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Scratch

What if your students could create anything they imagined with code?

Getting Unstuck is a 10-module intermediate Scratch curriculum to help your students develop greater creative and conceptual fluency with code. The curriculum reimagines the classroom as a design studio: a culture of learning in which students explore, create, share, and

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STEAM at Laurentian Elementary • 2020

LEARN worked with students and teachers from Laurentian Elementary for SWLSB on a couple of STEAM activities. First we looked at an activity that was very hands on in making an artbot, and then we broke out the Makey Makey

Chris Colley January 27, 2020 makerspaces, Makey Makey, open creative space days, Scratch, STEAM Challenges No Comments Read more

ScratchED Meetups with LEARN • 2020

LEARN has jumped into the Scratch pool with its’ new workshop series from Harvard, ScratchED Meetups. These meetups are an opportunity for educators to try out this programming language, push their knowledge further, and see how other tools might connect

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Beyond the Banana Piano • Invention Literary with Makey Makey • 2020

LEARN brought a really timely workshop to QPAT 2019, called Beyond the Banana Piano : Invention Literary with Makey Makey. Educators spent the day exploring the possibilities for using Makey Makey in class with their students. Lots of fun making

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Scratch 3.0 Discovery Day 2019

LEARN hosted a great session on Scratch 3.0 with a room full of keen educators. The session had lots of discovery and learning going on that all culminated into a “Demo or Die” activity. We had some great demos… makey

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STEAM Day Challenges at Dr. Keon

LEARN packed up its’ maker van and was off to visit Western Quebec schools this spring. Our first stop was at Dr. Keon in Chapeau, Quebec. We had two fun filled days of hard fun, exploring various STEAM challenges, from

Chris Colley May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 Community, makerspaces, Pop-up Makerspace, Scratch, STEAM Challenges 3 Comments Read more

Raspberry Pi Learnshop – September 2017

LEARN, Club Framboise and Vitrine technologie-éducation (VTÉ) held a third learnshop looking at the mighty power of a mini computer, the Raspberry Pi. Both a computer and a micro-controller, we focused on two distinct strains; inside the box (using the programs within the computer)

Chris Colley September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 Community, events, Learnshop, Raspberry Pi, Scratch 2 Comments Read more

Scratch 10th Anniversary workshop @ KCJ

Educators from Quebec got together to celebrate and learn about Scratch for their 10th anniversary. Kids Code Jeunesse hosted the workshop and we had a fabulous day of learning about Scratch and how it can integrate into our classrooms. Happy

Chris Colley May 29, 2017 events, Scratch No Comments Read more

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