Design.Code.Reflect: Integrating Writing in STEM Learning
In this session from the 2026 VEX Robotics Educators Conference, Tina Dietrich, Director of STEAM and Innovation for Woodland Hills School District, explores how writing can be a powerful tool to deepen learning in computer science classrooms through the use of engineering notebooks. Watch this video to see how combining writing with hands-on coding and design challenges strengthens students’ communication, reflection, and problem-solving skills around STEM.
A PDF version of this keynote presentation’s slides is linked below the video.
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View the full presentation slides here.
Download Tina’s Elementary Engineering Notebook document templates here: Grade K | Grade 2 | Grades 3-5
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