Educators and students may shy away in fright at the prospect of teaching or taking computer science classes. Coding can be scary! Especially when you see those super smart heroes hammering away on keyboards with super fast typing skills trying to save the world through a computer screen. How is an educator expected to become an expert in computer science so quickly? Well you don’t have to be an expert, you just have to be willing to take a few risks.
The brave teachers in the Juab School District’s Innovation Center have found some amazing ways to incorporate coding and computer science into multiple grade levels. In this video you’ll meet Heather Westering, and Krystle Bassett to find out how they’ve integrated coding, design thinking, and computer science skills into the curriculum.
Michael Hakkarinen specializes in helping teachers engage students in the classroom with technology such as Mac Tools, Google Apps for Educators, iPads and more. He earned a Bachelor’s in English from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Master’s in Elementary Education at Mount Saint Mary’s University, where he also taught Instructional Technology at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He was a Technology Resource Teacher in Frederick County, Maryland, where he taught elementary school, and an EdTech for Canyons School District in Utah before joining the UEN PD team in 2014. He served on the UCET Board from 2014-18 and in the position of UCET President from 2016-17.
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