Week 4: Club Content

Ice breaker: Try to get back in the mindset of a 4th/5th grader. Visit each of the 6 tables (try to meet different people); discuss and write down your answers for each question.
1. What was your favorite book or movie as a 4th/5th grader?
2. What was your favorite sport or game (to watch or play)?
3. What was the best thing that happened to you as a 4th/5th grader? Or a favorite event?
4. Would you have joined the Scratch club as a 4th/5th grader if it had been your choice? Why or why not? What would have been the best way to motivate you in this club?
5. As a 4th/5th grader, what types of Scratch projects would you have liked?
Whole class: (5:45 - 6:00)
1. First day experiences -- anything particularly well? any catastrophes? do you need to do anything differently next club?
  1. Pick representative from your team different from last week
  2. Connect to previous club: either "Similar to the previous club, we also had problems with X..." or "Unlike the previous club that experienced X, we had experience Y..."
Computational Thinking: Concepts and Practices
1. What do you think we should cover? (keeping Scratch...)
Homework:
1. Personal weekly reflections
2. Post weekly lesson plan after Week 2 club (per group)
3. Read about PB and J (quiz)
4. Read http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/resources/new-frameworks-studying-and-assessing-development-computational-thinking and take "quiz"
Work time
1. Remember to look over resources and pick them by tonight (per group)
2. Read these tips and pick one you like (Finish by 6:15)
  1. http://www.kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip54.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
  2. In-person clubs: go to another in-person table and use your technique with them
  3. On-line: How do you plan on getting students' attention?
3. Prepare for next club
4. 6:45 -- Go over your plan with another group for feedback and suggestions
Next week: Celebrate with food for all!