Alfonso Mendoza, a 5th grade Science and Social Studies teacher at Harry Shimotsu Elementary School — a public school, three miles away from the Mexican border, in Mission, TX —…
“Set up a way to make learning reflection an integral part of the process, and reserve time for it at the end of each session. Teach kids to express what they learned this session, particularly recording (and…
Don’t be afraid to tell a student “I don’t know the answer, but let’s find out together” and use that as an opportunity to show students how to research.”
“Remember that your job isn’t to be the expert at scratch. Your job is to create experiences for kids to learn new ways that they can use computational thinking… In other words, your job isn’t to know how…
“Go in and play. Use the Creative Computing resource. Blend online and offline (unplugged) activities. I always make my own project before I have the kids try it out. Sometimes I open up a new screen and take suggestions from students…