{"id":5388,"date":"2022-07-18T22:49:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T22:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech2\/?page_id=5388"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:17:07","slug":"open-mindedness-scratchjr-examples","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/palette-of-virtues-in-practice\/open-mindedness\/open-mindedness-scratchjr-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Open-mindedness in Practice – ScratchJr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Example #1:<\/strong> A child programs a character to move right 10 times using 10 Move Right blocks, and is excited when a peer suggests that he can use parameters next time.<\/td><\/tr>
Example #2:<\/strong> When creating a program about a book read in class, a child changes the ending of the story.<\/td><\/tr>
Example #3:<\/strong> A child\u2019s peer tells her that she is wrong for tapping individual blocks to run her program, but she explains that there are many ways to run a program correctly.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Teacher Insights on Practicing Open-mindedness<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The following excerpts were taken from interviews with teachers who were asked to describe instances in which their students practiced open-mindedness<\/span>, as well as times in which the teacher personally practiced open-mindedness<\/span> while implementing the Coding as Another Language-ScratchJr curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I definitely needed to have an open mind and the flexibility of okay, well, we think that this lesson is going to go this way, and then it does not go that way at all, so we might have to backtrack or review a lesson that we’ve already done.<\/p>\n\u2014 Gianna, Kindergarten Teacher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I definitely felt like I had maintained an open-mindedness. I was always curious to see how the kids were going to initially approach something, or how they were going to problem solve, especially in that final project, going in and making one instructed change turned into them changing their whole code, even though it had been great to start.<\/p>\n\u2014 Christian, First Grade Teacher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Watch Open-mindedness in Practice<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Send & Receive Help<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While collaborating on a coding project, a child is open to receiving help from his partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Notice the body language of the children (e.g., are they facing each other or have their backs turned?). How does body language promote open-mindedness while working together?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Notice the way the children communicate with each other. How does communication style foster open-mindedness between students?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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