VEX Professional Development

On-Site Training Held at the CMU Robotics Academy in Pittsburgh, PA

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All training is conducted at the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) in Pittsburgh, PA. The NREC is part of the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute, a world-renowned robotics organization, where you'll be surrounded by real-world robot research and commercialization.

On-site training takes you through four and a half days of training and also includes:

• ✓ Hands-on training using provided hardware and software
• ✓ Robotics Academy Certification for "Graduates"
• ✓ ACT 48 Credits (for PA teachers)
• ✓ Certificate of Completion for course "Graduates"
• ✓ Tour of the National Robotics Engineering Center
• ✓ Lunch

You also can take advantage of Pittsburgh's attractions, from world-class museums and entertainment, to shopping, excursions, sports, and more.

Current On-Site Training Schedule

Robotics Academy Certified ROBOTC Training for CORTEX Register today or view more details » July 15th - 19th, 2013 August 5th - 9th, 2013

Online Training Web-based classes

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Enjoy the convenience of taking Robotics Academy courses without leaving your own computer workstation.

Enjoy these benefits on Online Training:

• ✓ Assisted training using provided hardware and software
• ✓ Screen sharing amongst the class
• ✓ Networking opportunities with other professional educators
• ✓ Robotics Academy Certification for "Graduates"

The Professional Development courses provide teachers and coaches with a solid foundation for robot programming in the respective languages, and experience in troubleshooting common student mistakes.It also focuses on identifying and extracting academic value from the naturally occurring STEM situations encountered in robotics explorations.

Current Online Training Schedule

Robotics Academy Certified ROBOTC Training for VEX CORTEX Register today or view more details » July 29th - August 2nd, 2013 Monday-Friday for 1 Week 3-5:00pm EST (12-2:00pm PST)

**NOTICE: Minimum signups required for online classes:
We will not be offering classes for less than 8 registrants in an online class. If a class does not have enough registrants, we will ask if you would like to join a different session if one is available. We will not send out software or hardware until there are enough registrants in the class.