Quaker Matters1 Helmi 2023

The origin story of computer science at WFS, building math skills through computer science, and creating a generation of problem-solvers - WFS Lower School Math and Computer Science Teacher, Carol Amaral-Ly

1:10 - The beginning of coding at WFS

2:35 - Scratch programming

3:30 - Beginning the coding process in Kindergarten

4:50 - Why students are motivated by doing this type of work

5:40 - Helping new lower school students who do not begin coding in Kindergarten

6:15 - Connecting computer science to the to lower school curriculum

7:00 - Building math skills through computer science

8:00 - The value of partner programming

9:00 - How the curriculum as technology continues to evolve

9:30 - Being comfortable not knowing, working through a process

10:00 - What Carol enjoys most about teaching

10:30 - Creating a generation of problem solvers

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