Scratch Day @ TC

[michaelt]

Registration is now open for

Scratch Day @TC

December 2, 2017

Teachers College, Columbia University

New York City

Scratch Day is for young people, their parents, and teachers. We'll have workshops on a wide range of Scratch topics including physical computing and robotics with FunkeyFunkey, Arduino, micro:bit, and Finch. 

For more info and to register go to www.logofoundation.org/scratchday

Scratch Day is a free BYOD event.

[RoboClub TubeTorials]

Hi Michael,

Wish we had these types of events in New Zealand!

For other people that read your notice that might not be able to join you guys. 

We have been using a free programme developed by two kiwi kids to teach our children Scratch and other STEM topics. 

Here is a link to their website rctt.nz

The boys are 12 and 14 years old and have produced a great learning programme to support educators in the classroom and all children learn STEM.

[Lucie deLaBruere]

Thanks for sharing. I just went and checked out the RoboClub tutorials and explored the TinkerCad tutorials.

I think that watching  these students explain TinkerCad would not only be helpful for students who could use video to learn Tinkercad,  but also to model clear and effective communications by young people their own age.   Perhaps even encourage them to create their own tutorials.   Nice job (Simon and Aidan)

Lucie

[RoboClub TubeTorials]

Hi Lucie,

You have hit the nail on the head. The boys have unwittingly enabled differentiated learning of all things they cover within STEM, but all delivered by two boys. This is the reason they have already presented at uLearn17 ( a teachers conference) and have been invited to Australia next year.

The benefit for teachers is that once your students get the hang of the format, they can roll onto other aspects of learning the boys cover. So, 3D printing, Sratch, Scratch jr, stop motion animation and Edison robotics. I know they have a little more planned.

regards

Kevin

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