PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

MONICA VINCENT
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO

#DTTLPD2015

COMPREHENSIVE CODING
IN THE CLASSROOM
APRIL 18TH @ 11-11:50 AM
AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISSED

Room 101
http://comprehensivecodingintheclassroom.weebly.com

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MonicaVincent

CURIOUS TO CODE?
Whatyouwillneed...

Whymustwebecurioustocode?
Aseducatorswemustteachourdigitallynative
studentshowtocomprehensivelycreatewithcode.In
thisworkshop,wewillexploreapps,identifyavailable
resources,andsharestrategiesthatbuild,promote,&
strengthenprogrammingskills,sothatinturnwecan
teachbasiccomputerscienceconceptsthroughplay&
gamificationtoourstudents!.

-UbiquitousBroadbandAccess(i.e.internet)
-WebBrowser(FirefoxorChrome)
-ActiveEmailAddress
-GoogleFormsviacomputer
-Trelloviacomputer
-Kodableviacomputer
-Tynkerviacomputer

Ooh!
RealizingtheValueforStudents
Our Focus

Available
Resources

According to code.org, 90% of schools in the

United States are not teaching
any computer science.

hmm...

90%

Intodays21stcenturyglobaleconomy,thereisa
rapidlyincreasingdemandforengineering,IT,&
computerscienceprofessionals.However,coding
curriculumhasremainedmarginalizedthroughout
theK-12educationsystemintheU.S.Students
mustlearnthefundamentalsofcodingthrough
exploration&manipulation..Codingprovides
studentswithadesiredtechnicalskills-setthatwill
servethemwellinanyfuturecareerpursuits.

Lasting Benefits of
Building a
Coding
Skill-Set
Computation, Analytical Reasoning or Problem Solving
Perseverance & Persistence
Creation, Collaboration, & Communication

K-12 U.S.EducationSTEMNeed

TheBureauofLaborStatisticssays1.4
millionnewjobsincomputingwillbe
createdthisdecade.That'smorethanall
thenewjobsinallotherscience,
technology,engineeringandmathematics
(STEM)fieldscombined(SanJose
MercuryNews,2014).

Comprehensive Coding in the Classroom

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Studentscaneasilylearnthefundamentals
ofcodingthroughgamificationandplay.
Codingprovidesstudentswithaskills-set
thatwillservethemwellinanyfuture
academicsettingandlatercareerpursuits.
Tynker"learntocode"Platform(3rd-8th)
Tynkerisafreewebtoolwithadrag-anddropdesignthatteachesstudents
computationalthinking.
WhatStudentsLearnUtilizingTynker
animation
sensing
visibility
actorproperties
repetition
sound
motion
handlingevents
KodableCodingCurriculum(ages5&up)
mappedtoCommonCoreStateStandards
WhatStudentsLearnUtilizingKodable
logic
conditions
patternrecognition
problemsolving
sequencingtasks
usingautomation
loops,functions
debuggingprograms
problemsolving

HELLO
MY NAME IS

Monica Vincent

Couldcodingbeconsideredthenew
formofliteracy?Atanunprecedented
rate,codinghastakeneducationby
storm!Codingisnolongerexclusively
forprogrammers...itisforeveryone.
Digitalliteracyhasbecomeanintegral
componenttoanyskillset.Inorderto
becompetitiveinourtechnologically
saturated,globaleconomy,everyone
whoiscommittedtoknowledge
acquisitionmusttakeadvantageof
theemergingopportunitiesfor
advancementthroughlearningand
utilizingbasicprogrammingskills.
However,howcaneducators
integratecodingintotheircurriculum
andpedagogy?Inthisworkshopyou
willbeintroducedtothebasicsof
programmingbylearningtocode.
Participantswillbepromptedto
investigateandmanipulatevarious
Web2.0applicationsviaiPadsand
laptops.Bytheendofthisworkshop,
participantswilltransitionfrom
consumerstocreatorsoftechnology!

Connect
@monicaavincent
kthroughlife.com
monicaavincent@gmail.com

Log on

http://comprehensivecodingintheclassroom.weebly.com

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TYNKER
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Comprehensive Coding in the Classroom

Certificate of Completion

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