DriveOhio K-12 Professional Development Workshop | Drones and Delivery Robots

Drones! Delivery Robots! Are your students talking about these new transportation technologies? Join us for this FREE in-person workshop to earn CEUs and learn how your students can explore advanced mobility career pathways by taking the DriveOhio K-12 Educator Toolkit and Portable Innovation Labs from the PAST Foundation for a test drive!

During this session, we’ll introduce free curriculum from DriveOhio and lead the audience through STEM and Design Thinking activities including the Cardboard Vertiport Challenge, Drones, Autonomous Delivery, and the Smart City Adventure.

Participants will obtain hands-on experience while developing ideas on how to use this free standards-aligned curriculum in a variety of settings including classrooms, afterschool, summer programs, and more.

We’ll also share information about alignment with Ohio Career Connections and Industry-Recognized Credentials, and we’ll discuss best practices from Ohio K-12 educators who have been using this curriculum across a variety of regions, grade bands, and school types.

Learn more at: https://drive.ohio.gov/toolkit and https://pastfoundation.org/portable-innovation-labs

Agenda:

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM “Smart Mobility 101” Overview
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Activity #1: Cardboard Vertiport Challenge / Drones
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Activity #2: Autonomous Delivery / Smart City Adventure
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Discussion, Q&A, and Next Steps

Attendees are welcome to stay for optional networking discussions afterwards.

Event Details:

The workshop will take place at the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Headquarters building, located at 1980 West Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio.

Free parking is available onsite.

Additional visitor and sign-in information is available online at:  https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/about-us/resources/co-visitor-sign-in

Please note that lunch will be on your own, but there is a cafeteria adjacent to the conference room where the workshop will take place.

Register at: https://odot.formstack.com/forms/k_12_professional_development_workshop