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Arkady Retik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a win-win that keeps on winning, said Arkady Retik, associate teaching professor in the School of STEM<\/a>\u2019s Division of Computing & Software Systems<\/a>, of the K-12 Computing Education course he taught in autumn quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c足彩app哪个是正规的s love this course,\u201d he said. \u201cTeaching and helping teens gives them a boost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 University of Washington Bothell students developed a coding curriculum and taught it to middle-school students in a free, after-school program at the YMCA of Greater Seattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicole Derr, the nonprofit’s director of education and curriculum, appreciated being able to partner on this educational opportunity even as the coronavirus pandemic made it impossible to teach the coding skills in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 UW Bothell ability to shift the coding class to the Zoom setting worked well and gave us the opportunity to engage with the tween\/teen ages in a meaningful way,\u201d Derr said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 UW Bothell course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Screenshot of presentation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Derr, who connects to UW Bothell through its Office of Community-Based Learning & Research<\/a>, is excited the YMCA is able to offer another round of teen coding this winter with the help of the college students. \u201c足彩app哪个是正规的y are well-prepared, professional and communicative,\u201d she said. \u201cI have no hesitation in working with UW Bothell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retik said the idea for having UW Bothell computer science students teach younger students in the local community originated with Professor Kelvin Sung. When Retik started teaching the course<\/a> five years ago, it was once a year. Now the course is offered every quarter and has about 10 partnerships with the YMCA, local middle schools and other after-school programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 two-credit course fills up quickly, mainly with computer science students who recognize it will make them more confident in their communication and teamwork, said Retik, who teaches it twice a year, usually in autumn and spring. Assistant Teaching Professor Nancy Kool is teaching the course this winter with the YMCA program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Class size is limited to about a dozen students. 足彩app哪个是正规的y form teams of two or three. After a few weeks of lectures, readings and discussions about teaching, they present a five- or six-week program to the younger students. One of the teams leads each week. 足彩app哪个是正规的y use visual programming freeware called Scratch. Users build programs by connecting blocks to create an animated story or computer game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的s as teachers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 UW Bothell students welcomed the chance to help younger students and build professional skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n