Keynote+Resnick


 * Opening Session – Mitch Resnick – MIT Lego Lab - **** [|LEGO] Papert Professor of Learning Research **

- Being able to create is at the core of being a creative thinker. - Creative thinking is more important than ever before o Come up w/ innovative solutions to unexpected problems that arise in life - It’s not about how big or fast your computer is, but HOW you USE it
 * How can we help students become makers of things in the digital world?**

- Examples of a girl’s creation and collaboration w/ others - Showing examples/uses - Scratch starts at a level where kids feel instantly successful as programmers, but they can also keep learning and applying increasingly complex skills - Seymour Papert – his mentor – ‘technology should have a low floor and a high ceiling’ - Applications for Scratch – cross-curricular - Students become programmers + have fun - Helps students think creatively -stragically -logically -systematically
 * SCRATCH - []**

Schools must teach students to be active shapers not passive learners.