No Teacher Workshops are scheduled at this time. If you are interested in scheduling professional development around interactive programming using Scratch or MicroWorlds, please contact Kristen at 651-221-2525.

Logo Group Meetings
Teachers interested in computer game-making and Logo programming are invited to the Science Museum for Logo Group meetings. Play with MicroWorlds & Scratch software by creating your own projects, with support from SMM staff and other teachers in an unstructured environment. These will be very informal meetings with an open-lab feel. You can drop in during any part of it and stay as long as you like.

Upcoming Logo Group Dates:
Monday, April 24, 4-6 p.m.
Monday, May 22, 4-6 p.m.

Location: Learning Technologies Center (Level 2 of the Science Museum)

 

Past Events

Introduction to Scratch Software

Friday, February 17, 2006

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Learning Technologies Center

Science Museum of Minnesota

Participants learned the basics of programming and creating graphics by working on their own project using Scratch software. We also discussed ideas for integrating Scratch projects into curriculum. This free workshop was taught by Karen Randall, a St. Paul public school teacher and Science Museum staff.
For more information on Scratch, please visit Game Studio's Scratch page.

 

MicroWorlds Game-Making Workshop

Thursday, January 19 – Friday, January 20, 2006

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Learning Technologies Center

Science Museum of Minnesota

In this two-day intensive workshop on using MicroWorlds software to make computer games and other interactive learning projects, ten teachers worked on their own projects to learn the basics of LOGO programming and MicroWorlds. This free workshop was led by Paul Krocheski from Galtier Magnet School.

 

Logo Group Meeting

Tuesday, September 27, 4 - 7 p.m.

Monday, February 27, 4-6 p.m.

Monday, March 27, 4-6 p.m.

 

Summer Game Institute for Teachers

Learning Technologies Center

Science Museum of Minnesota

Wednesday, July 6 - Friday, July 8, 2005

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

In July 2005, we held a three-day intensive workshop on using MicroWorlds software to make computer games and other interactive learning projects. Teachers worked on their own projects to learn the basics of LOGO programming and MicroWorlds (or to expand what what they already knew), learned and shared techniques for teaching interactive project-making to youth, and explored connections to classroom content. This workshop was led by Science Museum teachers and staff, as well as Twin Cities teachers. For more information about MicroWorlds, please visit www.microworlds.com or www.smm.org/gamestudio/tools/microworlds.
This workshop was free, thanks to support from the Best Buy Foundation.