coaching
Coding Competitions
Something I will definitely miss from my time teaching will be the annual coding competitions we went to. They were kind of the ‘playoffs’ for my students, the end of the year show offs, and it was fun to be Read more…
programming
The teacher becomes the student
Going to take a SQL class next week (after not touching it for over a decade), and I decided to get started early. Finding decent starter tutorials that don’t begin with the assumption you are either completely clueless or somehow Read more…
teaching
Yes, teacher’s miss teaching at times (or at least their students learning)
I have been loving my new job in the private sector, but have lately been curious about my students. I want to be sure they are learning programming, not just kind of… there. It’s what I have heard about other Read more…
competition
Some great programming challenges websites
I have tried all of these out, and some have been very helpful. Always a good idea to test your knowledge (and update it as necessary) List of Programming Challenge Websites https://www.topcoder.com/challenges https://www.hackerrank.com https://codefights.com https://www.codingame.com https://www.halite.io https://www.codewars.com https://projecteuler.net https://leetcode.com https://www.codechef.com Read more…
programming
First post of curriculum
After leaving teaching for a little over a decade I thought I would share some of my curriculum/docs. People thought that would be a great idea, but I have to be the least organized person in history. So I am Read more…
programming
Great sites for new programmers
If you are learning programming(newbie), these may be your treasures on the internet! As many ask for free resources in this vast world of internet, so I thought of sharing these treasures with you I came across on Twitter and Read more…
sysadmin
The Technology Bible
I am getting ready to leave my current position as a Technology Coordinator and Programming teacher at Chaparral Star Academy. I have created what one of the administrators has called the “Tech Bible” to help them after I leave. It Read more…
teaching
Capital One Data Breach
Teaching Cyber Security class next year, I think I have quite a few things to talk about after Capital One/Equifax/Apple and Google listening/Google tracking/etc. Yeah, I don’t think I will have a problem of concepts to discuss.
teaching
Advice Given to a Starter CS Teacher
This was just some advice I gave to a new CS teacher, answering some simple questions they had about how my class is taught. First are his questions, then my answers 🙂 Do you do paired-programming? What does that look Read more…
programming
One of the most outdated videos, but still unbelievably applicable
I have actually used this video for years now, and even though it’s 10 years old the information is still very applicable. I know a lot of people aren’t quite sure how the internet works, even though they use it Read more…