Innokas Verkosto - Creativity Through Technology

Presenters at the Innokas Verkosto's workshop on Micro:bit  programming

I had an informational meeting with Kati Sormunen, Innokas-coordinator. She explained me the purpose of this network and  also gave me a the outline on the workshops that was about to take place on the afternoon. 

 “The Innokas Network guides schools towards creativity and innovation through technology."
 

"We encourage children, youth and adults – students, teachers, other school actors and collaboration partners – to join us in creating new ways to use technology in the teaching of 21st Century Skills. Could you also become an Inventor? Can Robot Ruttunen visit your school too? Could you travel together virtually to the other side of the World?”

“The Innokas Network encourages schools to arrange their own activity that supports the learning of 21st Century Skills and to participate in education development. We support schools by arranging trainings, consulting and events in different parts of Finland.
 
The network was created by a handful of practicing teachers in Espoo. Today the network comprises over 600 schools all over Finland, international partner schools in the Global Innokas Netowork, and collaboration partners in Finland and abroad.”

This network created a website to help teachers get new ideas for a classroom:  innokas.fi/materiaalit       #innokas2018

innokas.fi/contact

Finnish National Curriculum calls for coding for all the student starting in first grade.  This network teaches teachers how to implement this.  

I attended a workshop called micro:bit pilot.  There were about 20 teachers eager to learn new tools that can be used in a classroom.  This micro:bit was like a simplified version of Arduino.  It consisted of a circuit board that links to a computer.   The software allowed students to link icons together to make sounds, flashing light etc.  When the series of commands were created correctly, the board responded. 

My Micro:chip working

My Finnish notes:

Hy plus

ITK.fi conferenssi  

Vive vrtuaali laitteisto

Uurasmaa

Micro:bit programming 50 schools were chosen for the pilot program.  Each school sent 2 teachers for training. For classes 1-9,   

PPT: The role of  the student:  user, producer, innovator

Homemaker, math, Environmental science, languages, Ppt: What do we learn

ppt Slides: Innovatiivinen koulu

Koordinaattorit program in Finland

PPT: basic education programming OPS

PPT: Ohjelmointi  osana eri oppiaineina

To by: Ilona.IT, Electrolinna, 

2000 luvun osaamista

Millaista osaamista tarvitaan.

Computer was linked to micro:bit board and free software was used to program LED lights to turn on in sequence.