alice-teacher Fwd: Intro Intro question about where to learn Alice

[Maggie Thomann]

Hi Robert,

Northwestern University does have great classes for youth as Courtney
mentioned - both online and in person - through their Center for Talent
Development. <http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/>The requirements for
students to be accepted to the program are fairly rigorous, but it's a
great program and definitely worth looking into.

In addition, I do know that there are several Intel Computer
Clubhouse<http://www.computerclubhouse.org/>locations in the Chicago
area that teach technology and programming related
classes.

Another great place to look is your local library.  Many of the suburban
libraries offer computer programming and game design courses. I am not sure
where in the Chicago area you are located, but you can always check with
the Young Adult Librarian at the library nearest you.  The Chicago Public
Library also does some amazing work with technology and teens through their
YouMedia<http://youmediachicago.org/2-about-us/pages/39-chicago-public-library>labs.

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask if you have any further questions.

Maggie Thomann
Northwestern GLL Instructor
Reader Services Manager, Park Ridge Public Library


On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:57 AM, Courtney Bein <courtney.bein at oracle.com>wrote:

>  Northwestern University's Gifted LearningLinks program does teach some
> Alice and other Intro to programming courses - the GLL program is for
> grades K-12.
>
> They will offer an Alice course in the fall and I will be teaching a class
> on Greenfoot in the fall as well. Both provide great introductions to
> programming. More information can be found here:
> http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/gll/
>
> I am based in Chicago, but the class I teach is online, which is
> convenient so students can do it from home after school or whenever they
> have time.
>
> Regards,
> Courtney
>
>
> On 4/3/2013 3:21 PM, Wanda Dann wrote:
>
>  -------- Original Message --------  Subject: Intro Intro question about
> where to learn Alice  Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 16:04:53 -0400 (EDT)  From: Robert
> van der Hooning <rvanderhooning at aol.com> <rvanderhooning at aol.com>  To:
> wpdann at andrew.cmu.edu
>
>
> Hello,
>
>  I would love to find a place around Chicago where kids could go to learn
> Alice or Scratch or Raptor as an introduction to what programming is all
> about.  Do you know of any places like that?
>
> I'm searching for a place that can help a 16-year old boy I know develop
> his skills and self-confidence.
>
>  Any insight is appreciated.
>
>  Robert van der Hooning
>
>
>
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