For Educators

Welcome to the ‘For Educators’ section of the .NET Gadgeteer website.  We have put this section together because we believe that Gadgeteer has some unique value in a range of teaching scenarios. Gadgeteer can get students really engaged with projects that teach them about technology, programming, design and small device creation. It is accessible and rewarding right from the first time you use it, yet has a high ceiling which allows students to push themselves and learn a lot in the process. Since it is based on ‘physical programming’ or creating devices that users interact with directly, the concepts become much more tangible. 

The .NET Gadgeteer team is investing in supporting the introduction of these tools into education at a variety of ages from 12 up through universities.  We are already in the process of developing teaching materials and running pilots with schools in the US and the UK. As these pilots run, we will post resources specifically for educators with the aim of making it easier for others to learn from our experiences in the classroom. Please let us know what you need to be successful in engaging a new generation of engineers, programmers, and inventors.