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Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:30 PM EDT

Welcome to #wyoedchat Please introduce yourself to group, name, location and subject.

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:31 PM EDT

I’m Dawn in Gillette. I teach jr. high computer science, computer skills and desktop publishing. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:33 PM EDT

We will use the Q1, A1 format. Please Retweet so everyone will see and also remember to include the #wyoedchat hashtag.

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:34 PM EDT

Tonight’s topic is Computer Science. I will be using the CS abbreviation for computer science. We'll go until 7:30 pm #wyoedchat

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:34 PM EDT

James, jumping in from PT conferences #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:35 PM EDT

Q1: Do you teach computer science? As a class or as part of another subject? #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:36 PM EDT

A1: I teach CS to 7th & 8th graders. The semester class is titled Computer Science. I love teaching CS. #wyoedchat

MsSholle Oct 23 @ 8:36 PM EDT

A1: LCSD1 now requires 30 minutes of coding every week. Reg Ed Ts do it w their Ss. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:35 PM EDT

Q1: Do you teach computer science? As a class or as part of another subject? #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:37 PM EDT

@MsSholle Hi, Sarah! Thanks for joining! #wyoedchat

MsSholle Oct 23 @ 8:38 PM EDT

None of the conversation shows up. But I’m trying @Dawn63Dale #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:38 PM EDT

Is that K-12? #wyoedchat

In reply to @MsSholle

MsSholle Oct 23 @ 8:39 PM EDT

I know it’s at least k-6. Not sure about others. #wyoedchat

In reply to @Dawn63Dale

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:39 PM EDT

@MsSholle Thanks, Sarah! I'm having issues too. Grrr! Do you see @jpk Retweets? #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:40 PM EDT

Q2: Is CS offered in your district? In which grades? #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:41 PM EDT

A2: CS is offered in jr. high and high school. Some elementary Ts are introducing CS to their Ss. #wyoedchat

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:41 PM EDT

A1. Its is part of other classes at moment #wyoedchat

amborcher Oct 23 @ 8:41 PM EDT

A1: trying to change computer lab culture... it has always been math and reading programs...more cs #wyoedchat

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:42 PM EDT

A2 It is not currently offered. #wyoedchat

In reply to @Dawn63Dale

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:35 PM EDT

Q1: Do you teach computer science? As a class or as part of another subject? #wyoedchat

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:42 PM EDT

Welcome sir. Glad you are here #wyoedchat

In reply to @amborcher

MsCrawford101 Oct 23 @ 8:42 PM EDT

Ack I’m having the exact same problem! #wyoedchat

In reply to @MsSholle, @Dawn63Dale

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:42 PM EDT

Thanks for joining #wyoedchat tonight!

In reply to @amborcher

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:43 PM EDT

I wonder what the deal is? #wyoedchat.

In reply to @MsCrawford101, @MsSholle

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:43 PM EDT

I hope you are working on getting CS offered in your district. #wyoedchat

In reply to @jpk38

amborcher Oct 23 @ 8:44 PM EDT

A2: currently not much at all in elementary...changing the culture little at a time! #wyoedchat

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:44 PM EDT

Always banging drum #wyoedchat #CSforAll

In reply to @Dawn63Dale

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:45 PM EDT

Andrew, where do you teach? #wyoedchat

In reply to @amborcher

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:46 PM EDT

Q3: Who teaches CS in your district? #wyoedchat

MsSholle Oct 23 @ 8:46 PM EDT

Our whole district uses @codeorg as a resource. #wyoedchat

In reply to @jpk38, @Dawn63Dale, @codeorg

amborcher Oct 23 @ 8:47 PM EDT

A3: mostly jr high and hs. Up to individual teachers at elementary. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:48 PM EDT

A3: In jr. high Business teachers teach CS. At the high schools, it is taught in CTE. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:49 PM EDT

A3.1 In Elem. it's only Ts who take the initiative on their own to teach CS. Not required. #wyoedchat

MsSholle Oct 23 @ 8:50 PM EDT

A3: Me!!! And regular ed at elementary. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:46 PM EDT

Q3: Who teaches CS in your district? #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:50 PM EDT

