Computer Science is growing in schools. Administrators are finally realizing the importance of teaching computer science and coding in the classroom. As with all new programs, there are growing pains. Here is one resource that can help ease that soreness.
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Arduino is everywhere. Integrating Arduino into your computer science curriculum only makes sense. Arduino boards are cheap… but they are not free. Here is a solution to that little problem.
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Ok, so since I have started making the move to teaching computer science all day from teaching English most of the day and computer science for one period… I have been slightly more than pumped. If you’ve read the last couple of posts, you’ve likely figured that out. I’m on a quest to learn one of the ‘new’ programming languages. With my last coding experience being Pascal, it’s been a while. Well, CS Dojo on YouTube is another great option. Continue reading
Wednesday… Hump Day. The day that folks at professional development or teacher conferences SHOULD really feel the drain of being out of their element… out of their own beds… their normal routines. Energy is usually down. As you can see below, that is certainly not the case at TeacherCon! Continue reading
Day Two:
So today we started day two of our weeklong TeacherCon. I’ve gotta say, the energy of day one would have been hard to beat. I’ve also got to say, the Code.org team did it. Today was a phenomenal day of learning. Continue reading
So, today was the first FULL day of TeacherCon in Atlanta. The long term goal… to get computer science to impact as many students as possible. The short term goal… to get the 500 or so teachers here on the same page and running with the CS Discoveries curriculum. The steady flow of coffee certainly helped keep us fueled and learning.