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Hour of Code 

2/26/2016

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Submitted by Niamh McQuillan 
S.T.A.T. Teacher, 
Windsor Mill Middle
Is Windsor Mill the next Silicon Valley? In early December, students in Delenick’s 6th grade math classes forayed into the world of SDMs and KLOCs when they participated in the Hour of Code. The Hour of Code, a global movement, is an introduction to computer science designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics. Observed Delenick, “The students might have never known a profession like this exists if they hadn’t had have the chance to try it.” Delenick’s students created their own adventures in the Star Wars Galaxies, Minecraft, and the icy world of Frozen and navigated through the challenges with perseverance and critical thinking. Delenick noted, “Students were frustrated at first if they couldn’t get a program to work the correct way, but they kept trying and were ecstatic and hungry for more when they realized their controls were creating their game. It is a misconception that you have to be a strong math student to code; learning to code makes you a stronger math student. The students didn’t realize they were improving their skills.”
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