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I was fascinated with your Scratch Project! Look how far you have made it Laura!!! I am so glad that you had great teachers who helped you get through this difficult time of learning a new language. I know you will be a great teacher to all your future students and will inspire many to enter the teaching profession.
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Hi Maritza! I found myself smiling as I continued to click to the right to uncover more about how you discovered that you wanted to be a teacher. Adding your personal photographs and other primary sources to tell the story of your journey shows not only more about you, but how thoughtful you were when making decisions about how you wanted your story to be told. Your message is clearly heard and leaves me inspired!
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Maritza commented on the post, Coding for Children
Dear Laura:
I am thrilled by your post, “Coding for Children” because you speak about the importance of teaching children how to code at a young age. Coding is a skill that children need to learn in order to understand technology and the world we live in.
One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is: “Teaching children to code is an impor…Read More
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Maritza commented on the post, Scratch Programming: My Starting Journey
Dear Khurram:
I am captivated by your post, “Scratch Programming: My Starting Journey” because you made an interesting point on whether children benefit more from direct instruction or feed their curiosity by allowing them to investigate topics on their own.
One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is, “Our job as teachers is to help stude…Read More
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Maritza commented on the post, Marina's Scratch Funhouse
Dear Marina:
I am amazed by your post, “Marina’s Scratch Funhouse” because you went in-depth with how computational thinking can be incorporated into writing workshop. I have read many articles about how computational thinking can be applied to any discipline, but I have not come across an article that explains in detail how this is possi…Read More
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