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Student Explorations through Technology

Academy for College and Career Exploration An Innovation High School. Student Explorations through Technology. ACCE Mission. “To help Baltimore high school youth develop a love of learning, a constructive direction for their lives and a belief in their own abilities to succeed .”.

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Student Explorations through Technology

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  1. Academy for College and Career Exploration An Innovation High School Student Explorations through Technology

  2. ACCE Mission “To help Baltimore high school youth develop a love of learning, a constructive direction for their lives and a belief in their own abilities to succeed.”

  3. A Fundamental Goal To prepare students for the future by developing learning skills for the 21st century

  4. 21st Century Learning Skills • Information & Communication Skills • Information & media literacy skills • Communication skills • Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills • Critical thinking & systems thinking • Problem identification, formulation & solution • Creativity & intellectual curiosity Partnership for the 21st Century http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

  5. And… • Interpersonal & Self-Directional Skills • Interpersonal & collaboration skills • Self-Direction • Accountability & adaptability • Social responsibility Partnership for the 21st Century http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

  6. What is Scratch? Technology tool that supports ACCE mission & 21st century learning skills through … • cognitive development

  7. What is Scratch? Technology tool that supports ACCE mission & 21st century learning skills through … • cognitive development • creativity

  8. What is Scratch? Technology tool that supports ACCE mission & 21st century learning skills through … • cognitive development • creativity • communication

  9. What is Scratch? Technology tool that supports ACCE mission & 21st century learning skills through … • cognitive development • creativity • communication • connections

  10. How does Scratch work? • A building block graphical programming tool • Commands built into Lego®-like blocks • Click, drag & snap blocks together for …

  11. How does Scratch work? • A building block graphical programming tool • Commands built into Lego®-like blocks • Click, drag & snap blocks together for … • objects (people, animals, etc)

  12. How does Scratch work? • A building block graphical programming tool • Commands built into Lego®-like blocks • Click, drag & snap blocks together for … • objects (people, animals, etc) • actions

  13. How does Scratch work? • A building block graphical programming tool • Commands built into Lego®-like blocks • Click, drag & snap blocks together for … • objects (people, animals, etc) • actions • sounds

  14. Scratch Demonstration Want the full scoop? Watch a quick video here!

  15. Sample Outcomes

  16. Benefits of Scratch • Easy to get started • Simple to complex projects • Support for wide diversity of projects • Windows, MAC, others • Multiple languages • Educators’ Scratch Forum • Fun, Friendly, FREE

  17. Future Possibilities • Sensor controlled music: combine music with touch sensors embedded into floor of scene • Networked animations: trade, modify, track • Programmable image manipulation

  18. Implementation Plan • Months 1 – 5: Demonstrations; Computers ordered; Computers received; Scratch installed; Teacher training • Months 6 – 10: Innovators implement; Adopters “tell & sell;” Student consultant corps created • Months 11 – 12: Showcase of students projects; Career fair connections; Celebrati0ns • Year 2: Adoption by teams (grade level; discipline based); Ongoing evaluation

  19. Budget Year 1

  20. Budget Year 2 Budget forecast depends on quantity of computers needed to reach 2 per classroom; 15 per lab & library.

  21. ACCE Academy for College and Career Exploration Where Learning Comes to Life http://www.accebaltimore.com/

  22. References • Academy for College and Career Exploration. http://www.accebaltimore.com/ • Lifelong Kindergarten Group, MIT Media Lab http://llk.media.mit.edu • Partnership for the 21st Century http://www.21stcenturyskills.org • Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of Innovation (5th ed.). New York: Free Press. • Scratch. http://scratch.mit.edu/

  23. Deborah A. Nolan Spring 2009 ISTC 711

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