Category: stories
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#Scratch2017BDX 6/6 – ten ‘Aprés Scratch’ take away ideas for CS curriculum planners
Scratch 2017 Conference – Chapter 6 of 6: ten take away ideas for CS This post was easier than the previous five – just a copy/paste my list of “check these out” that built up over the week during pre-conference, conference, unconference. Each attendee’s list will be different – my list criterion was “stuff I’d…
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#Scratch2017BDX – 5/6: family matters 😸😹😺😻😼😽
Scratch 2017 Bordeaux – Chapter 5 of 6: family matters Having now attended several Scratch conferences, there is something that cannot be denied – number one variable to make it such a good experience = the people who attend. [It was our friend Bianca Ní Ghrógáin RIP who first referred to the Irish delegation in Barcelona…
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#Scratch2017BDX – 4/6: unconference and extracurricular activities
Scratch 2017 Bordeaux – Chapter 4 of 6: unconference and extracurricular activities This conference was rich in ‘unconference’ activities, most of which took place in a very unique and gorgeous venue, a community centre, called Marché Des Douves, run by Kirtin and her team. Joek and Samir, the organisers advance team scouts, had literally cycled…
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#Scratch2017BDX 3/6 – conference action
Scratch 2017 Bordeaux – Chapter 3 of 6: conference action Conference Programme details are here Conference videos uploaded here The most striking thing about the programme for the 2017 Scratch conference was the wide variety in presentation format, topics, and nationality and profile of the presenters. Formats included keynotes, ignite sessions, workshops, demonstrations, presentation, discussion…
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#Scratch2017BDX 2/6 – ‘pre-conference’
Scratch 2017 Bordeaux – Chapter 2 of 6: ‘pre-conference’ Monday July 17 2017, 10am. At Einserb, L’Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Électronique, Informatique, Télécommunications, Mathématique et Mécanique de Bordeaux, preparation begins with packing 300 Scratch Cat bags, some serious grocery shopping, and an ingenious alligator clip hack, brainchild of Genevieve Smith-Nunes, when the lanyards don’t arrive on time. 10pm. At…
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#Scratch2017BDX 1/6 : inclusive, interwoven, inspiring
Scratch 2017 Bordeaux – Chapter 1 of 6: Inclusive, Interwoven, Inspiring Scratch2017BDX, one of many Scratch conferences this year, took place in the city of Bordeaux, France. Officially the conference dates were Wed-Fri July 19th-21st, but when all the extra-curricular and unconference happenings were added in, there was ‘Scratching’ from Monday until Saturday. It was…
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@AnnODeaSR – she who puts the A in STEM via #inspirefest
I just got to breeze in one door and out the other for this year’s Inspirefest in Dublin, but what I saw and heard in that very short time still has my head buzzing. Ann O’Dea of Silicon Republic has a lot to be thanked for – she has built a beautiful showcase of women who are…
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Discussing new Leaving Certificate Computer Science curriculum at #wcce17
As part of the 2017 World Conference on Computers in Education, ICS hosted a session during which John Hegarty presented an overview of the Computer Science (CS) curriculum currently proposed by the NCCA for study at Leaving Certificate in Ireland from Sept. 2018. John is the CESI representative on the curriculum development group, and as…
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Planning a lively 5th Birthday for @CodeWeekEU
Code Week ambassadors from all over Europe had a busy day in Google, Brussels on Friday June 30th. This was our last meeting with Joanna Sterzynnska Lindberg, and we wish Joanna good luck in her new role in another part of the Commission, as we continue to work on with Annika Ostergen Pofantis of the…
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@codeweekEU goes to @coolestprojects
Coolest Projects is exactly what it says – a showcase of cool projects from Coderdojos all over Ireland and all over the world. A huge volunteer force works to get it together – people who believe strongly in empowering youngsters, and celebrating their creativity. The atmosphere is full of energy, and the noise is, well,…