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I teach computer science in a SoFla High School. I am a Certified FL K12 Educator and FL K12 Computer Science Certified. In the past I qualified a middle school VEX team to the State of FL level of the VEX competition. I am also part of the State of Florida K12 Computer Science Standards Revisions team. Classes I teach: IT Fundamentals Advanced IT Honors AP CSP (Advanced Placements): standard College Board driven curriculum with Python, Scratch and pseudo code Programming languages: - Python - Javascript - JAVA Block- based / natural language: - Scratch - pseudo code Robotics: - VEX block code
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Preview of Scratch Coding Programming Intro Course | Elementary School | Middle School

Scratch Coding Programming Intro Course | Elementary School | Middle School

This is a new Scratch Course we started to work on. It is an intro course for Elementary and Middle School. Students as young as 3rd or 4th grade can take this course as it is very intuitive and very interactive. Block-based programming is very popular nowadays with Elementary and Middle School students. Some of these students also take robotics classes that are block based such as VEX (which has a version based on Scratch). Students will learn how to move characters around in no time. The cours
Preview of Scratch Coding | Programming | Elementary School | Your first game | Unit 5

Scratch Coding | Programming | Elementary School | Your first game | Unit 5

Cats, bears, fish and sharks! In this fun Intro to Scratch Coding Course for Elementary School students. This is Unit 5 on designing your first game where you can control sprites by keyboard, test collisions and keep scores! This fun introductory Scratch track saves the Coding Teacher prep time! In this game you will control the shark with your arrow keys, while the golden fish will randomly move around. You have to try & catch the golden fish! The Course is structured on 12 units and it ha
Preview of Scratch Coding | Programming | Elementary | Loops and Conditionals | Unit 6

Scratch Coding | Programming | Elementary | Loops and Conditionals | Unit 6

Intro to Scratch Coding and Programming Course. Cats, bears, fish and sharks! In this fun Intro to Scratch Coding Course for Elementary School students. This is Unit 6 on sequences, loops and conditionals! We also discuss variables and give examples. This fun introductory Scratch track saves the Coding Teacher prep time! In this game you will control the shark with your arrow keys, while the golden fish will randomly move around. You have to try & catch the golden fish! The Course is structu
Preview of Scratch Coding | Lesson Plan | Making Music | Elementary | Middle School

Scratch Coding | Lesson Plan | Making Music | Elementary | Middle School

This is the lesson plan for Unit 4, Intro To Scratch Coding. This unit is on making music in Scratch! Different kinds of musical sprites and their predefined sounds are discusses. Download this awesome resource and try it out with your kids, they will love it! *Licensing policy.* Licence is per teacher, per class. If you teach multiple classes please purchase multiple licenses.
Preview of Scratch Coding for Elementary | Programming | Space Shooter Game

Scratch Coding for Elementary | Programming | Space Shooter Game

Intro to Scratch Coding and Programming Course for Elementary. With this resource your students will design a fun, interactive game called Space Shooter! :) Fun games and characters in this Intro to Scratch Coding Course for Elementary School students! This is EOC1 where the students will design their own game! The Course is structured on 10 units and it has presentation slides, lesson plans, hands-on coding exercises, games and and two EOC projects. The Course is hands-on, enticing, easy t
Preview of Scratch Coding | Fluently Game Solution | Unit 8

Scratch Coding | Fluently Game Solution | Unit 8

Intro to Scratch Coding and Programming Course for Elementary or Middle School. In this resource you will find Scratch code and extensive explanations on how to design the Fluently Game according to the specs. The resource teaches kids: - how to tackle a project that is slightly larger/longer in requirements- how to write functions and procedures- how to manage a project that is larger - how to find creative solutions to practical problems - how to constantly maintain and improve your
Preview of Intro To Scratch Coding  | Making Music | Elementary School | Middle School

