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Creative Coding with Scratch Jr

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Colorado Convention Center, 205

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Traci Piltz
Instructional Technology Coach
Billings Public Schools
@Traci Piltz
@bpstis
Traci is a kindergarten teacher at heart, currently helping teachers and students use technology to create, learn & share in meaningful ways as a Technology Integration Specialist. Traci is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Seesaw Certified Educator, PBS KIDS Early Learning Champion and Media Literacy Certified Educator, and a Google Certified Educator. Traci loves sharing about using digital tools with little learners to make learning meaningful, and has had the opportunity to share at ISTE, NAEYC, NCCE and other national & regional conferences.

Session description

Surprise, engage and motivate young learners with storytelling and coding! Participants will learn how to utilize the free app Scratch Jr. to introduce students to CS concepts as they learn to code to share what they learn. Participants will have the opportunity to explore, play, create and code.

Purpose & objective

Participants will:
- understand how CS concepts can be applied to cross-curricular topics like ELA
- be able to create a basic coding project in Scratch Jr
- understand where to find resources to support teaching coding and CS using Scratch Jr
- have a bank of lesson ideas and inspiration for applying CS and Scratch Jr in their own classrooms

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Outline

I will introduce the topic by gauging participant comfort level/ability level with a collaborative space such as a Padlet. I will then talk about my experience with coding, starting as a reluctant learner/teacher of CS to how it has become one of my favorite things to teach because of the excitement it causes in the students/classrooms I am able to teach to. I will show some examples of student-created projects in Scratch Jr. (15 minutes) Then, I will give a brief tutorial (15 min) on how to use Scratch Jr and give participants time to explore and use the FREE app while I walk around to answer questions and provide support. I will leave 15 min at the end for participants to share their creations on the Padlet, and answer questions. At the end I will provide access to resources such as the Scratch Jr website, a Wakelet collection I created, and coding cards and a coding book.

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Supporting research

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/coding-classroom-long-overdue-inclusion-merle-huerta

https://www.embassy.education/9-benefits-of-scratchjr-course-for-kids/#:~:text=Children%20who%20attend%20ScratchJr%20online,as%20an%20understanding%20of%20mathematics.

https://code.org/promote/morestats

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Session specifications

Topic:
Storytelling/multimedia
Grade level:
PK-2
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators
Attendee devices:
Devices required
Attendee device specification:
Tablet: Android, iOS
Participant accounts, software and other materials:
Attendees should bring a mobile device or Chromebook with the FREE Scratch Jr app installed.
Subject area:
Language arts, STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:
For Students:
Creative Communicator
  • Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
  • Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
  • Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.

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