Computer Science Education Week
December 4-10, 2017

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An inspiring message from New Mexico Senator Heinrich:

We believe every student in New Mexico
should have the opportunity to learn computer science!

That is why New Mexico TechWorks is teaming with the Computer Science Teachers Association of New Mexico, the New Mexico Tech Council, Santa Fe City Schools, LANL, and LANL Foundation plus civic leaders, organizations, businesses and schools throughout New Mexico to promote learning events and Hour of Code activities statewide.
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We encourage EVERY school and community in our state
to kickstart this vision by hosting an "Hour of Code!"

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Highlights from December 2017 events:

Santa Fe High School
"Our whole school is doing the Hour of Code on Monday as part of our advisory period."

Santa Fe
Santa Fe High School
New Mexico School for the Deaf
Salazar Elementary
Pinon Elementary
El Camino Real Academy
Nina Otero Community School
Aspen Community Magnet School
Atalaya Elementary
Carlos Gilbert Elementary
Chaparral Elementary
Nina Otero Community School
Kearny Elementary
Francis X. Nava Elementary
Santa Fe Community Foundation
Kearny Elementary
Sandia Base Elementary
Calvin Capshaw Middle
Santa Fe Mountain Center
Khapo Community School
Sixth Grade Academy
El Dorado Community School
Aspen Community Magnet School
Turquoise Trail Charter School
El Dorado Community School
Atalaya Elementary
Ragsdale School of Enrichment
Francis X. Nava Elementary
Make Santa Fe
Opportunity Santa Fe VISTAS
Santa Fe Community Foundation
Mandela International Magnet (MIMS)
R.M. Sweeney Elementary
El Dorado Community School
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Amy Biehl Community School at Rancho Viejo
Pinon Elementary
El Camino Real Academy
E. J. Martinez Elementary
Carlos Gilbert Elementary
Kearny Elementary
Santa Fe High School
Turquoise Trail Charter School
CSTA-NM
Edward Ortiz Middle
​New Mexico TechWorks
DigiSanta Fe
Salazar Elementary
​Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences

Anthony
Alta Vista Early College High School, Anthony
Gadsen High, Anthony

Albuquerque
Alamosa Elementary
Albuquerque Talent Development Academy
AFRL Tech Engagement Office
Apache Elementary
​Atrisco Heritage Academy High School
Bosque School
CNM Community College - Main Campus, Smith Brasher Hall
CNM Community College - JMMC
CNM Community College, South Valley Campus
Coronado Elementary
Dennis Chavez Elementary
Dolores Gonzales Elementary
East San Jose Elementary
Eastern Hills Christian Academy
Emerson Elementary
George I. Sanchez Collaborative Community School
Golden Gun Gaming
Inez Elementary
Jackson Middle School
James Monroe Middle
Janet Kahn School of Integrated Arts
John Baker Elementary, Albuquerque
Highland High
Hope Christian  Elementary School
ISS
Lavaland Elementary
Manzano Mesa Elementary
McCollum Elementary
Native American Community Academy
Petroglyph Elementary
​Sandia Base Elementary
Tony Hillerman Middle School
Ventana Ranch Elementary
Volcano Vista High
Wherry Elementary
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Montezuma Elementary
Edward Gonzales Elementary
Osuna Elementary
Explora Science Museum
George Sanchez
Whittier Elementary
El Camino Real Academy
Technology Leadership High School
개일, Albuquerque

Bosque
Anna Ortiz, Bosque Farms
Bosque Farms Elementary, Bosque Farms

Carlsbad
Ocotillo Elementary, Carlsbad
Pecos Connections Academy, Carlsbad

Espanola
Abiquiu Elementary, Espanola
Bartolome Flores, Espanola
ETS Fairview Elementary, Espanola
James Rodriquez Elementary, Espanola
San Juan Elementary, Espanola
Tony Quintana Elementary, Espanola​

Farmington
Mesa View Middle School, Farmington
​San Juan College, Farmington

Hatch
Dona Ana Community College, NMSU, Hatch
​Rio grande Elementary, Hatch

Los Alamos
Barranca Mesa Elementary, Los Alamos
Los Alamos Middle, Los Alamos
Mountain Elementary, Los Alamos
Tehipite Middle School, Los Alamos
البسيتين الابتدائية للبنين, Los Alamos

Las Cruces
Adair, Las Cruces
​Dona Ana Community College, Las Cruces​
Loma Heights Elementary, Las Cruces
Tombaugh Elementary, Las Cruces

