Scratch@MIT 2012 Session: Ignite Talks

Contributed by Karen Brennan, July 30, 2012

13 educators gave 5 minute talks that involved showing 20 slides with 15 seconds per slide

Original Author: Patty Hicks, Joanne Barrett, Ryan Evans, Barbara Manchee, Emily Natoli-Burns, Janet Dee, Frank Sabaté, Vera De Leon, PK Shiu, Vicki Gold, Joseph Jones, Sandie Bleecker, Colin Meltzer, Jennifer Junkin
Education Level: Preschool and Kindergarten, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College and University, Professional Development, Other
Content Types: Presentation
Curricular Areas: Computer Science, Engineering, Language Arts, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Studies, Teacher Education, Technology, Visual Arts, Other
Keywords: ScratchMIT2012

I absolutely loved the ignite talks at the 2012 Scratch conference. The talks were smart, funny, profound, and touching. I wish that we had recorded them, but we do have the slide decks from Thursday and Friday attached here.

THURSDAY

Encouraging Girls to Become Creators
Patty Hicks

Getting Computer Science into the Curriculum
Joanne Barrett

Why Do I Have to Learn That? Scratching to Make Learning Relevant
Ryan Evans

Creative Thinking through Game Design and Multimedia
Barbara Manchee, Emily Natoli-Burns

Oh the Presentation Possibilities!
Janet Dee

Digital Augmented Stories with Scratch in Language Classes
Frank Sabaté

FRIDAY

The Earlier, The Better: Kindergarten-Aged Kids Creating their World with Scratch
Vera De Leon

Ten Things I Learned from Creating an After-School Scratch Club
PK Shiu

The World of the Autism Spectrum and Students who Love to Scratch
Vicki Gold

Scratch Chaos in a Middle School
Joseph Jones