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Explode the Controller – Spring, 2019 Overview
John · Posted on May 8, 2019

Why do we want to move our bodies in a coding classroom? Physical activity has always had a place in my teaching practice. As a fourth-grade math teacher, I sought opportunities to include active games and movement breaks in my lessons because young learners benefit from these engaging interludes. Whether, as some research suggests, physical …

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Exploded Controllers @ Meadowbrook School
John · Posted on May 17, 2018May 17, 2018

Big thanks to the folks at the Meadowbrook School for inviting me and the Explode the Controller toys to come play! Their Eureka Lab space is beautiful, and full of busy young makers. I’m looking forward to visiting again and recruiting some more game designers, or at least trying to reclaim my high score…

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Explode the Controller Preview Workshop @ MIT Media Lab
John · Posted on May 7, 2018May 17, 2018

Why do we want to move our bodies in the classroom? I posed this broad question to the educators who attended the MIT Media Lab’s Creative Learning Workshop, which the Scratch Team generously allowed Susan Klimczak and I to guest-host last month. As an elementary teacher, my big three reasons to get young students moving …

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