Professional Development

Hour of Code week is held in December each year but you can have fun practicing your coding skills anytime with the resources below.

Why do an hour of code activity? "It helps nurture problem-solving skills, logic and creativity."

Websites

• A Simple Programming website

• Hour of Code Tutorial

• Code Monster

• Flappy Bird - Code your own flappy game

• Code Combat

Articles

• Teach the Hour of Code in Your Classroom

• Using Hour of Code in Your Classroom

• It's Time for Every Student to Learn to Code

• Introduction to Coding

• 11 Coding Resources for Hour of Code

• Calling all Learners and Teachers for Hour of Code 2015

AASL Best Websites for Teaching and Learning AASL (American Association of School Librarians) produces and annual list of the best free websites for teaching and learning. 

Free Technology for Teachers An excellent blog from teacher Richard Byrne. Byrne posts nearly every day with (usually new) free online teaching resources. 

Teacher Tech Blog A great blog written by Alice Keeler that focuses primarily on using Google Apps for Education to their fullest capabilities.