As a teacher in a Title I school, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. One of the things that our school offers to students are classes after lunch, called LifeSkills. LifeSkills are a variety of classes that students choose and are taught by teachers. These classes are designed by teachers to teach students what they are passionate about outside of the academic classroom. Some of those offerings include cultural studies, knitting, golf, board games and others.
With all these challenges, my students continue to be eager learners and are willing to try new things.
Students enjoy these classes and many times are inspired by them. At the end of these classes, seeing students engaging in these classes, I see students who before may have thought that they can't do something or accomplish something new.
My Project
I offer my students an introductory course into coding. I myself am new to it and enjoy learning as we embark on this class together. For many of my students, coding is a scary task. For them it seems like only geniuses can do it. But once they start to code and see that it is not that difficult and it only requires patience and practice, many begin to enjoy it.
My problem is that students who take my course more than once, start to lose interest in coding because I am unable to offer them the next step in coding.
With students now having discovered their interest in coding, I want to keep that interest alive and going.
With the help of these materials such as LEGO Boost and tablets , the more advanced students can now have a new program that is more challenging and will continue their interest in coding. For beginning students, this will give them a visual motivation and allow them to see what coding can bring to life.
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