Your Kid’s Screen Time During a Pandemic
You don't have to feel guilty about screen time. In a matter of weeks, my five-year-old daughter went from having no experience with video calls to becoming our family’s go-to expert. The other day I overheard her explaining to her teacher, “You have to mute everybody to make the echo stop.” I’m impressed but not surprised.
Project-Based Learning Examples: 6 PBL activities for home or in the classroom
Here at Sphero, we absolutely love project-based learning. We keep it top of mind when developing new educational tools and make activities and games that actively encourage it. Our passion for project-based learning makes us excited to share our knowledge with readers during the quarantine.
Three STEAM Gift Ideas for Mom on Mother’s Day
Mom. Mommy. Mama. Whatever name you call her, she’s truly a special woman. This Mother’s Day we know you want to make her feel extra loved. Why not show her with an awesome and unique Mother’s Day gift that you invent? It’s genuine, personal, and engineered with love, specifically by you.
To Teachers, Love Sphero
First of all, Hi. We love you. We wouldn’t be here making robots and STEM kits if teachers like you hadn’t inspired us, pushed us, and encouraged us to bring enough gum for the whole class. So, thank you for that.
STEAM Activities for Kids
As we move further along into this post-pandemic quarantine, parents everywhere are looking for ways to keep their child busy throughout the day. While binge watching television shows may be a solution for some, there are much better ways to engage your child. You can even help them gain new skills while staying at home.
STEM Education: How to Bring STEM Learning into the Classroom
In today’s quick-to-change world, it’s more important than ever that we prepare students to solve tomorrow’s problems. If we hope to crack the world’s most challenging issues, we need more innovative thinkers, self-driven inventors, and creative problem-solvers in the workplace. The solution is clear: to meet the talent demand, we need to focus on STEM education in school.
Webinar: Connecting to Your Environment During Remote Learning
May 7, 2020, 1 PM MDT - Join three Sphero Heroes in a cross-curricular conversation as we share project ideas that can be used with students of all ages in your unique environment.
Social Distancing STEM Project
When our school closed and we moved learning to online at home, I started looking for a way to sustain cooperative interaction with my students during these times of responsible social distancing. I landed on remote coding.
What is SpheroCare?
SpheroCare is an extended warranty program that allows you to bring our bots and bits into your home or classroom knowing your investment is protected. By purchasing SpheroCare, you can explore, play, and learn with reckless abandon!
How to Celebrate “Take Your Kids to Work Day” While Working from Home
Today is National Take Your Kids to Work Day. Under normal circumstances, it would be a time for you to bring your kids to the office to give them a glimpse into the working world, teach them something new, and share experiences together. Obviously, this year things are a bit different.
The Sphero Global Challenge is coming!
COMING FALL 2020! The Sphero Global Challenge is the ultimate STEM competition and an opportunity for students to go deeper with computational thinking, engineering, and programming skills.
21st Century Skills in the Classroom for Student Success
Here at Sphero, we talk a lot about 21st Century Skills, and we’re certain you’ve heard A LOT about them. (The phrase has become somewhat of a buzzword.) But what are 21st Century Skills and which are the most important? Well, the short answer is they’re all important, but we’ll dive into each one a bit further here and how to best implement the right activities and curriculum to achieve them as goals.
