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This document discusses how game-like learning can benefit students. It notes that game-like learning allows students to learn mathematical, computational, and 21st century skills like analyzing, collaborating, and communicating clearly through meaningful and motivating contexts. It also provides perspectives that game-like learning allows students to feel they can create, connect with others, and ask questions to make sense of the world. The document then discusses how the Scratch programming environment by MIT can be used to introduce students to creative computing through hands-on projects exploring arts, stories, and games, while highlighting computational concepts and practices. It concludes by noting the importance of STEM for the future economy.
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- 1. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Enrichment 8/2/13
- 2. What Can Game-Like Learning Do For Students? •Learn mathematical and computational ideas •Learn process of design •21st Century learning skills -analyzing -collaborating -communicating clearly -logical thinking •In a meaningful and motivating context
- 3. What Can Game-Like Learning Do For Students? Perspective Description expressing realizing that computation is a medium of creation “I can create.” connecting recognizing the power of creating with and for others “I can do different things when I have access to others.” feeling empowered to ask questions about the world questioning “I can (use computation to) ask questions to make sense of (computational things in) the world.”
- 5. Scratch by MIT Introduction Students are introduced to creative computing and Scratch, through sample projects and hands-on experiences. Arts Students explore the arts by creating projects that include elements of music, design, drawing, and dance. The computational concepts of sequence and loops, and the computational practices of being iterative and incremental are highlighted. Stories Students explore storytelling by creating projects that include characters, scenes, and narrative. The computational concepts of parallelism and events and the computational practices of reusing and remixing are highlighted. Games Students explore games by creating projects that define goals and rules. The computational concepts of conditionals, operators, and data, and the computational practices of testing and debugging are highlighted.
- 6. The standards emphasize understanding of concepts and hands-on practices such as defining problems, asking questions, designing investigations, analyzing data and using evidence to draw conclusions. Next Generation Science Standards for Today’s Students
- 7. STEM is critical for economic growth, innovation, and employment. Our future demands STEM!