OCE Coding Club

  • Coding Club Sponsor:

    Peggy Byars, STEM Outclass Teacher 

          phone: 281-698-7402

          email: peggy.byars@fortbendisd.com

  • Turtle Art

    Learn how to code the turtle to make your favorite art drawing. THe possibilities are endless!

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  • SCRATCH

    Work with Scratch cat and many other sprites to create your favorite animation or video game!

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  • FBISD Coding Clubs exist to nurture the technical and interpersonal skills used in computer programming.  Through a progression of learning students have the opportunity to develop those skills that supports this exploration. Fort Bend ISD Coding Clubs curriculum is an in-house developed curriculum that builds skills off various resources and programs accessible to students. Those resources students will use to learn the principles of computer science are Turtle Art and Scratch. Coding Clubs were started with support from the Fort Bend Education Foundation and Schlumberger.  Students at sixty elementary and middle school campuses have the opportunity to experience computer science concepts before or after school for free with the clubs!  Our goal is to inspire and expose students to computer science concepts at a young age and encourage them to pursue careers in STEM. Also, within the coding clubs the opportunity for performance is a must. Students may have an opportunity to participate in various competitions and challenges to show their learning or showcase what they know through club tasks and challenges.

     

    FBISD Coding Clubs Purpose, Progression, Proficiency, and Performance principals

    Coding Clubs in FBISD revolve around 4 core principals:

    • Purpose: Why we have coding clubs and the mission, vision, and goals.
    • Progression: The curriculum of the club and how we help students move through their learning.
    • Proficiency: The supports for both the students and the teachers so that they have what is necessary to be successful with their clubs.
    • Performance: Opportunities for students to showcase their learning through competitions and performances.

     

    Club Meetings

    We will meet virtually via TEAMS from approx. 3:45-5:00 on our designated days. I will send out a TEAMS invite. If you're invited to be part of the Coding Club, students should check their TEAMS calendar for dates / calendar invites. 

     

    Club Member Expectations

    1. Club members must maintain passing grades in their classes.

    2. Club members must not receive any bad conduct marks or office referrals. Depending on the nature of the incident, they will either be expelled completely from the club or asked to not participate for a certain amount of time.  

    3. Club members must display appropriate student behavior while participating in Club. I will notify you of any discipline problems and if your student’s behavior does not improve, I will not allow them to continue to participate. ·

    4. Attendance is expected. Please make arrangements NOW so you do not have conflicts on these days. Their absence may result in them losing their spot as there are many students who did not get into club and are on a "waiting list". 

    5. Participation online while on TEAMS is expected. I love seeing what the students are working on as well as having some of the more experienced students help to lead some of the lessons.