Welcome! Please introduce yourself

Hi, I am Iris Diaz, I live and work in Costa Rica teaching technology in grades 1-5. I think Code.org is great. I am excited about this online course and I expect to learn a lot.

Hi, my name is Linda Kozden and I have been teaching Computer Aided Design to grades 6 - 8 in New Jersey for six years. My Technology Dept colleague suggested that we should begin a Coding Club this year and I agreed. So here I am at Code.Org,

My favorite ice cream flavor is any Friendly’s junior sundae. :ice_cream:

Hey! My name is John B., and I live in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. Our Media Specialist began teaching coding in our elementary school last year, and I’m interested in integrating some of those concepts into my classroom, and extending the work she began. This is my 19th year teaching, and I’m excited to get going with coding in my class!

I’m Richard Ingalls from the rural Missouri Ozarks region. I’ve been in Education and/or IT for the last 22 years, but this is my first year to teach a class on coding for middle school students. In the middle of my teaching career I took a 9 year hiatus to work in Healthcare IT until Obamacare caused massive layoffs and cutbacks in rural hospitals. I’m back to teaching again, which was my real professional passion anyway.

I’m looking forward to teaching coding to middle schoolers and also for learning from others who have already traveled this path with that age group (I’ve got 7th & 8th graders only for the coding course).

My favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate and basically anything from Andy’s Frozen Custard (an Ozarks tradition).

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirichard

I am Marlene and I just moved to third grade, after teaching the last 5 in fourth, and teach math, science, and social studies. I am from New Albany, Ohio and am entering my 15th year of teaching. A colleague introduced me to coding last year and I want to learn more so that I can use it this year with my third graders!

Hi! My name is Lorena Villalta and I teach Technology to grades 1-5. I am from San Jose, Costa Rica. We have been using code.org for a couple of years and kids love it. I am excited about this course. I hope to learn more on how to teach coding in a fun way.

Greetings all!

I am John Dalencourt, I am an engineer, I live in New York City, and I am currently working in the Mississippi Delta, to be more specific Helena, Arkansas.

I have decided to teach computer science because I was shocked to see the lack of technology in this area. There is a huge disparity between the delta, and New York City when it comes to technology let alone Computer Science.

I hope that I can make a difference.

Hi my name is Nick Bahr, I teach for Minnetonka Public Schools in Minnetonka, MN. I will be teaching grades 9 - 12 this year, including the AP Computer Science Principals course using the Code.org curriculum. I am interested in being a part of this community to help fellow teachers and to also become more connected with my peers who teach similar content. I can be found on LinkedIn (Nick Bahr). I have taught several different CS courses over the last few years including video game and mobile app development. This will be my first attempt at using the Code.org curriculum and Code studio. My favorite ice cream is blue moon. I’m looking forward to the upcoming school year and having the ability to work with all of you. :computer:

My name is Julie Nordin, I live in Lancaster Minnesota and will be teaching at Kittson Central in Hallock, MN. I teach Business Courses (mostly 11-12) but I am licensed for 5-12 and will be teaching some keyboarding to elementary, Personal Fianance Management, Accounting, Business Law, Economics, Careers and Study Skills and lastly Coding (1 quarter each to grades 7 and 8) hoping to introduce a year long class next year for high school. I have taught web design in the past (8 years ago) but have been away from it for a while. II need all the ideas and help I can get,

My name is Joanna. I work in Manchester NH at a charter school. I teach grades 6-10 computer science. I’m interested in being part of the community to stay current on new methods of delivering computer science curricula.

My name is Clifford and I work with eRead Africa www.ereadafrica.com, an organization based in Nigeria,dedicated to improving the reading culture of Kids in elementary schools. I am taking this course primarily to help my kids and also to introduce coding to schools.

My name is Jacqueline Alexander. I live and work in Alpena, Michigan. I am a STARBASE instructor and am hoping to teach beginning code classes at our after-school program at the local Junior High School here in Alpena.

I’m Anita Moose and I’m a tech integration specialist in the Aspen School District in Aspen, CO. I work with all grades and teachers supporting them is using tech in meaningful ways. I am passionate about learning to code myself and better understand computer science and how to make it accessible to all students.

I’m just starting Code Studio with fabulous group of 2nd grade teachers and students. I love pistachio gelato!

Reach me at
@amooseit
Create, Collaborate, and Integrate

Hello! My name is Jeremy Lyon. I am a Pastor at ThornCreek Church and recently took a CS teaching position at our K-12 school we just adopted (ThornCreek Christian School).

I live in Thornton, CO, which is a suburb north of Denver. I lived in Thornton for 12 years and in have been in Colorado for 18 years.

I’m excited to learn out to teach CS to students. I’ve never done any teaching like this before, but I have been in the corporate IT world for over 15 years. I’ll be teaching 1-9 grade classes this year.

You can connect with me too:
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Hello! My name is Emily Capen. I teach at St Michael Catholic School in Greenfield, Indiana. I took the code.org workshop last year. My school has done code.org Hour of Code the past 2 years. I teach technology to students in K-8. I am really excited about technology! Last year my students started doing the code courses.

Greetings!. My name is Thomas Lowry. I am the Librarian at Sudie L. Williams Elementary in the Dallas Independent School District in Dallas, Texas. I serve all grades from Pre-K through 5th in this school with a population of around 300. My school is low SES and predominantly Hispanic. It is my goal to introduce my students to coding to increase their opportunities for future success. I hope to gain useful tips from this PLC.

Hi everyone!

I’m Christina, teaching in the Philippines. I’m a 4th grade teacher in an international school. As part of our Units Of Inquiry, one of the units we’ll be taking up is focused on Digital Media. I love the activities of code.org but feel like I need to have a better understanding of coding before introducing it to my grade.

Thanks!

Hi! My name is Lucy Wilcox, and I am the Media Coordinator at Parsley Elementary School in Wilmington, NC. This year, our schedule allows me to have a “club” meeting with 5th grade every Friday, so I have decided to tackle coding, something I have never been able to find time for. I originally thought I would try the Hour of Code, but when I looked into the curriculum further, I decided to try CS Fundamentals Course 2 instead. I will only have about 8 weeks with each class, but I am hoping if I can work with them through the first 6-8 lessons, they might get inspired and keep going, If I am understanding it correctly, they have the opportunity to create a game if they complete the whole course. Wouldn’t it be cool if they decided to keep going on their own?

Hello All :slight_smile: My name is Mistie Aistrop-Vanhook, and I teach technology K-5 at Ware Elementary in Staunton, VA. We have participated in the “Hour of Code” for the past several years, and I just want to know more.

I would like to be able to better serve my students with coding activities, and be able to best use my time with them teaching code :slight_smile:

Here’s to happy coding :slight_smile:

George Floyd, Middle School Science and Computers at SMUS in Victoria, BC, Canada. Looking forward to sparking curiousity and creativity through coding. Hmm CCC, c-cubed, c^3. Cmon in.