ScratchEd Weekly Roundup | 09/29/12 - 10/05/12

The weekly roundup is where the ScratchEd Team shares some of the major -- as well as some of the overlooked -- news, stories, and events related to Scratch that took place throughout the week.

ScratchEd Weekly Roundup
09/29/12 - 10/05/12

• Happy World Teachers' Day to all the Scratch educators around the world! - http://www.5oct.org

• Help the ScratchEd Team develop a new Scratch online professional development course for educators by filling out our ScratchEd Online Learning survey. - http://scratched.media.mit.edu/node/14334

• The Scratch Educator Meetups are starting again this month at MIT! Attend free meetups every second Saturday of the month to network with other local Scratch educators and learn more about Scratch. Join us for the first meetup of the school year next Saturday, October 13, 10am-1pm. - http://2012-2013meetups.eventbrite.com

• The President of Chile stopped by to admire Scratch video games created by fifty fourth graders in Antofagasta, Chile. Check out photos captured by Emprendedores del Futuro. - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.421952591202894.62774684.335637373167750&type=3&l=fa63243777

• A huge CONGRATULATIONS goes out to our very own Karen Brennan, who completed her Ph.D. dissertation defense this week. Way to go, Dr. Brennan! - http://www.media.mit.edu/events/2012/10/04/karen-brennan-thesis-defense

These are just a few things that we found. Do you have news from the week that you'd like to share? Please post it as a comment below.