Many of you have probably already been exposed to the code.org movement. Code.org is a not for profit organization dedicated to growing computer programming education. They have received a lot of attention in the past year with high profile celebrities giving testimonials and a splash of media exposure. If you haven't checked out the video on their site I highly recommend you do. I'm very interested in hearing your thoughts on the ideas presented in the video.
During the month of June, Connectedlearning.tv will be presenting a four part series of webinars titled "Coding is for Everybody: Learning through Creating, Personalizing, Sharing, and Reflecting with Scratch". The full description of the webinar series can be found on their site but here is a small excerpt:
"Many people view computer programming as a narrow technical skill, useful only for a small subset of the population. But coding can be for everyone, enabling people with diverse interests to develop new strategies for thinking, learning, and expressing themselves."
The live webinars run on June 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th. The agenda and topics are on the site. They post their recorded webinars shortly after they are completed so if you can't make the live broadcast you can always watch it later. I'm planning to watch all four parts of the series and would love to sit down with anybody else who watched it and discuss the ideas presented in them.
Happy Coding,
Ryan Archer
Note from Lara: For the last couple of years we have taught Scratch in grades 4 and 6 here at the Prep and this year we began an optional Scratch Club. Scratch has been a part of our computer image for years - check it out!
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