Learning Journey

Learning Journey

Front: Understanding and preparing to teach CS is a huge undertaking for teachers. Acknowledging and sharing your stories of failures and growth shows compassion and helps develop the coach/teacher relationship.

Back: In early conversations, offer some background or personal anecdotes, especially about missteps or challenges (funny is good here--laughing at yourself will help teachers go easier on themselves). Highlight strategies you used to persevere and resources you found helpful in your early years teaching. Emphasize that learning CS is process for teachers as well as students, and that building mastery takes time but is within reach.

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