Learn to Code - Foundations of Coding With Scratch

During this self-paced class, students will learn the basics of computer science while creating a video game using Scratch. 

This class does NOT meet live. Learners can move at their own pace at their own schedule. Each lesson includes a follow-along video as well as links to completed projects in Scratch.


Our philosophies at TechWise Academy:
1) Embrace Mistakes - Coding provides immediate feedback to the learner to correct any mistakes along the way. Mistakes are part of the process of learning. 
2) Enjoy Learning - We use fun characters and games to make the learning fun for your student. We know that students learn better when they enjoy the process.
3) Explore Computer Science - We want to expose the problem solving techniques used in computer science to every child. We know every student will not be programmers one day; however, we want to give tools that can be used across any field of study or career. 

Below is a rough breakdown of what we will cover over the course of the class:

Introduction
-Welcome
-What is Scratch?
-Overview of Computational Thinking
-Decomposition - Break our Project into Smaller Pieces

Telling the Story - Intro Animation
-Create Main Sprite + Antagonist + Object
-Animation Background
-Position Sprites & Glide

Create our Game Scene
-Change to Game Background
-Create Launcher Arrow - Resize and Position Sprites
-First Launch

Game Objective: Get the Object!
-Change Main Sprite Launch Speed
-Create Object Clone
-Keep Track of Launch Count

Challenges
-The Enemy Hath Returned!
-Under the Apple Tree - Gravity Algorithm

Finalize the Game
-Background Music + Sound Effects
-Game Over Screen
-What Next?

Instructors will be available to respond to questions via video as your student progresses through the lessons. Please reach out as needed -- we want your student to enjoy the experience with coding! 

This class is for those students with little to no prior experience with coding.