Los Lunas
Ann Parish Elementary, Los Lunas
Katherine Gallegos Elementary, Los Lunas
Los Lunas Elementary, Los Lunas
Los Lunas Middle, Los Lunas
Raymond Gabaldon, Los Lunas
School of Dreams Academy, Los Lunas
Sundance Elementary, Los Lunas
Tome Elementary, Los Lunas
Valencia Elementary, Los Lunas
Valencia Middle School, Los Lunas
Valencia High School, Los Lunas

Los Trujillos-Gabaldon
Comunidad Educativa Termapolis, Los Trujillos-Gabaldon
Ies Julian Zarcol, ​Los Trujillos-Gabaldon
Swedenborg College, Los Trujillos-Gabaldon

Moriarty
Estancia Valley Classical Academy, Moriarty
​Moriarty Middle, Moriarty

Pojoaque 
Pojoaque High, Pojoaque
Pojoaque Valley Intermediate, Pojoaque

Rio Rancho
Cielo Azul Elementary, Rio Rancho
Enchanted Hills Elementary, Rio Rancho
Ernest Stapleton Elementary, Rio Rancho
Mountain View Middle School, Rio Rancho​
Rio Rancho Elementary, Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho Middle, Rio Rancho
Sandia Vista Elementary, Rio Rancho
V Sue Cleveland High, Rio Rancho
​Vista Grande Elementary, Rio Rancho
HP, Rio Rancho

Taos
Enos Garcia Elementary School, Taos
Taos Middle, Taos
TAOS High, Taos

Tijeras
Route 66 Elementary School, Tijeras
Roosevelt Middle School, Tijeras

Tucamcari
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Brown Middle School, Tucumcari
Our Lady of Rosary, Tucumcari
​St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Tucumcari
Specialized School, Tucumcari
SSHL, Tucumcari
Smithdon High School, Tucumcari
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White Rock
Chamisa Elementary, White Rock
Pinon Elementary, White Rock

OTHER
Alamo Navajo Community School, Alamo
Alamogordo High, Alamogordo
Arroyo del Norte Elementary, Arroyo Seco
Artesia High, Artesia
Aztec High, Aztec
Bernalillo High, Bernalillo
Bosque Farms Elementary, Bosque Farms
Mesa Alta Junior High, Bloomfield
Captain Middle School, Captain
Chimayo Elementary, Chimayo
الرابعه, Crownpoint
Cuba Elementary, Cuba
Bataan Elementary, Deming
Dixon Elementary, Dixon
Jicarilla Apache Nation - Dulce Middle and High School, Dulce
Anansi Charter School, El Prado
Fort Sumner Elementary, Fort Sumner
Middle College High School, Gallup
Hobbs HIgh School, Hobbs
Hurley Elementary, Hurley
Lordsburg High, Lordsburg
Loving High, Loving
Mesa Middle School
Mesquite Elementary, Mesquite
Ohkay Owingeh Community School, Ohkay Owingeh
Telesecundaria 1072, Pecos
Peralta Elementary, Peralta
Penasco Elementary, Penasco
Eagle Ridge Middle, Rancho
Ruidoso Middle, Ruidoso
San Antonio Elementary, San Antonio
McCurdy Charter School, Santa Cruz
Sunland Park Elementary, Sunland Park
Appletree Educational Center, Truth or Consequences
Antalya Muratpa
T'siya Day School, Zuni

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Special Thanks to All
of the Individuals and Organizations Collaborating including:
Computer Science Teachers Association of New Mexico
TechHire Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico
Santa Fe Public Schools
Opportunities Santa Fe and the Santa Fe Community Foundation
Los Alamos National Laboratory
LANL Foundation
MAKE Santa Fe
​Community Learning Network
Cultivating Coders
Birth to Career initiative
New Mexico Technology Council
Air Force Research Laboratory
New Mexico TechWorks
and more...

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Highlights


Santa Fe Public Schools
Over 22 schools participated, and reached just over 6000 students! 
Leading schools included:
 Milagro 600 students
Pinon 550 students
Amy Biehl 530 students
Kearny 450 students
Sweeney 440 students
CHS  and SFHS - nearly 800 students participated

Los Alamos National Laboratory
Approximately 85 LANL volunteers helped facilitate the Hour of Code
at 30 area schools to about 2400 students.
Many LANL employees took advantage of Science Education Community Service Time to participate.  We estimate that about 2400 students experienced the Hour of Code in our area. That number is approximately 50% boys and 50% girls.

Air Force Research Laboratory
hosted a public community event with over 65 community members

Explora, Santa Fe Community Foundation, and Make Santa Fe
also hosted Hour of Code activities.

Press

Senator Martin Heinrich prepared a one minute video encouraging New Mexico students to learn computer programming and that was played before many of the Hour of Code sessions.

