During the week of December 7th-11th students in
the North Reading Public Schools will be participating in the “Hour of Code”.
The “Hour Of Code” event is a global event in which students are urged to participate
in a coding/programming orientated lesson for one hour. The event is sponsored
by Code.org who provides a tremendous variety of activities, lessons and
resources to support student engagement with the hour of code through their
website.
The North Reading Public Schools plans on a
providing students multiple opportunities to participate in this event. At the
high school classes will be coming down to the media center
to participate. In the middle school multiple
classes will be utilizing the Distance Learning Lab
to work on coding activities. On multiple days
industry professionals will speak to students about the value of programming
and coding skills in their professions. Professionals who have agreed to share their experience
with students include Jeff Delaney, VP Engineering for Ericsson, Adity Dokania,
Software Engineer for Kensho Technologies and Shereen Tyrrell of MassTLC.
In the elementary schools the Digital Learning
Specialists are integrating the “Hour Of Code” activities into their work with
classroom teachers on a daily basis during the week. The event is a great
opportunity to have students understand the value of understanding the basics
of computer science in their current education and their future. For more
information on this event please visit
http://hourofcode.org or https://code.org . For more information on the activities North Reading students
are participating in please contact Daniel Downs, Ed.D.-Coordinator of Digital
Learning North Reading Public Schools.
