#tynkerchat Archive
The mission of #TynkerChat: Are we adequately preparing students for an unknown future? Can we, through community and sharing, make this unknown “known?” Let us lift up the conversation about making sure that when our students enter the workforce- they have the skills to thrive.
#TynkerChat will be held every Monday, starting March 13th.
Monday July 31, 2017
7:00 PM EDT
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Hello all, I am Keith George, Educational Technology Specialist for the Alabama Department of Education, filling in for
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Please introduce yourself- Your name, school/organization, and for tonight’s topic, please include your state!
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Question 1 is coming up in one minute!
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Q1: What standards do you use to justify teaching coding/Computer Science across grade levels?
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Question 2, please stand by, you are up in one minute!
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Q2: Does your state have state-level standards that include coding/computer science? At what grade levels?
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A2: Alabama didn't have coding in Tech Standards, so we are in process of revising them!
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Question 3 is up next, and it’s a good one!
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Q3: In AL, we're replacing “Technology” CoS w/ “Dig. Lit./Comp Sci.” How is your state balancing these two important topics?
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Question 4, your audience requests your presence in one minute!
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A3: We recognize need for both but will focus more on in early elem and more on as Ss move towards secondary.
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Q4: How do online resources such as , and fit into fulfilling state standards?
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Thank you everyone for an amazing chat, I was honored to host and I hope you gained a little insight! Join us next week!
