About Me.A Member of Cohort X1 in the MIST program.
I've been a veteran teacher in the public elementary schools in the Cupertino school district for seventeen years. Currently I'm working within the district as an instructional services technology coach. I love to talk to other educators about #makerspaces #edtechcamps #designthinking #minecraftedu and #PBL |
Executive Summary
Coding, computational thinking, and computer programming are viewed by some in education as the new literacy. Thought leaders and organizations are concerned that students need these skills to succeed in a competitive global job environment. Teachers need to understand and grasp this driving force in our culture which is now connected with almost all daily activity in our modern lives. Teachers without grasping the concepts and the ability to incorporate and create lessons in their classroom will be doing their students a disservice and putting them at a disadvantage. It is key for the teachers to see and the students to understand that without this understanding they will be left behind and view everyday technology as something to consume rather than something utilized to express their thinking and creativity with. The capstone project on Professional Development on Coding for Teachers, fulfills the needs of teacher professional development while still allowing them the freedom to choose from a plethora of tools and concepts to teach age appropriate computer science concepts in their everyday curriculum planning and instructional design.
Capstone Project