Exploring the new micro:bit with Jacqueline Russell
Note to user: Remember your own personalized copies of documents, templates, and items to capture learning are shared within the Google Classroom. If you are not in the Classroom, then please reach out to Aaron Maurer(amaurer@mbaea.org) to learn how to get involved.
This module assumes you know and can do the following:
Competency
Continually assess student progress against clearly defined standards, goals, and outcomes to identify specific topics in which each student needs additional support to achieve mastery of a concept or skill.(Aurora Institute)
Goals of Learning
Learning Outcomes
Understand the new features of the micro:bit V2
Process and evaluate how you can use the hardware, software, lessons, and projects to reach the computer science standards
What I will DO in this module:
View/listen to the presentation from Jacqueline Russell from MakeCode
Design a plan to use the micro:bit to reach a computer science standard in your grade level band
Share your plan and reflection on the implementation of your lesson
Launch
Think Abouts
How can Minecraft help me rethink lessons and teaching with students?
How can students use MCEE to express their learning?
Learn
Jacqueline Russell
Jacqueline Russell is the Program Manager for Microsoft MakeCode. Jacqueline has worked at Microsoft since 2005 in various groups focused on technology in education. She is passionate about using technology to enable innovative learning experiences and bring increased creativity to teaching and learning.
Reflect
Talk About Your Ideas
Share your answers to the questions above in the watching of the video.
Share your examples, reflections, questions, and resources for this topic in the Google Group. This dicussion is labeled micro:bit V2
Share your examples, reflections, questions, and resources for this topic in the topic. This discussion is labeled micro:bit V2
Challenge
Let's Teach and Play!
Identify a computer science standard or NGSS standard/practice
Explore a lesson or project already developed for you to modify to fit your needs OR create your own!
Share your lesson and a reflection on how it went for you and your students in Flipgrid or Google Group