Lead your classroom into the future of learning by building confidence and expertise in coding, robotics, and artificial intelligence through hands-on and curriculum-aligned professional development for educators.
Registration Open
Registration is open! Please see below for more information.
Program Highlights
This professional learning workshop series supports educators in confidently integrating coding, robotics, and artificial intelligence into their classrooms.
Grounded in the Ontario curriculum, sessions provide interactive learning experiences that explore foundational coding and artificial intelligence concepts, robotics applications, and effective classroom implementation strategies.
Designed to be accessible for educators at all levels of technological experience, the programs emphasize practical application, cross-curricular connections, and sustainable integration of tools. Participants leave with ready-to-use lesson ideas, implementation supports, and increased confidence in bringing engaging and meaningful experiences to their students.
After completing the training, teachers gain access to a lending program that allows them to borrow robotics kits and laptops so students can immediately apply these concepts through experiential learning in their own classrooms.
Workshops
Bring Robotics and Coding to Your Classroom with Pyxel
K-8 Educators
This professional learning session prepares educators to confidently teach coding and robotics using the Pyxel robotic dog. Through guided demonstrations, participants learn the robotics components and coding platforms behind Pyxel. Aligned with the Ontario curriculum for K–8, the session provides practical, classroom-ready applications. After attending, educators can rent Pyxel robots and laptops free of charge, complete with a comprehensive “How to Use” manual to support easy classroom implementation.
AI Literacy 101 for Educators
K-12 Educators
This interactive online workshop equips K-12 educators with practical skills to integrate generative AI into teaching. Participants will explore AI tools beyond ChatGPT, learn effective prompting and evaluation strategies, uphold academic integrity, and foster students’ creative and computational thinking.
Dates & Registration Policies
Dates
Bring Robotics and Coding to Your Classroom with PyxelVirtual Workshop Options* Saturday, March 7, 2026 In-person Workshop Options* Monday, March 16, 2026 *Please note the workshop is repeated each day, |
AI Literacy 101 for EducatorsDates TBA |
Eligibility
Bring Robotics and Coding to Your Classroom with Pyxel workshops are open to teachers and educators working with students in kindergarten to Grade 8.
AI Literacy 101 for Educators workshops are open to teachers and educators working with students in kindergarten to Grade 12.
Cancellation Policy
This program has limited space. We kindly ask that if you need to cancel your registration, please let us know before the program starts so we can reach out to any participants on our waiting list.
Cancellations can be done by emailing us at outreach@engineering.utoronto.ca.
Thank you for your understanding!
Waitlists
If a course you are interested in is listed as WAITING LIST ONLY on the registration page, it means all spots are currently full. If the course is full, please continue to fill out the registration form to join the waitlist.
If a spot opens up in the course and you are the next person on the waitlist, we will send you an email asking if you would like to register for the spot. At that point you can decide if you would like to register or be removed from the waitlist.
Please note that waitlist offers have a deadline. If your waitlist offer deadline passes and you have not responded to the offer, your waitlist offer will expire and the spot will be offered to the next person on the waitlist.
Questions about Workshops for Teachers?
Contact us at:
outreach@engineering.utoronto.ca
Registration Open
Registration is now open for the Bring Robotics and Coding to Your Classroom with Pyxel workshop! Click on the link below to register.
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