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About the Author

Brandon Milonovich completed his Master's degree in Teaching and Curriculum with emphasis in Mathematics Education in December 2012 at Syracuse University in central New York. Prior to attending Syracuse, Brandon earned his Bachelor's degree in Adolescent Mathematics Education at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY. Brandon grew up in upstate New York with an interest in mathematics and computer science at a young age. Brandon has experience of teaching mathematical concepts to students using Scratch in third through fifth grade, as well as experience of teaching mathematics at the middle school, high school, and university level.

It was during Brandon's time at Saint Rose that he began his work with Scratch through an internship program with Computer Science professor Helen Albanese. In coordination with three Albany City School District teachers, Brandon developed an after-school program centered on programming in Scratch for at-risk youth. The program expanded the following year to include a broader age range of students. Now, Brandon works towards making learning Scratch more accessible within the classroom itself, both with traditional methods and flipped classroom-blended learning style concepts, to build the mathematical foundation students need to be successful 21st century learners. Brandon believes in sharing of information as broadly as possible, and so has presented with his colleagues at numerous conferences and workshops on Scratch, and hopes to continue to do so.

For more information on Brandon, or to contact him, visit http://www.bmilo.com.

I would like to thank all of those who have helped me along the way in both the process of writing this book, as well as becoming qualified to write it. Special thanks to Helen Albanese for her continued pushing to work more with Scratch and the opportunities she has provided, as well as a thank you to every professor I had at both the undergraduate and graduate level who have guided me along the way. Thanks also to the Albany City School District for opening its classrooms, particularly to Laurie Ellis, Stephen Costello, Alice Florence, and Timothy Fowler. The greatest thanks of all to my family for their constant support, guidance, and help. Without the amazing group of people I've been surrounded by throughout my life, I would have had little chance of success.