
Benjamin Hurley
@hurleben
CTforKids - EdTech Coach at Washington County Public Schools, Advocate for STEM and CS education and Apple fan.
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http://www.ctforkids.com 20-08-2012 01:57:16
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Ss engagement was ๐๐ with Robo Wunderkind ๐ค ๐ as K started exploring unplugged Pangborn Elementary #ComputerScience KidsCanCode Dr. Ann K. Laber Anders WCPS Maryland


Busy Thursday and Friday modeling Gr 2, 3, 4 #computerscience Emma K Doub Elem and Pangborn Elementary Ss are off to a great start partnering, journaling, notice and wondering, solving problems. ๐๐ CSforALL Code.org Dr. Ann K. Laber Anders


Very excited to launch Robo Wunderkind ๐ค ๐ to our WCPS Maryland elem computer science classes this year. Ss were engaged ๐คฉ โค๏ธthe quick build and many #coding options this provides our Ss. Supporting the Maryland State Department of Education WCPSBlueprint CSforALL WCPS Maryland Dr. Ann K. Laber Anders Dr. Gary Willow Jordan Waybright


Kicking off 2025 ๐Representing WCPS Maryland FETC with Benjamin Hurley Jordan Waybright! Lead Presenters for Computer Science, Digital Well-Being, Equitable Access & Digital Citizenship.


#grade2 taking their first dive into Computer Science w Code.org ๐๐ Thank you Salem Avenue Elem for bringing this important content to ALL students! #changemakers WCPS Maryland CSforALL Dr. Ann K. Laber Anders #CodeNewbies


Our #EDUC553wwvd class explored a variety of Sphero Education robots tonight as well as Micro:bit Educational Foundation - getting them thinking about #computationalthinking and #computerscience in the classroom! Benjamin Hurley Joni #wcpsmdcodes #coding Danny Wagner

#Grade5 Ss Emma K Doub Elem CSforALL doing a phenomenal job journaling, planning, modifying and writing new #code using variables in Code.org ๐๐ Super proud of this team! Drista Bowser Dr. Ann K. Laber Anders #PerseverancePrevails


This has been an eye-opening and exciting day of updates for Computer Science efforts. The vision continues, adjustments to make, collaboration is important in making a better CS program for our students WCPS Maryland Dr. Ann K. Laber Anders #theworkcontinues



So nice to get back to teaching Ss Computer Science. Got to teach Micro:bit Educational Foundation to #grade2 WCPS Maryland and the Ss wanted to #code more at recess. Learning happens when engagement is ๐. CSforALL = ๐. #thisismywhy Dr. Ann K. Laber Anders Drista Bowser Maryland Center for Computing Education KidsCanCode

Proud of our Pangborn Elementary Computer Science program. Going ๐ช with #pairprogramming and small groups working together to #ProblemSolving Code.org CSforALL Dr. Ann K. Laber Anders


Got to do some modeling of thinking today for #Grade2. Showing our thinking to Ss is important and being able to walk through problem solving! ๐ CSforALL Pangborn Elementary Dr. Ann K. Laber Anders Code.org


โก๏ธ BREAKING! As part of the Google.org Blockly Accessibility Fund, we are delighted to announce that we have been given $1 million to work with the Blockly team, Microsoft MakeCode team, and the wider community, to improve accessibility in block-based coding ๐ ๐ Read more:

#Grade3 Pangborn Elementary applying #coding CSforALL skills and content LEGO Education LEGO with the new Essential Kits. Engineering Design and Problem solving was on ๐ฅ! Dr. Ann K. Laber Anders


Ss Pangborn Elementary applying #coding CSforALL skills and content with the new Robo Wunderkind ๐ค ๐ kits. #Grade1 learned about #automation in farming/ag creating their own seed bot! #GradeK read a story and created a ๐ sequence. Dr. Ann K. Laber Anders Tonya Rowe CTE_WCPS WCPS Maryland

Excited to be presenting w Richard Wurtz Sphero Education continuum of robots and Micro:bit Educational Foundation pathway infusion with computer science and #ArtificialInteligence for K-12 Ss MD Tech Connect #mdtechconnect WCPS Maryland Dr. Ann K. Laber Anders CSforALL Danny Wagner



Positive and engaging #EdTech Leader PD tonight as we reflect and discuss on our work within the schools WCPS Maryland Jordan Waybright ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ฆ Dr. Ann K. Laber Anders Remember to come find our team on bluesky


I am going to post out a copy of these Micro:bit Educational Foundation game worksheets from my British Council Algeria workshops to 5 people that retweet this or new followers! I will use a micro:bit to choose at random ๐๐ฎ๐น๏ธ๐๐พ
