Connie Ingram
Royal Palm Beach, FL
5th Grade Science
Tried Hour of Code last year for the first time with students. My 5th graders LOVED the 60 minutes of learning how to program. Some were even inspired to try out for middle school magnet programs which provided computer learning.
My intention this year is to be officially trained and participate in Hour of Code but to also start a Computer Science Club after school. I’m considering a GIRLS ONLY club.
Hi,
My name is JP Laube. I’m looking to open a computer programming school for kids in grades K-12, and am reviewing a variety of resources, including code.org, to create a curriculum. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.
I live in the Vancouver B.C. area, and am passionate about empowering kids with the ability to approach problems, and explore their creativity, with a computer programming mindset.
That said, I am neither a teacher (although I have taught), not a programmer (although I have some very basic skills).
It’s nice to meet everyone, and I’, very glad to be part of the community.
JP
I’m Melinda Allen. I work for the Kenosha Unified School District. I’m an elementary (K-5) school library teacher. I team teach with our technology teacher. We started teaching coding last year to our students and they really loved it. I did take a workshop last year, but I thought this course would be a good refresher course for me. I also wanted to investigate any new information that is out there.
Hello Everyone!
My name is David Chasteen and I teach 7th and 8th Grade Social Studies at Brownfield Middle School in Brownfield, Texas. We are looking at expanding our STEM classes with Computer Science program. I served for 25 years in the US Navy/Naval Reserve as an Information Systems Technician and want to share that experience with my students. Hope to learn lots here!
Hi, I’m Ron Wagner, teacher-librarian at Felida Elementary School, Vancouver, WA. I see 30 classes each week (700 students) in kindergarten thru 5th grade for 40 minutes / class.
I have opened a MakerSpace in the library, and I want students to go beyond just playing with the Spheros, ozobots, etc. as toys. 3rd-5th grade participated in the Hour of Code last year, and I’m taking the time this year to be better preprared.
@r0nthelibrarian ,
My name is John Bohm. I live in Maumee, Ohio. I am the technology coordinator at two Toledo inner city catholic schools. I also teach K-8 in both schools. I am interested in Code.org to give our students the opportunity to explore and open their wings. I am also hoping that coding and computer science can grab their interest more than just keyboarding and such.
Hi, I’m Andrea Meyers. I’m currently a grad student in instructional technology, and I’ve worked as an instructional designer, technology trainer, and elementary teacher. I am very interested in teaching elementary students about computer science and computational thinking, which is why I am taking this course. My Twitter handle is @AndreaMeyers_Ed.
Hello, I’m Ashley Roberts and I am from northern Indiana. This is my second year as a PLTW teacher. I currently work in two elementary schools and teach K-5. Last year was the first time I had ever taught coding. Before becoming a Launch Teacher I taught second grade.
Last year was the first time I had ever taught coding. I am excited to get more resources and become a better coder my self.
HI Everyone ~
I am Dawn Ziemer. I am currently teaching K-4 Computer technology and STEM. I am interested and excited to learn more about coding so that i can share with my students!
Hi there. I am a computer lab teaching assistant in a K-6 building in NY. Would just like to explore this resource to see if it is something we could implement. I’m a great end user, but coding has always confused and scared me! Looking forward to learning how to code.
~Kathe
Hello,
My name is LaToya Clark and I am teaching kinder/1st in San Antonio TX. I’m trying to bring this system into the school but figured I’d start learning myself first.
My name’s Carter Kemp, and I’m an elementary school librarian in Seattle. I’m excited to start teaching Course 2 to my 4th and 5th graders this year, and also to have a colleague who’ll be teaching Course 1 to K-2nd graders and Course 2 to third graders. We both want to focus on this work as we set our professional goals with our principal, and are looking for resources to make this easier. We’d especially like to see examples of goals others have used, as well as assessments they used after finishing the code.org courses.
