Attend this informative and fast paced new LITA webinar:
How Your Public Library Can Inspire the Next Tech Billionaire: an Intro
to Youth Coding Programs <http://www.ala.org/lita/youth-coding-programs>
Thursday March 3, 2016
noon – 1:00 pm Central Time
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Kids, tweens, teens and their parents are increasingly interested in
computer programming education, and they are looking to public and
school libraries as a host for the informal learning process that is
most effective for learning to code. This webinar will share lessons
learned through youth coding programs at libraries all over the U.S. We
will discuss tools and technologies, strategies for promoting and
running the program, and recommendations for additional resources. An
excellent webinar for youth and teen services librarians, staff,
volunteers and general public with an interest in tween/teen/adult services.
Takeaways
* Inspire attendees about kids and coding, and convince them that the
library is key to the effort.
* Provide the tools, resources and information necessary for attendees
to launch a computer coding program at their library.
* Cultivate a community of coding program facilitators that can share
ideas and experiences in order to improve over time.
Presenters:
Kelly Smith spent hundreds of hours volunteering at the local public
library before realizing that kids beyond Mesa, Arizona could benefit
from an intro to computer programming. With a fellow volunteer, he
founded Prenda – a learning technology company with the vision of
millions of kids learning to code at libraries all over the country. By
day, he designs products for a California technology company. Kelly has
been hooked on computer programming since his days as a graduate student
at MIT.
Crystle Martin is a postdoctoral research scholar at the Digital Media
and Learning Research Hub at the University of California, Irvine. She
explores youth and connected learning in online and library settings and
is currently researching implementation of Scratch in underserved
community libraries, to explore new pathways to STEM interests for
youth. Her 2014 book, titled “Voyage Across a Constellation of
Information: Information Literacy in Interest-Driven
Learning Communities,” reveals new models for understanding information
literacy in the 21st century through a study of information practices
among dedicated players of World of Warcraft. Crystle holds a PhD in
Curriculum & Instruction specializing in Digital Media, with a minor in
Library and Information Studies from the University of
Wisconsin–Madison; serves on the Board of Directors for the Young Adult
Library Services Association; and holds an MLIS from Wayne State
University in Detroit, MI.
Justin Hoenke is a human being who has worked in youth services all over
the United States and is currently the Executive Director of the Benson
Memorial Library in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Before that, he was
Coordinator of Teen Services at the Chattanooga Public Library in
Chattanooga, TN where Justin created The 2nd Floor, a 14,000 square foot
space for ages 0-18 into a destination that brings together learning,
fun, the act of creating and making, and library service. Justin is a
member of the 2010 American Library Association Emerging Leaders class
and was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker in 2013. His
professional interests include public libraries as community centers,
working with kids, tweens, and teens, library management, video games,
and creative spaces. Follow Justin on Twitter at @justinlibrarian and
read his blog at http://www.justinthelibrarian.com.
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Can’t make the date but still want to join in? Registered participants
will have access to the recorded webinar.
Cost:
* LITA Member: $45
* Non-Member: $105
* Group: $196
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