TdS Hosts First Annual Tech Day

Guest Blog Post by Dahlia Rinck, TdS Teacher

TdS students try out coding during Hour of Code Week

TDS held its first annual Tech Day to celebrate Hour of Code Week (December 5th-11th). The goal is to get our students interested in careers in STEM. The day offered several activities for each grade-level; coding, hands-on maker space, math challenges and STEM careers. Activity #2 broke the Internet (just kidding) and had every TDS Sundevil coding for one hour! Students learned about the impact young people can have on the world. The brilliant kids that created their own apps built a fusion reactor and created a space (Rookie) for young girls to feel empowered. 

TdS Students Attend an Assembly on Coding

Shout out to Mr. Nguyen and his robotics students for being Genius Bar Sundevils, Mr. Brumbaugh for setting up the entire student and teacher accounts for Hour of Code, and Mr. Narlock for his fantastic ideas!

We even had a celebrity appearance by Kent C., an Apple account executive, that walked our kids through "Everyone Can Code" curriculum. This is an amazing program that allows our students to be exposed to not just basic coding, but also the ability to use Swift to create their own apps. At the end of the day, students completed a survey to assist us in improving and modifying next year, based on their feedback. Overwhelmingly, our students felt the day was interesting and many responded that they are more interested in a career in STEM. A significant amount of students wanted to code longer than the dedicated hour and also said they would use code.org or Swift at home on their own!Our Lakeside students are creative and innovative kids that already solve real world problems because they have the tech tools in their hands! 

TDS Rocks!

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