Hello, I’m Liz from El Cajon, California. I work with our district to implement technology into their classrooms. I have been a teacher in K-8 classrooms for 14 years in various capacities from Math to Science to Technology. I have been following the code.org computer science movement and I look forward to learning more.
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Greetings from Pennsylvania. My name is Jaron Flickinger, I am from York and I am a woman. Jaron Lenier coined the phrase “Virtual Reality” and Jaron Summers wrote for Star Trek so I figure I’m in the right career path! I have taught grade school students, high school classes, college freshmen classes and graduate classes. Someone above called themselves a “selective retiree,” I love that description - that’s me!
I have a BS in secondary mathematics and an MS in Computer Science (when I got that degree, there were no Instructional Technology degrees around. Think punch cards and paper tape.) Pennsylvania has an Instructional Technology Specialist degree, so I have that as well as my principal’s certificate.
I started teaching coding in 1976 and have been working with technology ever since. For the last 16 years of my career, I was out of the K12 classroom and worked in technology as support staff and, eventually, as an administrator. I have also taught intro courses at a local college and graduate courses for Penn State.
This summer I have the opportunity to teach in a week-long summer academy run by our local Intermediate Unit (a support district for other districts.) So, eight hours a day of coding for 3rd and 4th graders. I think I am crazy! I will be doing some virtual machines where the kids themselves follow directions. Just something to get them to move around.
Looking forward to getting back into coding.
Oh, I almost forgot. I love any ice cream that has dark chocolate in it!
Hi, All! I’m Janice Maino. I grew up south of Houston, Texas and currently live in Beaverdam, VA, west and north of Richmond, in the heart of Revolutionary and Civil War history. I can see Patrick Henry’s house from my front door. I have 3 children - My oldest majored in History at NGCSU and has spent time with US Army Reserves, my middle child just graduated from UT Austin. majored in Nutrition and is beginning 6 years in the Army National Guard. My youngest is majoring in Arabic with a minor in CS at UT Austin and will join Uncle Sam in the US Army.
I teach at Liberty Middle School including all grade levels, 6 - 8. My courses include Keyboarding, Computer Applications, “Make It Your Business”, and Intro to Programming. My favorite class is, of course, Programming. I work hard each year to encourage both girls and minorities to sign up for Programming, but seem to end up with a class of 25 boys and 4 girls. I feel that this community is important to belong to so I can help inspire K5 teachers to include Programming in their coursework which will, in turn, inspire minority students to take Programming.
I discovered Code.org around early fall of 2013, before CS Education Week and incorporated The Hour of Code into all my courses. This past year, I implemented The Hour of Code throughout my entire school and plan to spread to the entire district this year.
Recently, while in a meeting at a non-profit CS organization, a young man walked in. He stopped and interrupted our meeting. He reminded me that he was a former student in one of my Programming classes. He thanked me profusely for teaching him QBasic (I know - it’s ancient!) and said that if it hadn’t been for that class, he wouldn’t be doing what he’s doing now - Web Design. Hearing things like this makes teaching CS all worthwhile!
Favorite ice cream… Any Blue Bell once they start delivery again!
Hi, I’m M. Frances Lopez and I work at Rodriguez Elementary in Austin, TX. I’ve taught both 3rd and 1st grade dual language, and I’ve been interested in teaching my students how to better take advantage of technology from the start. Mostly, I want to see my students who already have high amounts of screen time using their technology in ways that can help them in the future as well as give them fun ways to “grow their brains!”
I haven’t had much experience with coding or computer science. As a 9th grade student in Puerto Rico I was introduced to coding in a computer class that eventually cut that component of the course due to parental pressures. Since then I haven’t had enough time or opportunities to practice, but I believe that now is a great time (it being summer). I hope that everything I learn I can share with my students, and with my future students as well as coworkers.
I don’t normally eat ice cream because I’m lactose intolerant, but when I do: cookies and cream 
Hello! My name is Christina Danielson and I will be teaching 4th grade at Esparto Elementary in Esparto, California. I am excited to teach my students how to code and how it relates to a variety of other subjects.
Hello! My name is Christopher Thurman, and I am a middle school math teacher in Charleston,SC. I have been told that I will be teaching a 6th grade computer science course this upcoming school year, and I want to be as knowledgeable as I can about the subject before I get children in my classroom. I am excited to learn a lot of new information! 
Hello group! My name is Jillian Schertle and I teach a Kinder/1st grade loop in Houston, Texas. I know absolutely nothing about coding but am excited to learn (I talk to my students about being life-long learners; it’s time to walk the walk!).
Sharing my favorite ice cream flavor sounds a it random but today IS National Ice Cream Day (according to the morning show I was watching this morning) so…it’s Coldstone Creamery’s Birthday Cake Remix!
