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This proposal was designed to support educators who want to disseminate the use of Scratch and mediate the development of knowledge about Scratch, exploring creative computing practices from other teachers or education professionals.

This proposal arose to support the exploration of Scratch with a creative learning approach by teachers and other education professionals, favoring their professional development and the connection between programming work for children and young people with creative computing. This idea also has the following objectives:

  • Promote Scratch and creative computing in Brazil;
  • Support the deepen...
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This proposal arose to support the exploration of Scratch with a creative learning approach by teachers and other education professionals...

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R$5,000 per new project
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  • Complete a 30 Day Challenge
  • Report the impact of your project
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If you enjoy discussing the integration of pedagogical practices into creative projects with Scratch and creating opportunities for students to develop as creative thinkers, you are the ideal person to facilitate this course. Experiencing the expe...

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Scratch for educators
Elaine Rocha

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    Complete a 30 Day Challenge

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    Share impact

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Great for

  • For all educators or education professionals who want to deepen their knowledge of Scratch, exploring creative computing practices.
  • For educators who want to use Scratch to help their students develop projects based on their interests and passions, but in accordance with the content to be worked on in the classroom.
  • For all educators or education professionals who want to deepen their knowledge of Scratch, connected with Creative Learning.
  • Educators passionate about Scratch and creative computing and its full potential for use in education.

Scratch for educators project essentials

5 Step Guide

  • Organize a group of educators and form your class
  • Start the course
  • Track course progress
  • Now it's time to share what everyone learned!
  • Looking to the future!

Time

Suggested: You will be the moderator of a course that has 5 modules that can be carried out asynchronously by the course participants in your class, through RBAC's Virtual Learning Environment (AVA). Before starting the course, you will receive a special mentoring session with the RBAC team.

Resources

More information on how to get started and any resources shared by the Scratch for educators

15 Scratch for educators projects have already been started

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Meet the Social Innovator

Organize a Scratch and creative computing training workshop for educators in your school or community! Scratch is a programming tool that encourages more relevant, hands-on and collaborative learning for millions of children and young people around the world. In the Scratch for Educators course, you will receive guidance and resources necessary to organize a very thought-provoking professional training course in Scratch for a class of educators. Contribute to the creative learning movement! Our world needs more creators and fewer consumers of information!

Leo Burd

15 Scratch for educators projects have already been started

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