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$W115 | Coding Imparts Key Social-Emotional and STEAM Skills in Elementary (Room SOUTH 331A)

28 Jan 19
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Future of EdTech Educator

This practical workshop combines two areas for elementary teachers: teaching coding while infusing key social-emotional learning skills. Many teachers have minimal training in these areas but recognize their importance. Digital learning tools help reinforce social emotional concepts through six year-long sequences using real world themes as anchors, developing global, civic and environmental awareness. CASEL encourages “social emotional learning” embedded in other curricular areas; here it’s coding, digital citizenship and tech tools, including Apple, Windows or Chromebooks. The workshop reveals how animated characters and STEAM activities can scaffold crucial SEL concepts in an age-appropriate manner and focus on student-centered issues and questions. Tech tools are taught and help students present findings and reflections. ISTE Aligned.