Reflecting Upon the Hour of Code

Reflecting Upon the Hour of Code

Having been involved with the Hour of Code™ in some way since its launch in 2013, I’ve heard both celebrations and complaints. While not all of the comments that have flowed…
My First Encounter with micro:bit

My First Encounter with micro:bit

YouTube video of the experience is at the end of the article It’s not often that my mind is blown by something that I’ve known about for eons. Today was a major…
Bringing A Dream to Life

Bringing A Dream to Life

In order to make dreams come true, you need to wake up I’m a dreamer. Ever since the days that I first stacked discarded fence boards on top of cinderblocks to…
Fair Over Equal

Fair Over Equal

Why you should decide to provide an “equitable” experience to your students over an “equal” one. “Life’s not fair!” How many times have we said that as parents and educators?…
Being a Resourceful Educator

Being a Resourceful Educator

Edited from https://youtu.be/vUZ8LRkTH4I Last month, Code.org posted a blog about how self-identified “resourceful” teachers saw an increase in overall math, science, and English test scores after introducing their classes to computer science. This…