Strategy of Overcoming for Educational Robotics Training for Teachers of Computing

The national education system in Cuba is immersed in a necessary third improvement, which establishes among its objectives the gradual introduction of educational robotics, the development of computational thinking skills and the insertion of visual programming languages, such as Scratch, in order to achieve an educational process contextualized to digital technological development, which requires a coherent preparation of the computer science teacher, who does not feel capable of assuming the application of disruptive technologies such as robotics to the pedagogical process managed by this professional. The objective of this study is to assess the pedagogical effectiveness of the overcoming strategy, for the training of computer science teachers in educational robotics. Theoretical and empirical research methods were used: analysis synthesis, to characterize the overcoming process, observation of pedagogical practice and the survey to see the main needs for professional updating and the criteria of users to verify the opinions of computer science teachers as beneficiaries of the proposal. The structuralfunctional systemic method in the development of the overcoming strategy. The results show the effectiveness of the overcoming strategy reflected in the learning of robotic technology and in the creation of robotic prototypes. The improvement of the professional performance modes of the computer science teacher is also appreciated.