Claudia Urrea

Senior Associate Director, pK-12 Group at MIT @mitopenlearning. PhD ‘07

[Claudia Urrea @callaurrea]

"if you don’t teach your children how to be alone, they only know how to be lonely" @STurkle at #medialab

[MIT OpenCourseWare @MITOCW]

MIT is not just for higher education! @mitopenlearning offers a multitude of courses and resources for the K-12 crowd! Check out the article below to learn more! 👇

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

Congratulations to the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees, including Media Lab Prof. @pliang279, @mitcities PhD student Naroa Coretti Sánchez, and Zoë Bentley, Accessibility Lead for the Lifelong Kindergarten group and one of the creators of the group's @OctoStudioApp! #ForbesUnder30 https://t.co/XYUDmx3K2c

[Mitchel Resnick @mres]

An article in today's Boston Globe lists Scratch and The Clubhouse Network as two of "the four most influential things to come out of MIT in the past 25 years" https://t.co/CYOLGOzQx0 @Scratch @TheClubhouseNet

[Mitchel Resnick @mres]

MIT Press just published my paper on "Generative AI and Creative Learning: Concerns, Opportunities, and Choices". My ideas are still evolving: comments and suggestions welcome! https://t.co/FvrzSdgxAB

[Claudia Urrea @callaurrea]

Great article about the work I have been leading in Belize with my team @MITPK12 and members of @educationarcade. Read our white paper, STEAM Learning Architecture. https://t.co/qNPuzYjlKL

[MIT Open Learning @mitopenlearning]

Launched in September 2023, Itz’at STEAM Academy prepares students between the ages of 13-16 to build sustainable futures for themselves and their communities. The secondary school is the culmination a 3-year project between @MIT and @belizemoecst. https://t.co/jSrnt2Td2K

[ACM Learning@Scale 2026 @LearningAtScale]

Submission deadlines for the ACM Learning @ Scale 2024 have been extended:
Abstract due Feb 9
Papers due Feb 16
https://t.co/2XH9XpULUq

@OlgaOvi @marimar_ps @renzheyu @SusanRSinger
@A_MartinezMones @aliceoh @imjuhokim
@hummus_monster @CThille @BakerEDMLab
@EDMConf2024 @sbuckshum

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

New from the Lifelong Kindergarten group, @octostudioapp lets kids express themselves by coding on mobile devices. “We designed OctoStudio to expand opportunities for young people to create projects anytime, anywhere," says research scientist Natalie Rusk. https://t.co/nW9FjkNu6U

[Claudia Urrea @callaurrea]

@davidescobara @Comfama Bravo!!

[Claudia Urrea @callaurrea]

Our work in Belize!!

[MIT Jameel World Education Lab @mit_jwel]

pK-12 at @mitopenlearning presented to Jameel World Education Lab members on Sustainable Development Projects: Generating Student Impact in the Community about their work with the Itz'at STEAM Academy in Belize.

Learn more about SDPs at the 35:15 mark: https://t.co/dZe7jt9bLM

[Claudia Urrea @callaurrea]

@kellyed121 @cdiller @watnunu @mrshaleinasia Thank you so much!!! So good to hear from you. We should connect soon!!

[MIT in the Community @mitogcr]

Happy Commencement week MIT! 🎓

Looking for something to do between activities and ceremonies? Take a walk along the @BostonInnoTrail ! There are a few stops on campus to get you started.

Learn more about everything commencement-related at 🔗 https://t.co/3CgN0e8cgv #mit2023

[Claudia Urrea @callaurrea]

Saying good bye to Medellin! Meeting old friends and discovering new ones. Amazing energy!! Thank you! @WISE_Tweets @QF @ImaginarFuturos @CosmoSchools @Comfama @felipegilb @ClaudiaZea

[Claudia Urrea @callaurrea]

“Aprender a hacer, aprender a ser, y aprender a vivir juntos” Vicky Colbert
@ImaginarFuturos

[Claudia Urrea @callaurrea]

Three incredible Colombian leaders in education: Pablo Jaramillo (@FundacionLuker), Vicky Colbert (Escuela Nueva) and Guillermo Leon Restrepo (Itagüi)

[David Escobar @davidescobara]

Conversando con @qadmon recordamos que transformar el escepticismo en la educación solo es posible desde la confianza. @callaurrea nos invitó a pensar el ecosistema educativo como el escenario para cultivar resiliencia colectiva y creatividad para abordar desafíos globales.🌎

[Claudia Urrea @callaurrea]

Opening panel and MDE challenge… powerful conversations! @globaleduforum @WISE_Tweets

[Claudia Urrea @callaurrea]

Excited about the following days in Medellin at these important events! @QF @WISE_Tweets @EAFIT

[ACM Learning@Scale 2026 @LearningAtScale]

All #las23ed accepted research papers have been posted! https://t.co/QZ8emmStu0

@OlgaOvi

The full program will be posted soon!

[Mitchel Resnick @mres]

#ScratchDay is May 13 -- just three weeks from today! If you're in Boston, join the @Scratch team for a day of joyful, creative activities for children and families. Get tickets here: https://t.co/zp0BIMUjzC (and more info here: https://t.co/o8VDWSAshN)

[Claudia Urrea @callaurrea]

@mopinzon75 ❤️❤️❤️❤️