Intro Courses
Intro Courses are free, self-paced survey courses that offer an overview of a particular VEX Kit and the resources available for that platform.
Through reading, watching videos, and completing activities with your VEX Kits, you will learn about how to build, code, and use your VEX materials so that you can get started teaching right away.
Upon completion of each Intro Course, you will receive a certificate with your course hours. Alongside your certificate, you will gain access to the PD+ Community. You will be able to read, respond, and post in the General Discussions and the platform you are Certified in.
VEX 123 Educator Certification Course
This course will show you how to integrate VEX 123 into your setting – by reading; engaging with the 123 Robot, the VEX Coder and VEXcode 123; and completing VEX 123 Activities and STEM Labs, you will learn fundamentals for robotics and important computer science principles. Through this course, you will get hands-on experience with the same activities, concepts, and skills that you will be teaching to your students.
VEX GO Educator Certification Course
This course will show you how to use and integrate VEX GO into your classroom or educational setting. By reading, building, engaging with VEXcode GO, and completing VEX GO STEM Lab activities, you will learn the fundamentals for both robotics and important computer science principles.
VEX IQ Educator Certification Course
This course will help you get started using and teaching with VEX IQ (1st or 2nd generation) in your setting. By reading, watching videos, and completing activities with your IQ Kit, you will gain hands-on experience with what you will be doing and teaching your students. You will also learn about the teacher support and curricular resources, as well as the VEX IQ Robotics Competition by the end of the course.
VEX EXP Educator Certification Course
This course will help you get started using and teaching with VEX EXP in your setting. By reading, watching videos, and completing activities with your EXP Kit, you will gain hands-on experience with what you will be doing and teaching your students. You will also learn about the teacher support and curricular resources, like STEM Labs and Activities, by the end of the course.
VEX V5 Educator Certification Course
This Course will help you get started with using and teaching with VEX V5 in your setting. By reading, watching videos, and completing activities with your V5 Kit, you will gain hands-on experience with what you will be doing and teaching your students. You will also learn about the teacher support and curricular resources, as well as the VEX Robotics Competition by the end of the course.
Computer Science Level 1 - Blocks Certification Course
This Course will help you get started with using and teaching with VEXcode VR Blocks in your setting. By reading, watching videos, and completing VEXcode VR coding challenges, you will learn important Computer Science principles and fundamentals. Additionally, this course will show you how to use and integrate VEXcode VR into your classroom or educational setting.
Computer Science Level 1 - Python Certification Course
This Course will help you get started with using and teaching with VEXcode VR Python in your setting. By reading, watching videos, and completing VEXcode VR Python coding challenges, you will learn important Computer Science principles and VEXcode VR Python fundamentals. Additionally, this course will show you how to use and integrate VEXcode VR into your classroom or educational setting.
VEX CTE Introduction to the 6-Axis Arm (Course 1)
This course will guide you through integrating the CTE 6-Axis Arm into your learning environment. Through engaging with informative content, building the 6-Axis Arm, working within VEXcode EXP, and completing activities using your CTE Workcell Kit, you will learn how to effectively introduce industrial automation to your students by manually operating the 6-Axis Arm.
VEX CTE Workcell Automation (Course 2)
This course will guide you through the components of the CTE Workcell Kit that your students will be using as they complete the the Workcell Automation Course. By reading and engaging with the fundamentals of manufacturing, you will learn how the CTE Workcell Kit connects to real-world industrial robotics.
VEX V5 Workcell Educator Certification Course
By reading and watching the videos in this course, engaging with the V5 Workcell, and by completing the STEM Labs and Extensions, you will learn the fundamentals for Industrial Robotics. Additionally, this course will show you how to integrate the VEX V5 Workcell into your classroom or educational setting, with Lab-specific implementation strategies in each Chapter. Through this course, you will get hands-on experience with the same activities, concepts, and skills that you will be teaching to your students.