Kurt Steinhaus, superintendent of Los Alamos schools, and Terry Wallace, incoming LANL director, attended a sixth grade Hour of Code session at Mountain Elementary school.

Jennifer Case Nevarez and Dr. Veronica Garcia, Superintendent of Santa Fe Public Schools, did a radio segment on KSFR aired Dec 10, 2017.

Santa Fe Public School’s website and press release: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J4mSsC8CJ63tERq6KP3_TwQ6waSeoArRYB04eOlTTtE/edit

Internal LANL:
http://int.lanl.gov/news/news_stories/2017/December/1211-terry-wallace-hour-of-code.shtml

Los Alamos Daily Post:
http://www.ladailypost.com/content/incoming-lanl-director-terry-wallace-visits-mountain

Los Alamos Monitor:
http://www.lamonitor.com/content/%E2%80%98nobody-does-science-without-code%E2%80%99

New Mexico TechWorks website, blog, social media and TechHire Santa Fe social media, www.nmtechworks.com 

   
What students liked best:
"it teaches you how to strategize"
"some parts are easy but then it gets complicated"
"the simplicity it had for beginners trying to start out" 
"I used my mind"
"what i like best about the hour of code was that i learn something new and something that i never look for"
"I like that almost everything was self explanatory"
"I liked how it let you be creative with what you were doing"
It was cool how to create something"
"The creativity of the tasks"
" The interaction"
"It teaches you step by step and theres a lot of selections"
"That it made me really have to use my brain"
"The struggle"
"You get to learn more about coding and spend more time learning about apps, computers and web pages"
"It makes you think, on how to solve the problem and how to get to things"
    "Like you really had to think upon the code you were making"
"That it showed us how to put in coding in the game and let us test it after completed"
"I liked being able to create my own personal logo and being able to customize it the way that I wanted. Also, the way the all the coding worked and how the final product worked."
" i like how i had to use my brain"
"que vas aprendiendo cosas nuevas (that you are learning new things)"
"I like that it helps you in a way that easy to learn and is basic to learn the true meaning of code"
 "i liked that you can be creative in your own way it's interesting the way it called my attention"
"I liked how i was able to change the way the game is played by putting different codes"
"What I liked best about the Hour of Code is that there is many activities to choose from and it has steps to follow"
 "its very challenging to figure the levels"
"I love how interactive and easily comprehensive it makes coding"
"I liked how I am able to manipulate the code in order to make it do whatever I wish to do"
"I liked that we had to think about this to actually solve it"
"That it was wonder woman shes a DC character"
"It was relaxing and I got to learn more about coding than I had previously known"
"I like the way they could teach you how to actually do stuff"
"What I like was plugging the parts together to see what they can do."
"Being able to play my programed game."

Comments from volunteers:
"On a side note, earlier that morning I practiced with my son and his girlfriend (in their twenties), and they really enjoyed it.  Am hoping to guide, or goad, them into going beyond the hour."  Ed

"I was at TEQ all day Wednesday (six classes). I was in the computer lab, the classes came to me. As expected the 2nd graders needed a lot of help.  One of the most interesting things that occurred was the student's desire to try a wide variety of games.  They really challenged themselves, especially the girls.  I just let them go! Minecraft was by far the most popular with the boys. It was a blast!"  Starlyn

"The speed of their internet connection was very slow and most of the kids in each class were having trouble getting anything to load.  We ended up doing some off-line/class-participation programming...we had a student take the place of Moana/Elsa/BB-8 and the class took turns using HoC-like commands to move the student around the room.  We covered "repeat" loops, "do until" conditionals, and even made up some of our own functions (ballerina twirl, monkey dance).  That ate up time while we waited for the websites to load and then they partnered up and took turns so that there weren't so many browsers hitting their network.  The teachers really seemed to like the "live action" programming as a starting point; I guess adverse internet conditions can be a good thing :) One of the other teachers told me afterwards that she planned to use coding as a reward to students who get their other work done.  She seemed to think it will be a great incentive. As always, it was a great experience and incredibly inspiring to hang out around such enthusiasm. Thanks for helping organize it!" Aimee

"I would love to assist with the Hour of Code. If I could, I would love to help in my daughter's class." Leslie

Thank you for the opportunity to give back to my community!" Antonette

Comments from teachers/principals:

"Thank you so much for volunteering and sharing the Hour of Code with Mrs. Reyer's student. We all appreciate your time."  Joyce

"A short note to say "Thank you!!! The students enjoyed the Hour of Code class.   I am sure the students will continue to explore the other games of coding here at school and at home. Again, a big shout to our volunteers. They were great!" Marie,