Summer Kickoff - Resources

9 Dots Summer Kickoff Resources

Welcome! Thank you all for joining us at Summer Kickoff this year. Summer Kickoff provided teachers with the knowledge and resources needed to feel prepared for incorporating coding in the classroom this school year. We recorded our sessions during Summer Kickoff and attached the recordings and slideshows to this page. If you missed Summer Kickoff, or want a refresher on sessions, feel free to peruse the recordings and slides below.

Opening Remarks | Slides

Teaching with 9 Dots
Pick one session based on your support level

Curriculum Overview
Recordings are not available. Begin at the slide for your grade level listed below | Slides

  • Kindergarten (Module A) - Slide 13
  • 1st grade (Module B) - Slide 41
  • 2nd grade (Module C) - Slide 69
  • 3rd grade (Module D) - Slide 98
  • 4th grade (Module E) - Slide 125
  • 5th grade (Module F) - Slide 155
  • 6th grade (Module G) - Slide 184

Click here to practice coding challenges for your grade level.

Breakout Sessions

  • Social Emotional Learning & Coding | Slides | Recording
    Teachers will understand how the debugging mindset makes computer science a subject that is uniquely suited for teaching social emotional learning. They will also learn some best practices for helping students debug their code.

  • Tech-Savvy Teaching | Slides | Recording
    Teachers will have strategies for general troubleshooting and will learn how to get unstuck when confronting common tech errors.

  • Computer Science Careers | Slides | Recording
    Teachers will identify the many opportunities that a Computer Science Education provides and explore different CS Careers.

  • Artificial Intelligence in Education | Slides | Recording
    Teachers will define Artificial Intelligence (AI) and get exposure to using an AI tool that they can use as an educator.

  • Intermediate Programming - Beyond PixelBots | Slides | Recording not available
    Create an interactive game using the Python programming language. This session is only reccomended for experienced Level 3 teachers.

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