Hey, Melissa. I just took the Code.org course in Seattle with Kathy White (who is a terrific instructor, btw.) I’m looking for some specific resources, and my librarian’s google-fu is failing me. Would you mind reading my post below (in this thread) and let me know if you have any ideas about where to find examples of professional goals in CS that teachers have used for evaluation purposes? Thanks so much!
Hey,
I’m Lauren Williams in the Northern Virginia area. I am an elementary school librarian. I see my job as more than books and reading. A library is a makerspace, and place where ideas are explored, created, and shared. We get these ideas from information - with most of that information being encoded in one form or another. I have found the more we understand how information is constructed, how it is encoded online or in a database, the better researchers we become.
I have been using Code.org since the first Hour of Code. I have created school-wide events so that all students, K-6, have a chance to become a computer scientist. I have included mini lessons on key concepts to help them complete their puzzles. And I have gone on to create 20% Labs, based on that Google concept. Students work on year-long projects to solve problems using some kind of technology.
I am taking this course to improve my teaching of CS. I now work at a Title I school and find that my students need more guidance and structure than my students that were at an advanced academics center.
I am found on Twitter as @laurenexploring. I finally joined Instagram … the last human to do so? @l.r.wms
I look forward to continued learning.
Hi My Name is Robert Rodriguez and I teach IT in Oakland for grades K-8th. I currently use code studio and scratch un my classes and clubs. I am very interested in this years hour of code and would like to connect with school’s across the country to do a live google hangout.
Hi! I’m Jen LaRowe, from the Houston, TX area. I’m a high school librarian who loves-loves-loves my technology. I played with a little HTML coding years ago when I was in my graduate program and then again when I started a book review blog. Other than that, I’ve really had very little experience with it. I’ve tried some of the tutorials on Code.org, and even helped a student or 2 read the lessons.
I’m very serious about being a life-long learner. I love the idea of learning and creating, and being able to share knowledge with others. Learning to code, or at the very least manage to maneuver my way through the lessons stretches my mind and gives me new ways to connect with my students. Being in this interactive PLC-style community will help me to bridge the gaps in my understanding.
My name is Brenda Sargent and I’m a classroom teacher who is currently working at a Technology Integration specialist for Kelso School District, in Kelso WA. I’m the only one in a district with 5,000 students and 300 teachers so I stay pretty busy.
I started using Code.org last year with a group of Gifted Students and it’s been a bit of an obsession ever since. We wrote it into our district Technology Plan and will have all K-8 students participating in Hour of Code this year. I also work with our new Computer Programming class at the high school, which is part of the TEALs program.
I like Cake Batter ice cream.
Hello everyone I’m Avi!
I’m from San Jose, CA in the heart of Silicon Valley. Unlike many other fellow code.org teachers, I am not a teacher from a school. I’m from a non-profit organization. We teach children in under-served neighborhoods throughout Silicon Valley, about robotics and computer science in very simple workshops.
I’m hoping I can use what I learn from this course, to start some basic coding classes for elementary school students.
Can’t wait to see what’s to come!
Thanks,
Avi
Hi everyone,
My Name is Tammi and I am a teacher in Northern Virginia, Ashburn area. I teach fourth grade with a diverse group of learners and I want to prepare my students for the future. The jobs they will have might not even be created yet but I know that understanding technology will definitely be important.
My school system recently instituted BYOT and I feel a responsibility to make sure that the investment made is used well in class.
I love butter pecan ice cream and learning.
Thank you for the welcome…I have a Master’s of Ed. in Instructional Technology but this is the first time I’ve taught technology…Our school is located in small rural South Georgia and houses close to 700 students coming from various backgrounds and ethnic groups. I teach grades K-5 in 45 minute sessions 5 days a week. We have been learning how to code by using various websites. We will host an Hour of Code during the Hour of Code week (all grades). I have signed up all of the students on code.org and plan to start the curriculum after our Thanksgiving break. My students love to code and what is so amazing to me is that the students who tend to be classroom horrors absolutely excel in coding…looking forward to future discussions
