Buffalo Grove HS Learning and Instruction : Instructional Friday Focus: Coding and Programming

Dear Bison Colleagues,

Happy Friday! As we close out another great week at Buffalo Grove HS, I am focused on the topic of coding and programming in honor of Computer Science Education Week Dec 7-13

Teach and Learn with Passion!

Teaching and Learning Quotes:

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” —Robert Louis Stevenson

Danielson Framework for Teaching reminder:

There are 4 domains, 22 components and 76 elements that are considered aspects of a teacher's responsibility as documented through empirical studies. The 4 domains are:

1. Planning and Preparation

2. The Classroom Environment

3. Instruction

4. Professional Responsibilities

Looking at Domain 2: The Classroom Environment

2c: Managing Classroom Procedures

Here's a peek at what "distinguished" looks like for 2c:

Classroom routines and procedures are seamless in their operation, and students assume considerable responsibility for their smooth functioning.

Strategy/Tool to Try: (thanks to ITF Jeff Vlk)

Sphere 360°-Great for Art or Photography Students

Step into the future of photography. Record key moments - and immerse yourself in new ones - like never before. See Paris from a hot air balloon, feel the energy from the American ldol stage, and hold onto your raft as you approach Hubbard Glacier. With Sphere, your device is a movable window you control.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tourwrist/id335671384?mt=8

Instructional Focus: Coding!

Many of you have participated in Hour of Code activities this week. But it doesn't have to stop there! Coding can be incorporated into ALL subjects. Here are a whole bunch of free resources to help you and your students get started:

http://code.org/learn

http://scratch.mit.edu

http://www.alice.org/index.php

https://blockly-games.appspot.com

http://www.codecademy.com