Schedule
Daily Schedule (Monday - Thursday)
8:30 - 9:00 Gathering and Refreshments (The Pit)
9:00 - 9:30 Showcase (Video & Scratch Projects)
Inspiration (Project you found and liked)
Creating (Project you’re working on)
Stuck (Problem you need help with)
9:30 - 10:15 Challenges (beginner lab & intermediate lab)
10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30 Independent Project Work
11:30 - 12:00 Reflections (with partners, recording some video)
12:00 Dismiss Students
12:00 - 12:30 Facilitator Debrief (select students for next day’s sharing)
Friday Schedule
8:30 - 9:00 Gathering and Refreshments (The Pit)
9:00 - 10:00 Project Polishing / Presentation Practice
10:00 Showcase begins
12:00 (noon Showcase ends)
Goals
The creative learning spiral (from Professor Mitch Resnick) summarizes the philosophy and process we'll follow in camp this week.
This week we want you to CREATE a variety of Scratch projects you find personally interesting. These will hopefully include 4 of the Scratch project categories:
stories
games
animations
simulations
In our classroom we want to "create a culture of fearlessness, exploration, and peer collaboration." (From page 17 of Karen Brennan's "Curriculum Guide for Creative Computing with Scratch")
Getting Started Activities...
"Colorful Introductions" activity
Create a bowl that contains a bunch of colorful objects, like a collection of red, blue, and yellow LEGO bricks. Each color represents different categories of facts. Each person takes a handful of the objects and then shares information about him/herself based on the colors s/he selected. For the workshop, the questions could have a Scratch flavor.+ For Scratchers who are just starting
Red: Something you notice about the user interface
Blue: Your favorite character in the sprite library
Yellow: Something you hope to create with Scratch
+ For Scratchers with some experience
Red: Your favorite Scratch project
Blue: Explanation of a feature you’ve used in Scratch
Yellow: Something you would change about Scratch
(This activity is included in the Scratch Workshop Design Guide)