Scratchzilla: Scratch™ Programming Curriculum for Teachers, Parents, and the Adventurous®

What is Scratchzilla: it is a Scratch programming curriculum designed for encouraging students to learn computational, logic skills that can be applied to their future academic and professional endeavors. It incorporates reading, writing, arithmetic, research, presenting, teamwork, and creativity. Scratchzilla’s goal is to build a well-rounded student who can communicate as well as they can program. Furthermore, in the world of STEM a student is going to need to know how to control a computer, the ultimate control over a computer is programming it, and the best time to learn how to control a computer is now. Who should use this curriculum: teachers, parents, students, or anyone wanting to learn about programming through a proven, education model designed with sound pedagogical principles. If you need a tool to deploy a cost-effective STEM program, you have found it. Scratchzilla is also an effective resource for teaching Gifted and Talented students. What are the ideal grade levels for Scratchzilla: the most effective grade level ranges will be 4th grade to 9th grade; however, the curriculum can be utilized as low as 2nd-3rd grade (age 9-10), or as high as 10th grade (age 15-16). Remember, you will know your students better than anyone and should make the determination if they are ready for a programming curriculum (I have seen 7th graders that can program better than 11th graders!). Why use Scratchzilla: it gives teachers and parents an efficient and effective working model to deploy STEM programming lessons. The lessons are complete educational cycles that move students through the entire Blooms spectrum, and have been designed to make it as easy as possible to get the lessons deployed to your students. The instructional content builds a solid knowledge foundation for students to move into more sophisticated technology subjects; however, the magic of Scrartchzilla lies within its escalating rigor and opportunities for students to design their own games. Read more