North Reading Public Schools "Hour Of Code" Participation & Overview 2015

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.