Robotic Programming with Drones

Workshop Description: The goal of this workshop is to set up opportunities for students in coding.  Students in your classrooms need to develop a mindset towards coding opportunities, engage with mentors, and have fun. This workshop is set up to get classroom teachers a drone, learn to program it with a hands-on workshop, give the classroom teachers some project, and then connect with them with Rose-Hulman college students that can help serve as mentors to their students.  When possible, Rose-Hulman students will come out to your classroom in person to work with students and the drone(s).

About Dr. David Fisher

Dr. David Fisher specializes in robotics, smartphone, and web application development, mobile computing, and software engineering. He has brought back experiences from sabbaticals at Google and Apple to give students the skills to succeed in today’s high-tech world. Dr. Fisher, a Rose-Hulman alumnus, was a finalist for the Indiana tech community’s Tech Educator of the Year Award in 2016 and a Fulbright Scholar in 2018-19. Besides his innovative teachings, he also co-directs the institute’s robotics minor program and is working to make programming materials available to K-8 classrooms online through the ConnectingWithCode.org (https://connectingwithcode.org/) project.

Updated July 21, 2025

CS Workshop: Integrating w/ Drone

Date: Tuesday, August 12th

Location: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Campus

5500 Wabash Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47803

Fowler Academic Building, J208 Enter Door 1
Time: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm. Doors open @ 8 am

Location: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Campus

5500 Wabash Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47803

Fowler Academic Building

Lunch Provided

Get your students flying! Join the REC Foundation for a one-day, hands-on Aerial Drone Educator Workshop designed to prepare middle and high school teachers to launch and lead competitive Aerial Drone teams for the 2025–26 school year.

Hosted at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, this workshop will provide you with the tools, knowledge, and resources to confidently launch and lead your own Aerial Drone team throughout the competition season.

What You’ll Receive From the Workshop:

  • Hands-on Training and access to instructional materials

  • Guidance on Drone Event Participation

  • Networking opportunities with fellow educators

  • Lunch Provided

Grant Items from REC Foundation:

  • 3 Team Registrations for the 2025–26 Aerial Drone Competition

  • Drone for your student team

  • Game and Field Elements

 These items, valued at $3,500 are grant items from REC Foundation and will be sent to you after you complete your team registration on the REC Foundation website (www.recf.org). Grants are limited to new teams only

Eligibility Requirements - To qualify for equipment and registration incentives, participants must:

  • Be a middle or high school educator

  • Register 3 new student teams for the Aerial Drone Competition

  • Commit to participating in at least one drone event during the 2025–26 season

  • Attend the full workshop on August 12th at Rose-Hulman

Note: These grants are limited to new teams only

Important Notes:

Lodging and mileage will not be covered

To help things run smoothly, we encourage participants to complete their background checks in advance using this link: [Sterling Volunteers: https://app.sterlingvolunteers.com]. If not completed before the workshop, facilitators can walk you through the process on site.

Registration is required and space is limited.

Registration Link: Eventbrite

Link to Agenda: here