StarTrek Scratch, Cultivating Creativity Through Coding

Scratch has become the world’s most popular coding community for children, with more than 200 million unique visitors last year (scratch.mit.edu). Mitch Resnick, founder of Scratch, will discuss the goals, motivations, and strategies underlying Scratch, focusing especially on how Scratch helps children learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for everyone in today’s fast-changing society.