Empowering Students to Learn Programming Fluency and Computational Thinking via VEX AIM
Part of ASCD Annual ConferencePresented by Daniel Castagna | Jason McKenna | Michael Sable
Wednesday 1 July 2026·11:30 am
This presentation shares research on how VEX AIM enables students to build programming fluency and strengthen computational thinking. We report quantitative and qualitative evidence from classroom settings including student reflections performance metrics and teacher observations. Educators leave with actionable strategies to implement programming that support growth for diverse learners.
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