Yay, you! #wyoedchat

In reply to @MsSholle

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:51 PM EDT

Q4: How is UW preparing Ts to teach CS? #wyoedchat

MsSholle Oct 23 @ 8:51 PM EDT

Do you think there are many? #wyoedchat

In reply to @Dawn63Dale

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:52 PM EDT

A4: UW no longer offers a deg in Business Ed. The Technical Ed program is gone. So, no sec ed deg to prepare CS teachers. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:52 PM EDT

I think more and more are trying it. #wyoedchat

In reply to @MsSholle

MsSholle Oct 23 @ 8:52 PM EDT

A4: ooooohhh I have no idea. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:51 PM EDT

Q4: How is UW preparing Ts to teach CS? #wyoedchat

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:52 PM EDT

A4. Great Q ...we need @tadousay & @JSAnderle to shed light on what was in place #wyoedchat

In reply to @Dawn63Dale, @tadousay, @JSAnderle

MsSholle Oct 23 @ 8:52 PM EDT

Sad stuff. #wyoedchat

In reply to @Dawn63Dale

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:53 PM EDT

A4.1 https://t.co/xLcwk0QPyW Link to UW EDIT program. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:53 PM EDT

I agree. #wyoedchat

In reply to @MsSholle

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:54 PM EDT

A5 I believe western is doing some stuff as well #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:54 PM EDT

WWCC? #wyoedchat

In reply to @jpk38

JSAnderle Oct 23 @ 8:55 PM EDT

@jpk38, we cover general technology implementation in the ITEC undergrad class, but I can't speak for other efforts. #wyoedchat

In reply to @jpk38, @Dawn63Dale, @tadousay, @jpk38

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:57 PM EDT

A4.2 I think it's super important for us to have trained Ts to teach coding to Ss. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:58 PM EDT

Q5: The White House announced a $200 million per year commitment to CS education in schools.What are your thoughts on this? #wyoedchat

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:58 PM EDT

I wonder at lower levels if its not better to incorporate into classes. Specialist helping out #wyoedchat

In reply to @Dawn63Dale

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:59 PM EDT

Q5 URL https://t.co/4ZvI2qBuDk #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:59 PM EDT

Probably, but at secondary where it's offered as a semester or year class, I sure want those Ts trained. #wyoedchat

In reply to @jpk38

MsSholle Oct 23 @ 8:59 PM EDT

I am trained to use https://t.co/KvbowFN90B but most in our district are not. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:57 PM EDT

A4.2 I think it's super important for us to have trained Ts to teach coding to Ss. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:00 PM EDT

A5: This is great! How will WY use this $? #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:00 PM EDT

I took a day long class with @jpk38 for https://t.co/NlNRHxieXk. It was great. Other than that, I'm self-taught. #wyoedchat

In reply to @MsSholle, @jpk38

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:00 PM EDT

A5. its our student future...we better embrace it. https://t.co/Lyjd3NowVH #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:02 PM EDT

A5.1 It's awesome to have White House support of CS. And our WY Leg. and WDE are also supportive. #wyoedchat

amborcher Oct 23 @ 9:04 PM EDT

A5: step in the right direction...excited to see wyo leg buying in #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:04 PM EDT

Q6 in 2 minutes. #wyoedchat I was hoping for more paticpation so spaced out the Qs. Thanks to those who are here.

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:05 PM EDT

and potentially funding it too #wyoedchat

In reply to @amborcher

amborcher Oct 23 @ 9:05 PM EDT

A5.1 needs to be teacher education or pd on implementation at elementary in my opinion #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:06 PM EDT

Q6: Superintendent Balow recommends CS be added to WY’s basket of goods. https://t.co/Fs98ZbGVQi Do you agree? #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:06 PM EDT

Absolutely!!! #wyoedchat

In reply to @amborcher

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:06 PM EDT

https://t.co/vwUPpzFuqJ does good job of making it simple... IMHO #wyoedchat

In reply to @amborcher

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:07 PM EDT

A6 Absolutely. Make it an option, don't require, but make it appealing. Hathaway drives everything #wyoedchat

In reply to @Dawn63Dale

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:08 PM EDT

A6: I like the idea of adding CS to the basket of goods. I have ?s about how it will be implemented. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:08 PM EDT

The News-Record article was only for paid subscribers, so I copied and pasted it into the link. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:08 PM EDT

Exactly! I want it offered, but not required. I address that in a future Q. #wyoedchat

