Sue Cusack, Nettrice Gaskins, Lesley STEAM Learning Lab, Cambridge, MA
Karen Leary, Somerville High School, Somerville, MA
March 3, 2023
Tag: programming
SXSWedu 2016: Unschool Your Creativity: A Maker Mentality
Activity Handouts from Workshop
Sue Cusack, Jacy Edelman, and Kreg Hanning
Lesley University
SXSWedu 2016
March 9, 2016
FETC 2016: Makerspace Mash-up: Imagine – Play – Make – Create
Activity Handouts from Workshop
Sue Cusack, Jacy Edelman, and Kreg Hanning
Lesley University
Florida Educational Technology Conference 2016
January 15, 2016
Literacy For All Conference 2015 – App Smashing for Authentic Learning
Activity handouts from the session
Sue Cusack, Valerie Shinas, Jacy Edelman, and Kreg Hanning
Lesley University
Literacy for All Conference
November 16, 2015
Language and literacy through making
Amanda Wager, Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Education, was eager to share the makerspace with her Sheltered English Immersion class. The makerspace team developed an evening designed to immerse students in language and literacy through making.
K-Lo team competes at BPS Robotics Olympics
Three third and fourth grade students from the Kennedy-Longfellow School spent a Saturday in early June participating in the Boston Public Schools (BPS) Robotics Olympics. Not only were they amongst the youngest students there, they were also honored to be the only team representing the Cambridge Public Schools.
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Makerspace Mashup – SXSWedu 2015
Anne Larkin, Jacy Edelman, Kreg Hanning & Sue Cusack
Lesley University
SXSWedu Conference & Festival 2015
March 10, 2015
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Cambridge Teachers Attend "Robot School"
Last Monday, one of Amy Moylan’s first grade parents came into her classroom to share her daughter’s excitement that “her teacher is going to robot school” and that the little girl couldn’t wait to use the robots in her classroom. Ms. Moylan, who teaches at the Amigos School, was one of 20 Cambridge Public School District (CPSD) teachers and specialists taking the “Make It Take It” robotics course facilitated by the Lesley team and CPSD Instructional Technology Specialist guru Ingrid Gustafson. The idea behind the class is that each Cambridge school was offered robotics kits with the intent of bringing robotics and programming into the classrooms. The workshop was taught in the Kennedy-Longfellow School (K-Lo) makerspace over the course of several days.
KLO Rocks Hour of Code
Above: The 4th grade students became programming mentors, helping to guide Kindergarteners through exploring Scratch Jr.
Students at the Kennedy-Longfellow School didn’t just spent one hour coding for the National Hour of Code Week: they spent 31 hours of collective coding! All grade levels, including preschool and Special Start students up through 5th grade, were invited into the school makerspace during the week to participate in hands-on coding activities. Following our model of student-centered learning, we set up various centers, depending on the age range, and let the students free to explore!
Girls Make Games
Above: a 5th grade coder mentors a 1st grader using Scratch Jr.
A group of nine Kennedy-Longfellow students spent a weekend in November coding as part of the first ever Boston-based “Girls Who Make Games” workshops at MIT. These students immersed themselves in game design, art, and programming using software called Stencyl.
Not only did they get to network with other local girls who code, they were mentored by local professional developers. We sat down with these students and asked them to share their thoughts on what makes them tick as programmers at K-Lo, and beyond. To view the video, click here.