UMass Dartmouth's Kaput Center invites us to a lively Zoom talk (Friday, March 24th @ 4PM Eastern with Scratch co-developer Dr. Yasmin Kafai to discuss:
"Computational Thinking 2.0: Directions for the Future of Computing Education"
Register for log-in details. It's free!
https://umassd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqf-utqDkiHNO8Ba0cIvn2clXcfRCZ7svb?fbclid=IwAR3R1bmL2AtBPEMY9Sh-hc4aDcKDgoaUdG2Vz2uqwXuLBAzhuCy0pxUARPU&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
Dr. Kafai partnered with MIT Media Lab's Mitch Resnick, 20 years ago, researching and developing Scratch, the networked and media-rich programming environment that develops technological fluency among students ages 8+.
Since those early days, Scratch has introduced computer science programming and empowered a generation of young people in over 140 countries. Scratch promotes computational thinking and problem-solving skills; creative teaching and learning; self-expression and collaboration; and equity in computing. Scratch is always free and is available in more than 70 languages.
We hope you will take part in this opportunity to refresh and expand your approaches to helping your students build their creative computing skills.
Dr. Kafai welcomes questions during this interactive talk, so please make an effort to join the call live.
https://www.facebook.com/kaputcenter
Learn more about Dr. Yasmin Kafai's work:
https://www.gse.upenn.edu/academics/faculty-directory/kafai
https://scratch.mit.edu/help/about/#:~:text=Scratch%20is%20used%20in%20more,in%20more%20than%2040%20languages
https://dmlhub.net/newsroom/expert-interviews/a-constructionist-lens-on-technology-design-gender-and-games/index.html
The Kaput Center at UMass Dartmouth is an interdisciplinary research space where fundamental problems in STEM education are studied, discussed, and analyzed through conferences, interdisciplinary colloquium series, basic research and development, commissioned reports, educational outreach, and think-tank meetings.
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Mike Cullen
Newport, RI
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