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Square Dance With ZB

Welcome to learning how to work with ZB and coding blocks to learn basic steps that get the robot moving during Square Dance With ZB and Square Dance With ZB and a Friend.

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Building Bridges to Independence

Simple narratives helping children navigate real-world situations Tools that build confidence, reduce anxiety, provide structure

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Life Before and After UCP: Yusef's Story

“Yusef was at school, we could breathe, he was safe. He is engaged, he is learning. He is happy. Finally, you know, he is happy.” — Houda...

UCP OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

CHARTER SCHOOLS

ORANGE COUNTY

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PRINCETON HOUSE

CHARTER SCHOOL

SCHOOL BOARD

OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY

PARK HILLS

SCHOOL DISTRICT

PIPER UNIFIED

SCHOOL DISTRICT 203

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Dieker, L., Hines, R., Wilkins, I., Hughes, C., Hawkins Scott, K., Smith, S., Shah, S. (2024)

Using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent to Support Teacher Instruction and Student Learning. Journal of Special Education Preparation, 4(2), 78–88.

Taylor, M. S., & Glavey, E. M. (2023)

Harnessing robotics and coding to foster social-emotional learning in students with autism. Journal of Special Education Technology.

Dieker, L. A., Kennedy, M. J., Vasquez III, E., & Rock, M.

[in press]

Use of technology in the preparation of pre-service teachers. University of Florida, Collaboration for Effective Educator, Development, Accountability, and Reform Center. (Document No. IC-11).

Kent, J. A., & Hughes, C. E. (2022)

Law Enforcement Training using Simulation for Locally Customized Encounters. Frontiers in Virtual Reality: Technologies for Virtual Reality,

Vasquez Ferrer, R. Ali, K., Shah, S., Ingraham, K., & Hughes, C. E. (2024)

Using AI-based Virtual Companions to Assist Children with Autism in Recognizing and Addressing Cyberbullying. Sensors 2024, 24(12), 3875;

Wang, D., Wang, P., Liu, K., Zhou, Y., Hughes, C. E., & Fu, Y. (2023)

Reinforced Imitative Graph Learning for Mobile User Profiling. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering 35(12), 12944-12957.

Marino, M. T., Vasquez, E., Dieker, L., Basham, J., & Blackorby, J. (2023).

The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Special Education Technology. Journal of Special Education Technology, 38 (3), 1-35

Ren, W., Wang, P., Li, X., Hughes, C.E., & Fu, Y. (2022)

Semi-supervised Drifted Stream Learning with Short Lookback. The 28th ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, 1504–1513.

Ali, K., Shah, S., & Hughes, C.E. (2023).

In the Wild Affect Analysis of Children with ASD Using Heart Rate. Sensors 2023, 23, 6572.

Hughes, C. E., Dieker, L., A., Glavey, E., Hines, R., Wilkins, I., Ingraham, K., Bukaty, C., Ali, K., Shah, S., Murphy, J., & Taylor, M. (2022). RAISE:

Robotics & AI to Improve STEM and Social Skills for Elementary School Students. Frontiers in Virtual Reality: Virtual Reality and Human Behaviors.

Shah, S., Ali, K., Dieker, L., & Hughes, C. (2023). WAVE:

a web-based platform for delivering knowledge-driven virtual experiences. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 43(3), 54-60.

Glavey, E. M., Hines, R. A., & Taylor, M. S. (2022).

Project RAISE

Developing a socially assistive robot to increase the social-emotional skills of elementary students with autism. DADD Online Journal

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UCF Investigates Artificial Intelligence to Help Children Teach Coding to Classmates While Learning Social Skills

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An AI is Helping Kids on the Autism Spectrum Learn to Code

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This document was produced under U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs Grant No. H327S200009. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or polices of the Department of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, service, or enterprise mentioned in this publication is intended or should be inferred. This product is public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted. While permission to reprint this publication is not necessary, the citation should be:

UCP of Central Florida (2020). Project RAISE: Robots and Artificial Intelligence to Improve Social Skills for Elementary Students, Orlando, FL, 32817, UCP of Central Florida

Square Dance With ZB

Square Dance With ZB

Square Dance With ZB and a Friend

On Task With ZB-Student

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Life Before and After UCP: Yusef's Story

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Square Dance With ZB

Social Stories: Building Bridges to Independence

RESEARCH PARTNER SCHOOLS

Life Before and After UCP: Yusef's Story

RESEARCH ARTICLES

MEDIA COVERAGE

DISCLAIMER INFORMATION

For Records Requests

For Information

For Subpoenas

For Employment Verification Requests

SUSCRÍBETE A NUESTRO BOLETÍN

Social Stories:
Building Bridges to Independence