{"id":297,"date":"2017-07-15T19:28:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T00:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.parentfunction.net\/blog\/?p=297"},"modified":"2017-07-15T19:28:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T00:28:41","slug":"computer-science-certified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.parentfunction.net\/blog\/2017\/07\/15\/computer-science-certified\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer Science Certified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/education.ti.com\/en\/professional-development\/t3-our-mission\">T\u00b3 community<\/a> inspired me to become certified to teach computer science.<\/p>\n<h4>Background<\/h4>\n<p>I took Pre-AP Computer Science my sophomore year of high school. \u00a0I really enjoyed the class, so I signed up to take AP Computer Science the following year. \u00a0I was the only girl in my AP Computer Science class. \u00a0Nevertheless, I still enjoyed computer science.<\/p>\n<p>I have always known that I was going to be a teacher. \u00a0I decided that I was going to be a math teacher during my junior year of high school. \u00a0My mom and I visited with an adviser at Texas A&amp;M University the summer before my senior year of high school. \u00a0The adviser suggested that I pursue alternative certification for teaching and get a BS in applied mathematics. \u00a0The BS degree did not require a minor, but my mom wanted me to have something to fall back on if teaching did not work out. \u00a0I graduated from Texas A&amp;M University in 2004 with a BS in applied mathematics and a minor in computer science.<\/p>\n<h4>Mini PD Day<\/h4>\n<p>Fast forward to October 2016. \u00a0I attended a mini PD for T\u00b3 instructors on coding and the TI-Innovator hub. \u00a0We worked through several of the activities at <a href=\"https:\/\/education.ti.com\/en\/activities\/ti-codes\">TI Codes<\/a>. \u00a0I had not done any coding in 12 years, but I was quickly reminded how much I enjoyed coding in the six hours I spent with other instructors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Used a loop to change the color. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/T3Learns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#T3Learns<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vaNmfRvKYJ\">pic.twitter.com\/vaNmfRvKYJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jennie K (@JennieKelly04) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JennieKelly04\/status\/789863731006103552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Banana switch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/T3Learns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#T3Learns<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P4yizbPRh2\">pic.twitter.com\/P4yizbPRh2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jennie K (@JennieKelly04) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JennieKelly04\/status\/789915093832118272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Certification<\/h4>\n<p>Upon returning to my district, I was speaking with the math\/science advanced academics specialist about my experience at the mini PD and told her that I might like to get my computer science certification. \u00a0She told me that there was money available from the state of Texas to encourage Texas teachers to obtain computer science certification. \u00a0She sent me the information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weteachcs.org\/certification\/\">WeTeach_CS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In June, I took and passed the TExES Computer Science 241 test. \u00a0I am now certified to teach computer science.<\/p>\n<p>Although I will not be teaching computer science this year, I hope to incorporate some 10 minutes of code into my classes, and hopefully, inspire a love of coding in my students.<\/p>\n<p>What have you been inspired to do as a result of your professional development?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The T\u00b3 community inspired me to become certified to teach computer science. 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