PDcast SVUSD

Computer Science Education Week is December 9-15, and as part of that, code.org promotes "Hour of Code". Learn about why you should teach coding in any subject area or any grade level, and find out where you can get ready-to-use resources no matter your own skill level.

Jerady Pearson from Trabuco Hills High School talks about the Hero's Journey, recreating the Odyssey with Ozobots, and Ready Player One.

Hyperdocs, created and popularized by Lisa Highfill, Kelly Hilton, and Sarah Landis, are carefully constructed, high-quality, digital lessons. Our own SVUSD Hyperdoc Girls share how this simple idea has revolutionized lesson delivery and how teachers can get started using Hyperdocs.

Kyle Wilke (@kylejwilke) is a teacher at Santiago STEAM Magnet school. In this interview, he tells us why students should learn coding, how he got involved with the Raspberry Pi education community, and what kinds of worms are eating his trash.

Kim Voge (@kvoge71) is a teacher in Placentia-Yorba Linda who kindly volunteered to share EduProtocols at the September Lesson Builder Summit. In this interview, she shares some of her successes and difficulties in using these activity frames.

Why should educators use Twitter? What are some tips for getting started? What are the benefits of having a professional learning network (PLN)? Find out here!

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Digital Citizenship is just one piece of the puzzle. Hear how our district is re-imagining and revising our Digital Culture program for grades 3, 4, and 5.

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What's new (or new to you) in Google Classroom for the new school year? We'll share some tips and tricks for getting your new classes started and for what's coming in the future for Classroom.

The first Lesson Builder Summit of the school year is coming up on September 28. Here we talk about what we love about these professional development days.

Professional development in bite-sized chunks, by and for SVUSD educators! Coming in September 2019!