An indi Class Pack with 8 indi robots in it.
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Summer Storage Tips for Your Sphero Robots

This guide will walk you through how to clean, power down, and safely store your robots.

An indi Class Pack with 8 indi robots in it.
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Summer Storage Tips for Your Sphero Robots

This guide will walk you through how to clean, power down, and safely store your robots.

Students and teachers look at a large interactive map.
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Visual Learning in CTE: Why Diagrams, Drafting, and Design Make a Difference

In this post, we’re taking a closer look at CTE pathways that play to visual learners’ strengths, and how tools like Sphero Blueprint Engineering can help them design their future, one schematic at a time.

A male student takes written notes while reading from a textbook at a desk.
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Reading & Writing Learners in STEM: Why Words Still Matter

In this blog post, we’re diving into the reading and writing learning style and sharing how to equip these text-loving learners so they can shine in your STEM classroom.

Students in 5th grade and beyond can learn Career & Technical Education Skills with tools like Sphero BOLT+.
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CTE for All Grades: Kickstart Career Readiness Skills from PK–12

In this article, we’ll explore how you can teach career-focused skills in all grades that will benefit students no matter which career path they choose in the future.

The Miami-Dade Innovation Team & Sphero Team at a recent Sphero Global Challenge event in Miami
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Lessons Learned: How Miami-Dade Built Career-Ready Classrooms with Sphero

Here’s how Miami-Dade Public Schools has built a scalable and inclusive STEM program that prepares students to thrive in tomorrow’s workforce (and how you can, too!). 

A female student works at her computer using an AI tool to assist in her project.
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How AI and Computer Science Are Connected in Education

AI is everywhere - from recommending our next series  binge to answering emails faster than we can type "Best regards." But what happens when AI steps into the classroom, specifically into computer science education? It sparks big questions, exciting changes, and yes, a little uncertainty from students, educators, and parents alike. 

A teacher and two students work with a coding robot Sphero BOLT+ showing how robots can support differentiated instruction in the classroom.
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The Role of Robotics in Differentiated Instruction: Personalized Learning Pathways

Welcome to the era where robots meet learning diversity in the classroom—a time when we say goodbye to standardized testing and assessments and hello to personalized learning pathways.

Congrats to the Sphero Global Challenge Season 5 Winners!
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Congrats to the Sphero Global Challenge Season 5 Winners!

54 teams earned their spot in the championship, and the results are in. It’s time to announce the outstanding winners of Season 5 of the Sphero Global Challenge! 

Three girls work on a storytelling activity with indi in their classroom.
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Make it to Break: Ideas & Activities for Students Before Summer Break

Keeping students engaged and motivated in the days leading up to any holiday break is hard, but mix in the sheer excitement of summer being around the corner, and it’s all but impossible to get through the planned curriculum. In other words, the before-break crash is real!

Middle school students work on a maze project with Sphero BOLT+ in a STEM Summer Camp setting.
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Sphero's 2025 STEM Summer Camp Guide

Whether you’re introducing coding basics, exploring engineering design, or fostering creative problem solving, the Sphero STEM Summer Camp guide is packed with everything you need to design a summer camp that your campers will never forget.

An image of a piggy bank and a chart showing education funding trending downward.
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How Schools with Limited Funding Can Strengthen STEM Learning

How can schools with tight budgets level the playing field? It starts with thinking outside the box – and leveraging the resources that are already available.

A young girl helps her mother, a veterinarian, at her office on Take Your Kid to Work Day.
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How to Celebrate “Take Your Kids to Work Day”

Take Your Kits to Work Day is a special opportunity to bring your child into the workplace, give them a behind-the-scenes look at what you do, and inspire them with new experiences. Whether you work in an office, a lab, a classroom, or a creative space, this day is all about sharing your world with your child and sparking their curiosity.

Two high school students work on a project with a Sphero RVR+ robot in a makerspace.
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Get Involved! National Robotics Week 2025 (April 5-13)

National Robotics Week 2025 takes place April 5–13, and your school is invited to participate! Here are a few ways to get started and celebrate this exciting week.