Springbot Green & Gold
Use displays, buttons, sound and onboard sensors to make the connection between a learner’s code and a real response.
Meet the Springbot platformSPRINGBOT ACADEMY · TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
Build confidence.
Teach possibility.
Practical STEM starts with a teacher who feels ready. Learn to code, measure and experiment with Springbot — then turn what you build into a lesson your learners can use.
For South African teachers. No coding experience needed to begin.
6Foundation modules
7Specialist strands
4 hoursPer facilitated workshop
Classroom readyA project, a lesson and a next step
A PATH THAT GROWS WITH YOU
Start with the classroom. Go further from there.
Physical computing brings code into the real world: a button changes a display, a sensor measures light, a motor moves a mechanism. The Academy helps you teach these ideas through practical investigations.
- 01
Build your foundation
Work through F1–F6 in order, from your first MicroBlocks script to a complete CAPS-linked lesson.
See the six modules - 02
Show it in practice
Collect your projects, learner tasks and reflections in a foundation portfolio. Teach your final lesson and have the portfolio accepted.
Understand the portfolio - 03
Choose your direction
Explore robotics, Python, design, apps, radio, rocketry or space missions. Choose what fits your subject and learners.
Explore specialist strands
THE TOOLS BECOME THE LESSON
Code you can see. Data you can teach.
MicroBlocks
Begin with live block-based coding: change a script and see the board respond. Build confidence before moving to text-based programming.
Attachable xChips
Expand investigations with weather, pressure, light, soil moisture and air quality sensors.
BUILT FOR TEACHERS
Leave with more than a demonstration.
A working project
Make the circuit or script yourself, test it and understand what to do when it needs troubleshooting.
A practical lesson
Adapt the activity to your phase, plan shared-board roles and choose an assessment that shows understanding.
Evidence of practice
Try the activity at school, collect anonymised learner evidence and reflect on what you will change next time.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
A clear approach to CPTD.
The programme is designed for a SACE Type 3 professional development pathway. SACE endorsement and points allocations have not yet been confirmed. Academy certificates are provider certificates; they are separate from SACE awards.
Read about CPTD and certificatesYOUR NEXT STEP
Bring practical STEM into your classroom.
Tell us your teaching phase, subject and the experience you would like to build. We’ll help you choose a starting point and confirm dates, venue, kit arrangements and fees.
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