Over the last few years, I’ve learned a lot about the process of learning to code as I’ve support students, both children and adults, as they worked their way through the first stages of learning. I wanted to make a
Resources for Brand New Programmers
As I’ve worked through my Flutter project, I’ve noticed that all of the learning materials and tutorials I’ve found have assumed an existing level of programming knowledge starting at the beginning of the course. This has made things harder for
Elizabeth Warren Quotapalooza Widget Diagram
I’ve been working on adding more to my Knowledge Object Project now that we’re nearing the due date, and specifically, wanting to create more videos that help explain the coding parts of the project. One of the unique things about
Cracking an Old Problem
My first semester in grad school, I took Introduction to Game Design for Educators and had the chance to learn how to build my own educational role playing game. At the end of the semester, I bought the web hosting
The Importance of Consistency, the Ecosystem of Coding, and Miles of Brick Walls
Like everyone else, I’ve been busy for the last several weeks adjusting to our new normal. Shifting to remote learning for work, grad school projects, volunteering, and trying to keep my mind in order with all of the stress and
Teaching the Whole Person
It’s been a very intense, unusual few weeks for everyone, myself included. In the world of education, everything has been turned topsy-turvy by the Coronavirus pandemic, and since education ventures make up the vast majority of my professional and academic
Scratchception!
For my Systematic Design of Instruction class, I’m designing a “mini-course” called How to Teach Kids to Code (Even if You’re Not Sure How to Code Yourself!) Our courses are designed with other teachers in mind, and since I’ve talked
On Confronting Fear with Learning
When I was in elementary school, the “Bloody Mary” urban legend was going strong in my school, and I was legitimately terrified. I was having nightmares and pretty sure that a vengeful ghost was going to crawl out of my
Vive la Pen and Paper!
I remember when I was working for a healthcare IT company, and I proposed making a ‘textbook’ for our customers to print out and keep handy for times when they needed help figuring something out in our app. The response
Resources: Front End Web Development
Learning HTML and CSS FreeCodeCamp.org – This website allows you to learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and other coding languages through programs made up of short exercises. This can be great for building code fluency, but keep in mind that it