Abi Van Regenmorter De Smet School District

Technology affects every field

Source: Dancing with Robots - Human Skills for Computerized Work, Levy and Murnane, 2013 A growing need for problem-solving skills, across all jobs

Who is Code.org?  A public 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to bringing computer science to every school, and increasing participation by women and underrepresented students of color.  Producer of online courses in 30,000 classrooms  The computer science PD partner for 30 of the largest districts nationwide, including NYC, LA, and Chicago  The organizer of the Hour of Code campaign

Code Studio: CS in grades K-5  Short 20-hour courses for elementary school  Free, open-source, online “games”  Lectures by Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Bosh, Bill Gates, etc  Aligned to reinforce Math, Science, ELA standards  Already adopted by 30,000 teachers. 98% recommend it  Any district, school, or teacher can participate

3 courses  Course 1: for early readers, ages 4-6. (Grades K-1)  Course 2: for beginners, ages 6+ (Grades 2-5)  Course 3: for ages 6+ (Kids who have completed course 2)  Each course is ~20 lessons, ~40 minutes each  Blend of online tutorials with “unplugged” activities that teach computing concepts without a computer  Designed for all ages. Reinforce math, science, English standards in elementary school.

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Sample Courses & Assessment

Student Progress ExperienceTeacher Experience

Code.org in De Smet After-school activity 4 hour long sessions Grades K-5 HS helpers Students developed grit!

Where are we going? Continuing with code.org Weekly, during the school day Guest Speakers 3-D Printing City X Project Eventually drones

Support and Q/A Resources links from code.org Teacher Dashboard Explained