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Guest:
Scratch developer - Natalie Rusk Teacher - Karen Randall

http://scratch.mit.edu/ [|Scratch Conference]

We would love to discuss Scratch, your experiences with hands-on science in museums as well as constructivist education in general.

Questions:
For Natalie: Tell us a bit about your background Tell us about Scratch. Why was it developed? How did you get involved? How have you seen it develop? Was this planned?

For Karen: How did you get involved with Scratch? What grade do you teach? What have you seen accomplished through the program? Where does Scratch fit into your teaching/curriculum? Do you see benefits to the students in terms of their ways of thinking in other situations (transfer)?

**Intro:**
Welcome to **Teacher Are Talking Webcast,** a webcast with teachers conversing about their ideas, their practice, and their interests. This is Lisa Parisi and I am joined by Susan van Gelder and Cheryl Lykowski. We are streaming live in EdtechTalk network, through World Bridges. Today, we will be joined by Natalie Rusk of Scratch and Karen Randall, a classroom teacher using the program.

**Outro:**
This has been Lisa Parisi, Susan van Gelder, and Cheryl Lykowski bringing you the Teachers are Talking Webcast. Thank you to our special guests, Natalie Rusk and Karen Randall. Be sure to visit the Scratch site at scratch.mit.edu. Thank you to folks in the chat and anyone who joined us today. Thank you to Jeff Lebow and Dave Cormier and all the EdTechTalk community for their ongoing support. You can view the chat transcript and podcast of tonight’s show at http://teachersaretalking.blogspot.com/ Be sure to join us on May 1st for our next show where.