It's time to make plans for summer 2019. The Spence School in New York City will host the Logo Summer Institute July 22-25.
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July 22-25, 2019
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The Logo Summer Institute is an intensive immersion in creative computing for K12 teachers, parents, and technology integrators. Our project-based approach supports computational thinking, and STEAM learning and teaching. The program is highly individualized to accommodate novices as well as more experienced participants, teachers of different subjects, and those who work in after-school programs and other informal settings as well as in classrooms. Our approach to teaching and learning is progressive and learner-centered. This means that we accommodate the interests, learning style, and needs of each participant. So, whatever your educational philosophy and teaching circumstances, your Logo Summer Institute experience will be tailored to your personal and professional requirements. Learn to code as you explore and create projects based on your personal and professional interests using Scratch, Makey Makey, Hummingbird, micro:bit, Arduino, and a variety of other hardware and software platforms. The Logo Summer Institute provides a relaxed atmosphere with a small group of colleagues and a great deal of personal attention from experienced workshop leaders. We have a low participant to facilitator ratio to insure that participants' individual needs are met. Our team of facilitators includes classroom teachers and professional development specialists with extensive experience in creative computing and curriculum integration in grades K-12 and in all subject areas. Since the five members of the team each have their own interests and special areas of expertise, you will have support and guidance in a wide variety of project areas and technologies. Everyone on the team is fluent in Scratch and several other programming languages. in addition, some of their specialties are listed below.
Click here to take a look at the Logo Summer Institute Resources website. It includes software and hardware guides and tutorials, background readings, software downloads, curriculum ideas, and photos and videos from past Logo Summer Institutes. The site was created for participants in the Logo Summer Institutes, remains active after the workshop, and is public and open to all. |
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Spend four days immersed in creative computing, exploring constructionist technologies and programmable learning environments
Scratch has a central role in the Logo Summer Institute. For novices it offers a comfortable introduction to computer programming, or "coding" as it is often called. Beyond that it enables one to create significant projects such as games, animations, stories and reports, multimedia presentations, and simulations based on personal interest and related to various curriculum areas.
We make connections between Scratch projects and the outside world with Makey Makey, Hummingbird, micro:bit, LEGO WeDo and EV3, Arduino, and other devices.
Interest Groups form throughout the week. Facilitators propose some of the topics while others are initiated by participants or emerge as work progresses during the week. Participants join the ones that appeal to them. Here are some of the possible topics for these Interest Groups. - Focus on curriculum areas – math, language, art, music, and others - Programming for artists with TurtleArt
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