Intro To Scratch Coding | Making Music | Elementary School | Middle School

Make a mini-orchestra in Scratch! Have fun and play music with simple, straight forward Scratch Coding instructions and the sprites provided by mit.scratch.edu This fun Intro to Scratch lesson can be taught at Elementary or MIddle School level and it will be very engaging for your students. The lesson is suitable for both in class and online instructions. This resource is a part of a full 18 weeks Intro to Scratch Course with lesson plans, lecture notes and exercises. The Unit also contains an e
Preview of Scratch Coding | Elementary | NO PREP | Making Letters and Sounds

Scratch Coding | Elementary | NO PREP | Making Letters and Sounds

This is Unit 2 of a new Scratch Course we started to work on. It is an intro course for Elementary and Middle School. Students as young as 3rd or 4th grade can take this course as it is very intuitive and very interactive. This first unit briefly introduces students to graphical resources, events and code by using a practical example: writing a name and making each letter of this name play a different sound when pushed! Block-based programming is very popular nowadays with Elementary and Middle
Preview of Intro To Scratch Coding | Elementary | Lesson Plan | Moving Characters Around

Intro To Scratch Coding | Elementary | Lesson Plan | Moving Characters Around

This is the Lesson Plan of Unit 3 of the Intro To Scratch Coding Course for Elementary School or Middle School.
Preview of Scratch Coding | Programming | Elementary | Parrot Game | Project | Unit 7

Scratch Coding | Programming | Elementary | Parrot Game | Project | Unit 7

Intro to Scratch Coding and Programming Course for Elementary. Fun games and characters in this Intro to Scratch Coding Course for Elementary School students! This is Unit 7 where the students will design their own Parrot Game! This fun introductory Scratch track saves the Coding Teacher prep time! In this game you will control the parrot with your arrow keys, collect points and avoid enemies! The Course is structured on 10 units and it has presentation slides, lesson plans, hands-on coding
Preview of Intro To Scratch Coding Programming | Elementary School | Move Sprites

Intro To Scratch Coding Programming | Elementary School | Move Sprites

Cats and bears in this fun Intro to Scratch Coding Course for Elementary School students. This is Unit 3 on choosing and moving sprites, backgrounds, moving things around etc. The Course is structured on 12 units and it has presentation slides, lesson plans, hands-on coding exercises, and EOC projects. The Course is hands-on, enticing, easy to follow. The course is informal and action oriented with the objective of attracting the students to coding! This unit can be taught in about a week b
Preview of Scratch Coding for Elementary | Programming | Bricks Breaker Game | EOC 2

Scratch Coding for Elementary | Programming | Bricks Breaker Game | EOC 2

Intro to Scratch Coding and Programming Course for Elementary. With this resource your students will design a fun, interactive bricks breaker game! :) Except this player's bricks are not ... bricks! (they are all kinds of surprising things). These are the specs of the resource. The resource does not include the Scratch code. Fun games and characters in this Intro to Scratch Coding Course for Elementary School students! This is EOC2 where the students will design their own game. The Course is s
Preview of Scratch Coding | Programming | Lesson Plan | Matching Pairs Game | Unit 10

Scratch Coding | Programming | Lesson Plan | Matching Pairs Game | Unit 10

In this fun Intro to Scratch Coding Course for Elementary School students you will find lots of animals and they are your friends! This is the Lesson Plan of Unit 10 on designing your own Matching Pairs Game! This is a short, easy game where the player has to match pairs of animals on a grid/square. This fun introductory Scratch track saves the Coding Teacher prep time! The Course is structured on 10 units and it has presentation slides, lesson plans, hands-on coding exercises, games an
Preview of Scratch Coding | Programming | Matching Pairs | Game | Elementary | Unit 10