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Hello ~ My name is Tanya Cheeves. I am an elementary school teacher from Cumming, GA. I am so excited to get the opportunity to attend the affiliate training in Chicago! I can’t wait to meet everyone and come back to spread the love of computer science!
I love traveling, reading, animals, and COFFEE (straight up -black).
I’m Margaret Agbowo, an East Bay educator currently working in Berkeley, California. I teach high school (10th-12th) technology and business electives. I’m interested in joining this community to learn from others: inspiration, as well as curriculum, techniques, and staying abreast of CS initiatives.
Hi. My name is Sharon. I live and work in south-central Oklahoma. I teach 3rd grade. I have been wanting to learn a little about coding for a while, so that I can teach my students. I figure it is such a part of life now, that we should be getting our students used to it early, plus I think it would give them such a confidence boost to be able to create a real working program! I just came back from an EdTech conference (ISTE) and met a gentleman who directed me to code.org. I am enthralled and can’t wait to start learning about coding, although I’m a little intimidated too.
Spent a week in Charleston this June. My husband and I LOVE the city!
Hello. My name is Kesha. I am an Education Specialists in Technology for the Alabama State Dept. of Education. Before working at the State Dept of Edu, I taught middle and high school students. I currently live in Montgomery Alabama. I have had previous experience using Code.org but I am looking forward to learning more about Coding and how I can encourage other teachers and students to start CODING!
HI! I’m Julie an affiliate in Reno, Nevada! I live in Sparks and teach 3rd grade at The Honors Academy of Literature, a k-8 public charter school. I teach computer coding to 3-8th graders, I have taught 2 coding camps and have taught Google’s CS First coding program. I am looking forward to learning from fellow affiliates on this forum!
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I am Gail Holmes. I live in North Carolina. I recently retired in North Carolina but will begin teaching at NCVPS (North Carolina Virtual Public Schools in January 2016). I will teach business to grades 9-12. I am excited about becoming a part of the community because I will be teaching programming in the future.
I have a pbworks site at http://ghholmes.pbworks. My Linkedin, twitter, skype and facebook username is ghholmes. My favorite pass time is challenging my grand baby in a game of bowling on the wii.
If you are teaching business please share a strategy that is working for you!
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My name is Heather Saksa and I am a technology teacher at an elementary school in Hartford, CT (PK-Grade 6). I have been a teacher for ten years. For my first five years of teaching, I originally started teaching middle/high school World Language! The last few years, though, I have changed positions and have become more focused on teaching computer science at the elementary level.
I am also one of the Code.org teacher affiliates for CT (saksa@pd.code.org). Looking forward to learning more about what other teachers are doing in their schools!
My name is Charles Schultz; I moonlight at a local community college, teaching a couple database courses, but I am interested in code.org as I help out a fourth grade class where my daughter goes to school. And Mike Harvey started posting in here, so I figure I had to follow suit.
As awesome as code.org is, some kids just don’t like it. Perhaps they are temporarily bored, or distracted with thoughts of Minecraft, PARCC or recess. I very much apprecite the “unplugged” events mentioned through the various courses, and am wondering how to beter utilize those resources while other students are “plugged in”.
My name is Shane Asselstine and I am a curriculum and technology coordinator at Momilani Elementary School in Hawaii. I teach about 240 students between grades 3-6, with a focus on math, computer science and other technologies. Many of my lessons over the past few years have revolved around game based learning, specifically MinecraftEdu. This has lead to many opportunities to present and run workshops with a focus on GBL.
I have been working with my school on integrating more computer science and this will be our third year doing Hour of Code. I am excited to become an affiliate and contribute to the goals and vision of Code.org.
My name is Katie White and I am an Innovation Strategist (Tech TOSA) at Beaverton School District in Beaverton Oregon. I work on a team of 7 other awesome TOSAS spreading our love for individualized instruction enhanced with technology. Together our team works with 51 K-12 schools. Our team formed a year ago, having all come from the classroom.
Prior to this position, I was a 3rd grade teacher in Indonesia. My husband, our two little girls, and I have been living and teaching abroad for nine years (well, the girls entered the picture 5 and 2.5 years ago).
I have been sharing my love for inquiry instruction, making thinking visible, classroom design, Digital Citizenship, and more recently Code.org all over the world. I am excited to now be an affiliate for Code.org and build on my and others’ understanding of solid instruction infused with code.
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My name is Benjamin Quansah and presently guiding my students here in Australia to participate in code.org after school hours. My cohort learners are K-12 and we have a differentiated learning session for as many of them as are able to make it to our Point Cook Learning Support Centre after School Hours.
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My name is Benjamin Quansah a Graduate Teacher from Victoria University. I am presently the Program Manager at EDU WEBVOLUTIPON AGENCY INC. There we guide our K-12 Learners in a differentiated learning session using the Australian Curriculum and also recommends the code.org courses to them.
Use this link to See me here with my cohort learners.
