Free Strawbees PD offer
A fully funded summer course for K–12 teachers will provide hands-on STEAM training plus two free Strawbees robotics kits for participants. (BirdBrain Technologies is promoting a July 20–31 program that includes professional development on Strawbees and micro:bit for educators.) (x.com)
A free summer training program is offering public school teachers two Strawbees robotics kits with micro:bits and online professional development at no cost. (crexo.com) The course, called “From Ideas to Inventions: Playful Learning with Strawbees and micro:bit,” runs July 20–31, 2026, in virtual sessions Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central time, plus asynchronous work. (crexo.com) The registration page says every participant receives two free Strawbees STEAM Starter Robotics Kits with micro:bits, and that the program is fully funded by Infosys Foundation USA. It says teachers should register by May 1 so kits can be delivered in time. (crexo.com) The course is aimed at public school teachers and coaches across content areas in grades 2 through 8. The page says no prior coding or robotics experience is required, and that participants can earn professional development hours. (crexo.com) Strawbees is a building system that uses connectors, straws, and robotics parts so students can make physical models and moving inventions. BirdBrain Technologies says the kits are compatible with micro:bit, a small programmable device used to teach coding and physical computing. (birdbraintechnologies.com) The Micro:bit Educational Foundation describes micro:bit as a classroom coding tool with teacher courses, beginner lessons, and projects that move from block coding to text-based programming. The summer course page says teachers will use Microsoft MakeCode’s block-based coding to program sensors and outputs. (microbit.org; crexo.com) BirdBrain has been expanding its teacher training around Strawbees and micro:bit. Its webinar archive includes a November 2025 session called “Strawbees 101: No-Code Coding with CodeJoy,” alongside other classroom robotics workshops. (learn.birdbraintechnologies.com) BirdBrain says Strawbees includes more than 250 curriculum-aligned activities and training resources, and markets the platform for kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms. The company says more than 400,000 kindergarten through eighth grade students have used Strawbees. (birdbraintechnologies.com) For teachers looking for summer training they can use in class by fall, the pitch is concrete: two weeks online, two kits shipped out, and classroom projects built around coding, engineering, and invention. (crexo.com)