In reply to @jpk38

izzaboo Oct 23 @ 9:10 PM EDT

Guess who's joining in late? #wyoedchat (and via pocket computer)

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 8:10 PM EDT

@izzaboo Join us #wyoedchat Monday at 6:30 PM MST

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:10 PM EDT

Welcome, @izzaboo Better late than never. #wyoedchat

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:11 PM EDT

whoooohoooo #wyoedchat

In reply to @izzaboo

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:12 PM EDT

Q7: WY grads reqd 2 consec yrs of foreign lang for Hath. Balow rec 2 yrs for lang or 2 yrs CS. Should CS count as for lang? #wyoedchat

izzaboo Oct 23 @ 9:12 PM EDT

#wyoedchat this doesn't work well on my phone. Only showing three tweets under "latest"

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:13 PM EDT

A7. for sure. enough said. lol #wyoedchat

In reply to @Dawn63Dale

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:13 PM EDT

its penalizing you for being late to the party #wyoedchat its been weird tonight for everyone

In reply to @izzaboo

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:14 PM EDT

A7: CS already counts as a Science for the Hathaway. Also count as a CTE course. I don’t think it should count as a Foreign Lang. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:15 PM EDT

A7.1 Link to Hathaway: https://t.co/WMCOL7jdOs #wyoedchat

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:15 PM EDT

but it is a new language? What makes it different from Fre/Spa ? #wyoedchat'

In reply to @Dawn63Dale

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:16 PM EDT

A7.2 https://t.co/e9mKdEfrEz FB page: #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:16 PM EDT

Seems more STEM than For. Lang. That includes culture etc. about the language. IMHO. #wyoedchat

In reply to @jpk38

jpk38 - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:17 PM EDT

being PC is what that is :) #wyoedchat

In reply to @Dawn63Dale

izzaboo Oct 23 @ 9:17 PM EDT

#wyoedchat I'm downloading update for app. I'm gonna pretend for now that'll fix it...meanwhile me ill get a laptop

KristaSweckard Oct 23 @ 9:18 PM EDT

I have the same issue. Sorry had PT conf tonight and couldn’t get back in time! #wyoedchat

izzaboo Oct 23 @ 9:12 PM EDT

#wyoedchat this doesn't work well on my phone. Only showing three tweets under "latest"

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:19 PM EDT

@KristaSweckard Glad you are here. I hope you can see the Qs and As. Twitter is being difficult tongiht. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:20 PM EDT

Q8: Should CS be required for graduation? #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:21 PM EDT

A8:CS should be OFFERED to all Ss, but it should NOT be REQUIRED. Some Ss are not interested and should not be forced to take it. #wyoedchat

Melter0 Oct 23 @ 9:22 PM EDT

I cant see the questions. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:22 PM EDT

A8.1 Ss have to be willing to fail and persevere when coding. Some give up when they need to debug. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:22 PM EDT

I'm sorry. Things are not working well tonight. #wyoedchat

In reply to @Melter0

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:24 PM EDT

CS Links: 1 https://t.co/sFET1S9N32 2 https://t.co/NqqvnF8pE2 3 https://t.co/dSJh0ZVPcM 4 https://t.co/rUfEQU6NhU #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:24 PM EDT

There is a lot in the news about CS right now. Included 4 articles I found interesting. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:25 PM EDT

Q9: Are there topics you would like discussed this year in #wyoedchat ?

tadousay Oct 23 @ 9:25 PM EDT

A4 The #cosci endorsement had been in the works for awhile now. @SciEdBurrows might be a good source on the reqs and timeline. #wyoedchat

In reply to @Dawn63Dale, @SciEdBurrows

izzaboo Oct 23 @ 9:25 PM EDT

me either. I'm thinking of answering the questions I want to be asked. ;-) #wyoedchat

In reply to @Melter0

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:26 PM EDT

Go for it! #wyoedchat

In reply to @izzaboo, @Melter0

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:26 PM EDT

Thank you, Tonia! #wyoedchat

In reply to @tadousay, @SciEdBurrows

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:27 PM EDT

I don't understand why some people can see the Qs and others can't. It's so frustrating. #wyoedchat

Dawn63Dale - Moderator Oct 23 @ 9:28 PM EDT

Thanks so much for joining tonight! Join us again next week and bring a friend. Have great week! #wyoedchat