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SUMMARY:How Libraries Can Promote Computational Thinking and Learning Among Preschool Families with Work It Out @ Your Library (PublicLibraryAssn)
DESCRIPTION:Work It Out @ Your Library! is a new program for librarians and 
 families built around Work It Out Wombats!\, the national PBS Kids 
 television series for four- to six-year-olds. The first public media series 
 to promote computational thinking to preschoolers\, Work It Out Wombats! 
 follows the adventures of Malik\, Zadie\, and Zeke\, a trio of marsupial 
 siblings who live with their grandmother and an array of diverse friends 
 and neighbors in a fantastical treehouse apartment complex called the 
 Treeborhood. Through hands-on activities\, library storytime sessions\, 
 animated videos\, and a family app (all available free of charge)\, Work It 
 Out @ Your Library is a flexible program that helps library staff guide 
 families through the exploration of computational thinking (CT for short). 
 CT is a creative way of solving problems in more organized ways. When 
 children make believe they are running a restaurant\, they explore 
 sequencing by figuring out the steps for serving a customer a meal. When 
 they play with blocks to make a castle\, they can practice the design 
 process by creating\, testing\, and improving the structure. It is 
 important to start building children’s CT skills when they are young to 
 get them ready for school success right from the start! The webinar will 
 also cover why CT skills are important for young children\; how to access 
 these free\, multimedia resources\; how they have been used to run fun and 
 engaging programs in libraries\; and recent research findings that 
 demonstrate significant impact.\n\nJoin Meeting: 
 https://www.ala.org/pla/education/onlinelearning/webinars
ORGANIZER;CN="Allie Lousch":MAILTO:Allie.Lousch@ks.gov
CATEGORIES:Youth Services
CONTACT;CN="Allie Lousch":MAILTO:Allie.Lousch@ks.gov
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URL:https://calendar.library.ks.gov/event/14871860
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