Projects
This week we focus on learning through making, and reflect on the creative process through the Creative Learning Spiral. We also introduce coding as a new form of fluency and self-expression, and we start making projects with Scratch.
Watch & Read
Learning through Projects
In this video, Mitch Resnick describes how people learn through making projects, and introduces the Creative Learning Spiral as a framework to reflect about the creative process.
Subtitles are available in multiple languages.Readings
Learn more about creativity and the maker movement, and coding as a form of fluency and expression.
Lifelong Kindergarten - Chapter 2 (excerpts)
Also available in these languages: Italiano (Italian) , Português (Portuguese) , 日本語 (Japanese)
Make & Share
Animate a Name
This week, we invite you to make a project, using Scratch (or other materials) to create an animation of your name. In this video, Yumiko and Dhwani show you examples and explain a little bit more.
Subtitles are available in multiple languages.In this activity, you will:
- Make a project with Scratch
- Share your project (and your process!) with the community
- Learn more about Scratch, and discover resources to get started
Reflect & Discuss
Pick one (or more) of these topics, and share your ideas in the discussion forum:
- Thinking about Coding - Has your experience with Scratch changed the way you think about coding? How did you think of coding before? How do you think of it now?
- How do you Facilitate Projects? - Have you helped others learn to create projects? What were the biggest challenges you faced? What strategies have you used to address these challenges? What questions do you have about a project-based approach to learning?
- Creative Learning Spiral - The Creative Learning Spiral is a way to think about the creative process. How would you describe or draw your own creative learning process?
Meet & Chat
Would you like to meet the LCL team and the rest of the community?
We are hosting three video calls on Tuesday, October 31th:
9-10am EST
11am-12pm EST
5-6pm EST
We’d love to see you there!
Want More to Explore?
You might enjoy these additional materials
Conversation with Andrew Sliwinski
Mitch and Andrew discuss strategies for engaging children in creative learning through projects — and compare experiences with physical and digital materials
Subtitles are available in multiple languages.Mitch Resnick - Let's teach kids to code.
(Video from TEDx talk - subtitles available in multiple languages)
Seymour Papert - Instructionism versus Constructionism
(Chapter 7 from ‘The Children’s Machine’)
Also available in these languages: Português (Portuguese)
Offline Materials
You can get this week’s videos, subtitles, and readings in a single zip file for offline use.