Module 0: Introduction – Designing With Scratch Across Disciplines

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What is the Design, Make, Play approach to learning?

What are the strategies teachers and instructional designers can use to create engaging learning experiences for diverse students across any discipline?

This part should take you approximately 2 hour to complete.

Key Terms

Design, Make, Play approach to learning

Culturally Responsive Digital Education

Prepare

Watch “What is the Design, Make, Play [DMP] approach to science education?

Review NYSCI Creative Computing Academy Agenda/Droid’s Crisis. This captures a high level overview of an after-school program that was implemented in 2017 for a cohort of 3rd grade students in Corona, Queens.

Explore

Tinker with Scratch Project “A Droid’s Crisis”- Feel free to remix the project and explore the coding used to create the different parts of the interactive story.

For tips about how to remix a Scratch project, see this video tutorial

Review resource: “Designing Culturally Responsive Digital Curriculum: A Shift Away from ‘One-Size-Fits-All Pedagogy‘” by the New York Hall of Science

Review Jamboard which shares examples of how Scratch has been used in educational contexts, and opportunities to apply Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion lenses.

Apply

Take a look at NYSCI’s “Designing with Scratch” brainstorming tool on Jamboard. This tool is meant to help you think about how you might integrate Scratch into whatever topic/lesson you are planning to teach.

The first slide of the tool will help you identify how you might want to use Scratch. For example:

Are you planning on using Scratch for students to consume content and learn a specific topic?

Are they planning on using Scratch to have students create some digital artifact that highlights their understanding of a specific topic?

Are you taking a hybrid approach?

The first slide also includes some examples which may help you generate some ideas. NOTE: You’ll have to copy-paste the scratch links into your browser.

The second slide features things they should consider when designing their Scratch learning experience from a Culturally Responsive lens.

Consolidate

Reflect on the discussion board thread here:

What are your key takeaways from engaging with this module?

What are some ideas you have for using Scratch to support your teacher candidates to learn about and teach disciplinary concepts?

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