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ABC’s, 123’s, & Computational Thinking with BYJU Brands

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Location: Room 282
Experience live: All-Access Package

Participate and share : Interactive session: Hosted activity

Matthew Cheek  
Erica Valladao  

Hosted by Tynker, Epic, GeoGebra, and Osmo. In an increasingly digital age students often know how to use tech, from an early age, yet rarely understand how tech works. Explore why it's important to expose young learners to computer science, but also, ways teachers can use BYJU's brands to incorporate in their classrooms at all ages.

Audience: Library media specialists, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators
Topic: Computer science & computational thinking
Grade level: PK-2
Subject area: STEM/STEAM, Computer science

Presenters

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Matthew Cheek, BYJU'S - Osmo

Matthew Cheek has spent 6 years teaching Kindergarten in the Johnson Creek School District before becoming the Innovation/Media Specialist in 2018. He is a student-focused educator that is always finding ways to meet student needs at their academic readiness while holding learner engagement through choice and voice at the forefront! Being a huge tech fan he tries to bring as much tech into education as he can.

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Erica Valladao, Osmo

Erica has worked in the educational world for over 10 years. Started as a preschool teacher and program specialist before discovering her passion for the appropriate application of technology into the learning curriculum. Working closely with classroom teachers, principals and district administrators across the country, Erica strives to achieve best practice technology infusion into established curriculums to create a high energy learning platform with real world applicability that helps unlock the potential of every child. An integral member of the Osmo team, Erica is deeply committed to helping learners understand the transformational power of combining the digital and physical world.

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