Independent

Independent Teacher Workshop

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You’ve made it to the midway point! Teaching coding independently is no small feat, and we want to support you to continue teaching through the end of the school year. How is it going? Are you near your 25 lessons goal? This workshop is designed to assess your progress from the previous semester, reflect on your students’ learnings in the first semester, and plan out your lessons for the rest of the school year.

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The Challenge

In this workshop, you will:

1. Reflect on your progress from last semester

2. Use guided questions and a pacing calendar to plan for the year

3. Prepare your upcoming lessons for successful delivery

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Your Pacing Goal

Your goal is to teach 25 lessons or the fifth lesson of the third module in your grade level. Here is the breakdown:

• Module 1: 10 Lessons 

• Module 2: 10 Lessons - currently, you should be nearing this module or have already started it. 

• Module 3: Project Module - First 5 lessons

Note: 6th-grade modules differ and have four modules, and 3rd-grade only has a 1-lesson project

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Plan Your Semester

Please use the calendar handout available to you for this workshop to plan out your lessons for the rest of the semester. After planning your lessons on your calendar, please answer the questions in the form below.

Submit your Action Plan

The questions below capture your current progress and your plan moving forward. You will need to log into the 9 Dots platform to complete this reflection. Click here to log in.

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From your Dashboard tab, you can find your lesson and module.

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💡 If based on your planning, you can’t reach lesson 25, reach out to your school’s 9 Dots Impact Manager for support. 

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Prepare for your next lesson(s)

Okay now that you’ve planned out the rest of the year, let’s take a look at your upcoming lessons. Need help finding your current or next module? Watch this video to learn how.

Follow these steps for each lesson:

1. View the lesson plan

2. Explore the slides

3. Preview the challenges

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• Project Module Preparation

  In our final module, students will create a project utilizing the coding skills they have learned this year. Let's explore your final module and get familiar with the project.

  To find the Scope and Sequence for your project module, click on your grade level below!

  • Kinder

  • 1st

  • 2nd

  • 3rd

  • 4th

  • 5th

  • 6th

  Note: Grades 3,5, and 6 start by first designing a character and then coding it.

• Additional Help Videos

  Some resources to help you teach independently:

  • Accessing Lesson Materials

  • Accessing Student Progress Data

  • Accessing Teacher Certification Modules

Feeling ready for your next lessons? View additional resources for more ways to get prepared

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Additional Support

If you would like some additional 1:1 support, please reach out to your school’s Impact Manager. They can provide you with the following types of support (these will mainly be performed virtually unless otherwise stated):

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Survey

Thank you for attending our Semester II PD! We take teacher feedback seriously, please take our survey here.

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Additional Resources

If you would like to review Additional Resources, please visit our Teacher Guide. If you would like some additional one-on-one support, please email your school’s Impact Manager or email us at [email protected]

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