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PennypackerLITE17/18
L.I.T.E. 2017-18
Anne Pennypacker
English 8
Midlothian Middle
Mission
By the end of the L.I.T.E. Cohort for school year 2017-2018, I will use an introduction to coding as a way to improve student reading comprehension skills, integrating ISTE standards 1 for teachers and 4 for students utilizing codecombat.com. as documented by student portfolios.
Reflection
On the Journey, I learned and implemented more than I expected due to the remarkable collaboration in the G+ community.
IMPACT
Impact
- Increased student collaboration
- Increased student engagement
- Made learning fun
Measuring success
Measuring success
There are many websites for introduction to computer coding. After looking at several, I chose codecombat.com because it had the highest interest for my 8th grade students. In addition, I felt it was easy to read and follow the directions, set up a class, and track student progress.
Learning objectives:
DIVING DEEPER
Make non-fiction reading fun by teaching students to code.
ENGLISH SOL 8.6
SOL's
The student will read, comprehend, and analyze a variety of nonfiction texts.
KEY RESULTS
KEY RESULTS
colaboration, synthesis and learning occurr at all levels
Students are challenged with rigirous non-fiction reading in a high interest category
Students begin the year with lower scores on the non-fiction section of the Reading SOL test.
TESTIMONIALS
What students have to say:
"This is fun!"
"I'm a genius!"
"This is amazing,
I've always wanted to learn this!"
"Finally, something useful"