Tuesday 5 September 2017

BCS Bedford : Scratch: programming language for 5 years old and beyond

Scratch: programming language for 5 years old and beyond
Jackie Samosa
CAS Bedford Hub Leader, 
Assistant Headteacher at Mark Rutherford School

Tuesday, 12th September 2017
6.45-8.00pm
(Registration starts at 6:30pm)

The Park Inn Hotel, 2 St Mary's Street,
Bedford MK42 0AR
(Free Parking at the rear – Inform Hotel Reception)

The ‘new’ national curriculum for Computing was introduced in September 2014. The curriculum includes coding for children from Year 1 (age 5) and goes all the way to Key Stage 3 (age 14) and beyond.  At the younger age, popular programming languages include Scratch, Kodu and Alice. Scratch is a graphical programming language that could be used to create stories, games, and animations without a single line of ‘traditional’ code. It is a project from the MIT Media Lab and is free to use.

Jackie Samosa is the Assistant Head teacher of Mark Rutherford School and leader of the Bedford Hub of Computing at School. She helps local school teachers to deliver the Computing Curriculum and a crucial member of the local school team of the BCS BedfordSchool Coding Competition.

In the meeting, Jackie shall take us through a coding example and help us know how we can best support our school children. The professionals can learn about the newer generation of coding languages. Scratch runs through an online browser, bring your own laptop, tablet or even try using your phone.

Register online at: https://events.bcs.org/book/2685/



Agenda
6.30pm                         Registration, refreshments and networking
6:45pm                         Scratch Tutorial – Jackie Samosa, 
7.45pm                         AGM
8.00pm                         Opportunity to network and talk to the speaker
If you would like to the join the BCS Bedford Branch or would like additional informational, please send an email tosabongo@gmail.com


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