Scratch Coding | Programming | Matching Pairs | Game | Elementary | Unit 10

Intro to Scratch Coding and Programming Course for Elementary. With this resource your students will design a fun, visual game called Matching Pairs! :) Fun games and characters in this Intro to Scratch Coding Course for Elementary School students! This is Unit 10 where the students will design their own game! This fun introductory Scratch track saves the Coding Teacher prep time! The Course is structured on 10 units and it has presentation slides, lesson plans, hands-on coding exercises, g
Preview of Scratch Coding | Programming | Lesson Plan | Parrot Game | Elementary | Unit 7

Scratch Coding | Programming | Lesson Plan | Parrot Game | Elementary | Unit 7

In this fun Intro to Scratch Coding Course for Elementary School students you will find fish, bears and sharks! This is the lesson plan of Unit 7 on designing your own parrot game! Yay! This fun introductory Scratch track saves the Coding Teacher prep time! Your students will implement a game where a parrot that you will control with your arrow keys "flies" through different worlds and landscapes & collects fruits / points. You have to avoid the enemies so you don't crash! The Course is s
Preview of Scratch Coding | Programming | Lesson Plan | Fluently Game | Elementary | Unit 8

Scratch Coding | Programming | Lesson Plan | Fluently Game | Elementary | Unit 8

In this fun Intro to Scratch Coding Course for Elementary School students you will find fish, bears and sharks! This is the lesson plan of Unit 8 on designing your own Fluently Game! This fun introductory Scratch track saves the Coding Teacher prep time! Your students will implement a game where a player nicely talks to the computer, solves problems and addresses general knowledge questions. The Course is structured on 10 units and it has presentation slides, lesson plans, hands-on coding ex
Preview of Scratch Coding | Programming | Lesson Plan | Guessistential Game | Unit 9

Scratch Coding | Programming | Lesson Plan | Guessistential Game | Unit 9

In this fun Intro to Scratch Coding Course for Elementary School students you will find your friend the cat! This is the Lesson Plan of Unit 9 on designing your own Guessistential Game! This is a short, easy game where the player has to guess a number the cat is thinking of! This fun introductory Scratch track saves the Coding Teacher prep time! The Course is structured on 10 units and it has presentation slides, lesson plans, hands-on coding exercises, games and two EOC projects. A lot
Preview of Scratch Coding | Elementary School | Your first game | Lesson Plan | Unit 5

Scratch Coding | Elementary School | Your first game | Lesson Plan | Unit 5

Fish and sharks! In this fun Intro to Scratch Coding Course for Elementary School students. This is the lesson plan of Unit 5 on designing your first game where you can control sprites by keyboard, test collisions and keep scores! This fun introductory Scratch track saves the Coding Teacher prep time! In this game you will control the shark with your arrow keys, while the golden fish will randomly move around. You have to try & catch the golden fish! The Course is structured on 12 units and
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Experience

I teach computer science in a SoFla High School. I am a Certified FL K12 Educator and FL K12 Computer Science Certified. In the past I qualified a middle school VEX team to the State of FL level of the VEX competition. I am also part of the State of Florida K12 Computer Science Standards Revisions team. Classes I teach: IT Fundamentals Advanced IT Honors AP CSP (Advanced Placements): standard College Board driven curriculum with Python, Scratch and pseudo code Programming languages: - Python - Javascript - JAVA Block- based / natural language: - Scratch - pseudo code Robotics: - VEX block code

Teaching style

- NGSSS - emphasis on hands-on and project based learning - individual and group projects - diversified testing - tiers and scaffolding - I encourage innovation - I encourage critical thinking

Awards & shining teacher moments

Last year I qualified a middle school VEX robotics team into the State of Florida competition.

My own education history

Master Degree in Computer Engineering Master Degree in Computers Architecture

Additional biographical information

I've been teaching K12 CS and Engineering for 4 years now and I love it! In a previous life I was a corporate software engineer and I occasionally taught Higher Ed as an Adjunct. I have a structured but creative approach to teaching coding with an emphasis on project based learning and thinking outside of the box. Creativity, innovation and self confidence are always encouraged.