Today (March 26, 2025) marks my six-year anniversary with the Scratch Foundation and just a few months shy of two years as a Learning Resource Designer. Being a small but mighty team means I’ve had lots of opportunities to create educational and fun materials to help others learn about and engage with Scratch and creative…
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My 2024 as a Learning Resource Designer
2024 was certainly a busy year for me as a Learning Resource Designer for the Scratch Foundation. As I look back on all I created and accomplished this year, I’m really proud of the work that I did and how I challenged myself this year. A few numbers: 85+ Scratch projects over various accounts 24+…
Day in My Life as a Learning Resource Designer
I thought it might be fun to share a short “day in my life as a Scratch Learning Resource Designer” and a small tour of my personal office space, as I work remotely from home. I’d shared something similar while a student with Skillcrush years ago. (You may also want to checkout my post “Growing…
Growing My Coding Education Portfolio: Reflecting on My First Year as a Scratch Learning Resource Designer
I’ve been a member of the Scratch Team in various roles since the Spring of 2019, but in the past year, I was privileged to move into a dream role and become a Learning Resource Designer for the Scratch Foundation. Whether working for my university, in the publishing industry as a managing editor for Random…
Tinkering at the Logo Summer Institute
I had a really great experience at the Logo Summer Institute this week! Thank you to the organizers and wonderful presenters. I attended the virtual week and am thankful sessions running concurrently were recorded so I can spend time in the coming weeks catching up on lessons I missed while live in others. There were…
Digital Citizenship, Online Privacy, and Fact Checking
Digital Citizenship and Online Privacy As I teach students to code, one thing I stress is good digital citizenship and online privacy. For instance, as I teach elementary students about using Scratch, I point out that having a Scratch account* enables them to save and share their own projects, create studios, and leave comments on…