Thanks for your interest in Teacher Training for the beginner-level track of SPARK Game Jam 2018! This page will include all the information you need to attend our Teacher Training sessions starting on Monday, August 20th.

Today’s Teacher Training session can be accessed by:

  1. Participating in our Google Hangout
  2. Watching live on YouTube

These links will become live 15 minutes prior to the session. See you then!

Teacher Training Basic Information

Here are the basics:

  1. The link to join each Teacher Training session will be posted at the top of this page just before each session. Bookmark this page and add the dates to your calendar to join each session.
  2. Teacher training sessions are weekly. Each of the sessions in a given week will cover the same material so you only need to attend one session per week. If you can, we encourage you to join in for all sessions in a given week to ask any questions you might have or to get some extra practice.
  3. Teacher training sessions are hosted on YouTube Live and Google Hangouts on Air. You *must* have a Google/YouTube account in order to participate in the training sessions. You do not need to have an account to watch the recordings after each session but if you plan on interacting with the trainer, you’ll need to have a Google account set up prior to the training session.
  4. Sessions are all scheduled for 2 hours but only the first hour includes instruction. The 2nd hour is reserved for extended instruction, extra-credit, and office hours. We know teachers have limited time throughout the day so all instruction will be contained within the first hour of each session.

Teacher Training Schedule

Session Description Dates
Session 1A: Scratch Basics
Session 1B: Office Hours/Extra Credit
August 20th, 2018 – 11AM to 12PM
August 20th, 2018 – 12PM to 1PM
August 22nd, 2018 – 11AM to 12PM
August 22nd, 2018 – 12PM to 1PM
August 23rd, 2018 – 2PM to 3PM
August 23rd, 2018 – 3PM to 4PM
Session 2A: Scratch Basics
Session 2B: Office Hours/Extra Credit
August 27th, 2018 – 11AM to 12PM
August 27th, 2018 – 12PM to 1PM
August 29th, 2018 – 11AM to 12PM
August 29th, 2018 – 12PM to 1PM
August 30th, 2018 – 2PM to 3PM
August 30th, 2018 – 3PM to 4PM
Session 3A: Scratch Basics
Session 3B: Office Hours/Extra Credit
September 5th, 2018 – 11AM to 12PM
September 5th, 2018 – 12PM to 1PM
September 6th, 2018 – 2PM to 3PM
September 6th, 2018 – 3PM to 4PM

Use these links to add the teacher training sessions to your calendar:
Apple Calendar/Outlook Google Calendar

Google Hangout/YouTube Live Instructions

Teacher training requires that you have a Google account in order to participate. Just before each training session begins, we’ll post a link to YouTube Live and Google Hangouts at the top of this page. You’ll need to sign in to your Google account before you click the link in order to be able to join. If you don’t have a Google account already through your school or group, you’ll need to create an account using your existing email address before you join the training.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us!