After School Clubhouse

Fall 2024

Overview

• Teacher Led
• After school, 1 hour
• Up to 20 meetings per year
• Regular group of students
• Schools provide space, laptops, other supplies

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Only 16 spots available.

Alternatives if we can’t include you.

• Priority to: prior programs, need, order of registration

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It is your club

Keep us informed of your plans

You pick:

• What you teach Scratch vs micro:bit
• Grades, recommend 3-6
• The Schedule
• The Number of meetings
• The Content

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What we can do for you:

• Training
• Registration
• Pay Stipend
• Hire a HS student
• Insurance and other administrative requirements
• Lesson Plans - you can use and modify

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Scratch vs micro:bit

If this is all new, teach Scratch!

Scratch - Coding tool developed by MIT to teach young kids to code.

Easy to use, easy to learn, widely used around the world, lots of free resources.

micro:bit - a small, programmable computer that helps children learn about coding and Physical Computing

Easy to use, easy to learn, widely used around the world, lots of free resources.

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Training

Not required but recommended

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What if I can’t attend?

Scratch Resources:

https://scratch.mit.edu/ideas

https://teach.booleangirl.org/#scratch

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microbit Resources

• https://microbit.org/teach/featured/
• https://microbit.org/projects/make-it-code-it/
• https://teach.booleangirl.org/#microbit

Schedule

• Six weeks
• Scratch training on Tuesdays 4-4:45 starting Sept 24th.
• micro:bit training on Wednesdays 4-4:45 starting Sept 25th.

We will pay you for six sessions but you can attend both trainings

There will be teachers who are running their own programs, not paid by Boolean Girl in the training.

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Help

Keep us informed of your plans

Check resources

Email us - brian.moran@booleangirl.org

Attend Office hours

Ask us to visit

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High School Student

Boolean Girl will hire a local high school student to support you.

They will have a coding/technical background

They will get training

You should encourage them to lead the class, when they are ready.

If you know a student or HS teacher, help us out.

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Getting Paid

Monthly

Fill in a survey and we pay via Venmo or check.

Final Payment

Fillin the monthly survey AND a final survey.

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Questions and Comments

1. What level of experience do you have?
2. Do you have micro:bits?

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Your Questions?

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Checking links

Make sure your students can get to

https://scratch.mit.edu/

In DCPS Scratch needs to be installed

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Or

https://microbit.org/

https://makecode.microbit.org/

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