“Dare and do”: That was the personal motto for computer coding pioneer and genius Grace Hopper. And it sounds like the perfect motto for your summer—and for your school year too!
Win a copy of this book about Grace by submitting a comment to my blog. Let me know, what will you “dare and do” this summer? Don’t be shy!
To enter our random drawing, send your comment by 11:59 pm EDT on July 18, 2017. One lucky teacher will win! Then check out these free resources to help your students learn to “dare and do” too:
Get a speedy start on coding with Swift, a free coding language that allows you to see what you’re creating as you work. Swift powers apps and was created by Apple. Download a free Learn to Code course, teacher guide, and more at apple.com/education/everyone-can-code.
Download a free kit to bring Family Code Night to your school. Parents and students work together to give coding a try. Get your kit at familycodenight.org.
Prefer a more guided approach to learning? Take a free online course to learn a popular coding language called Scratch. (Never heard of it? Bet your students have!) Then check out the many other free courses available from Alison. Start here: alison.com/course/Scratch-Teach-Programming-in-Schools.
Go ahead, give ‘em a try. Grace Hopper would be proud!
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PS: Last week’s all-American prize is still up for grabs. Click here to take a look.
I have dared to start Zumba and I will learn to do the steps.
I dare to clean out all of my teaching materials that I have stored away and purge the ones I am not currently using!
I need to do this too!
Wow, looks like a great book to win
I am daring to organize my room and get rid of things I no longer use.
I dare to put on a bathing suit and do go to the beach.
I will dare to learn how to swim.
I will dare to ride a zip line this summer, looking for adventure. I might also dare to learn to code but I am not sure.
I’ve already started my dare — to get rid of supplies that I have not used in a while.
I dare to finally look through all the stuff I already have so that I don’t make any more unnecessary purchases this year! I also dare myself to meet personal deadlines earlier than I am used to.
I am trying to buy less “stuff” and purge as much as possible in my house. Independence from clutter!
I am daring to organize my classroom library so it is more student friendly!
I dare to finish the book that I started writing.
I dare to clean out my classroom and donate the things I don’t use to another teacher.
I dare to get everything organized before school starts again- not just my classroom, but a new apartment as well.
I am daring to eliminate coffee and soda from my diet!
I am daring to go out of my comfort zone and go hiking!
I dare to get started on lesson plan prep earlier this year:)
I’m daring to purge some teaching supplies and books and pass them along!
I dare to be organized next school year by starting NOW! It’s a monumental task at the moment since I inherited a teacher’s classroom items who has taught 44 years. (I’m not complaining-just saying, I need to get organized!
I am daring to take dance lessons, take advantage of the arts in the city, and shake up my routine now that I am 50.
I have taught science for 35 years. This summer I’m training at Purdue to teach engineering and robotics! A whole new challenge for me, I’m excited and scared at the same time.
I am daring to help my child visit five universities, complete the common app, and get ready for FAFSA!
I will dare to clean my storeroom-and that is a big undertaking
I will dare to teach my first summer program
I will dare to actually relax this summer to be a better teacher in the fall.
I am daring to take a leap of faith and add teaching social studies to my repertoire for the coming school year so I am spending my summer researching resources to engage my students!
I am daring to make more use of technology in my first grade classroom! I will enjoy sharing this book with my students, as my husband is a software engineer and would love to have me promote learning to code!