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Tag: code camp

Posted on September 22, 2014May 21, 2025

New podcast ep: Making web apps at Williston Central

Posted on September 5, 2014May 21, 2025

Teaching how to code with Processing

Posted on August 18, 2014February 28, 2016

On middle school math and picking favorites

Pi, Code Camp and other irrational things

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Posted on December 10, 2013

Vermont schools off and running with “Hour of Code”

Over on Storify, we’re covering the amazing kick-off for the Hour of Code statewide. More than 113 Vermont schools are participating in the national initiative to provide students with at least one hour of computer coding instruction the week of Dec 9-15th.

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Check it out!

And for everyone looking for a way to continue on with their newfound skills, don’t forget to sign up for the 2014 Code Camp mailing list.

Posted on August 19, 2013

Penny Bishop, covering Code Camp in the Free Press

Penny Bishop, Director

Institute director Penny Bishop is in the news over at the Burlington Free Press, talking about our motivations behind this summer’s week-long coding camp at UVM.

 

 

 

Posted on July 25, 2013April 14, 2022

Learning to code in the Green Mountain State (via TechJamVT)

learn_rubyOur inaugural Code Camp is in some great company this morning over at 7Days: Ruby Course, Conference and Camp Coming Soon. It’s great to see such strong support for learning to code in the community. 21st century educations ftw!

If you haven’t signed up for Code Camp yet, you’re in luck: we opened up a new block of seats yesterday to accommodate demand. Register online here.

The Educator’s Guide to Personalized Learning in the Middle Grades

  • How to Use This Guide
  • Ch 1: Defining Personalized Learning
  • Ch 2: PLPs Aren’t Just for the Teacher
  • Ch 3: Laying the Groundwork
  • Ch 4: Starting with The Learner Profile
  • Ch 5: Flexing Your Pathways
  • Ch 6: Scaffolding Equitable, Deeper Learning
  • Ch 7: PLPs & Proficiencies
  • Ch 8: The Student-Led PLP Conference
  • Ch 9: Sustaining Innovation
  • References
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