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Activity Highlights

Keeping track of the TurtleStitch activities and workshops the WMG outreach team been involved with. Most recent events are listed first.

Stitch in Time Exhibition

Coventry Transport Museum, August - December 2024

A photo of the gallery showing the work done by children in local schools on the Stitch in Time project. There is a wall with 'What is STEM' along with samples of the childens work.

An exhibition of work created by children in 7 local primary schools in July 2024. STEM Ambassadors supported teachers with the project delivery.

Snap!Shot 2024

31st July - 1st August 2024. Presentation: From Pattern to Code Resources

six different patterns that all have been stitched onto different colours of felt in white thread.

These resources take a different approach to learning to code. Rather than focusing on specific commands and their function, it gives a context about where its appropriate to use those commands and shows how to apply them.

Engineering in the Classroom.

Low M, Jemmett P. “Engineering in the Classroom: the Stitch in Time model”. AACE Edmedia Conference, Brussels, 2 – 5th July 2024.

Front page of paper showing page title "Engineering in the Classroom" and authors Low and Jemmett.

A paper sharing our approach to teaching TurtleStitch and with links to Computer Science Education Research.

Crafting with Code Workshop

Computing At School Conference, 13th July 2024.

Some examples of TurtleStitch patterns, stitched onto coloured felt.

Margaret Low and Wil Baker ran a workshop for teachers using TurtleStitch at the 2024 Computing At School Conference.

SnapCon 2023

Barcelona 19-21 July 2023. Workshop 'Making Maths Matter'

Margaret is in the foreground starting the workshop and behind is the screen showing the presentation.

Hello World Article

Hello World Article Issue 21, May 2023 Teaching at Primary.

"Programming to get you in Stitches"

Its the title of an article "Programming to get you in stitches"

Global Science Show Tutorial

making a tree for Christmas.
Three stitched trees. One is using a running stitch, the other is a zigzag stitch and the final tree uses a variagated thread.