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[👩🏾‍💻 @NatalieVarkey]

Just met @RevDrBarber with @KPHSactivists ! ✊🏾

[Andrea Wright @wrightway99]

Our EOY meeting is going well! TY to the #AmazonFutureEngineer @BootUpPD program for a wonderful 3 years with @DeKalbSchools @DCSDSTEM. We value the thought partnership and the positive impact you have had on our 🧑🏽‍🎓👩‍🎓. @dcsdctae #stemlife @amazon

[Brenda Bass @BrendaBass63]

BootUp Instructional Coach Course in full swing. So excited to build community across our districts in the US. @MsHagaman @NatalieVarkey @BootUpPD @amazonnews

[👩🏾‍💻 @NatalieVarkey]

Yesterday, K-2 teachers in @RialtoUSD learned to lesson plan & program Bee-Bot! Today, students in the district learned to use these robots to practice counting, sequencing, directionality, and estimation!!
Year 2 with @BootUpPD and @amazon has been a success! 👏🏾

[Allison Jonas @JonasLAUSD]

A heartfelt welcome to the 🌟140 educators from @LASchools! They're investing their Saturday morning in learning, exploring, and enriching math, literacy, and coding abilities, all to create a brighter future for their students. #AmazonFutureEngineer #BootUpPD #EmpoweredByITI

[👩🏾‍💻 @NatalieVarkey]

Excited to begin working with @bps271 this school year! @BootUpPD
Amazon Grant will Enhance Computer Science Education for 11 Elementary Schools in Bloomington Public Schools
https://t.co/RZnBVD4izt via @ein_news

[Sara Petretich @mrspetretich]

Having a great time and learning a lot about computer science and coding in elementary schools with @virginia_tech Innovation Campus, @Baggiepr, @BootUpPD, @DMESlibrary and @NatalieVarkey! 💻

#BootUpPD
#computerscience
@scratch

[👩🏾‍💻 @NatalieVarkey]

I will present a “Getting Creative Across the Curriculum” session at the annual @scratch conference this Friday! Join this worldwide event with a community of coders!
registration: https://t.co/jbLu38DhQ1

[Scratch Team @scratch]

📣 Register now for #ScratchConference 2023! Learn and collaborate with Scratch Team members and educators from around the world who are passionate about creative, collaborative coding with Scratch! https://t.co/gs1MfsVaPI

[👩🏾‍💻 @NatalieVarkey]

Teachers at Iowa CS Week interviewed one another and built interactive collages using facts they learned about their partner. Here’s to building community with colleagues from all over using @scratch ! #CS4IA @BootUpPD @iowa_aea

[BootUp @BootUpPD]

Check out this PD Highlight from @NatalieVarkey sessions with @RialtoUSD! Witness the transformative power as our skilled facilitators inspire and equip elementary teachers and students with the magic of computer science!
#amazonfutureengineer #bootuppd #computerscience #csk8

[👩🏾‍💻 @NatalieVarkey]

Iowa 2023 CS PD Week is off to a great start! Teachers programmed a rock, paper, scissors game on Micro:bit using @MSMakeCode and then competed against one another with their creations! #CS4All @BootUpPD @iowa_aea @microbit_edu

[Jennifer Houlette @JenHoulette]

Coding with Scratch and learning new projects today!
#BOOTUpPD @BootUpPD @iowa_aea @NatalieVarkey

[BootUp @BootUpPD]

Igniting young minds with the power of code! 💻✨ Witness the magic as our skilled facilitators guide elementary teachers and students in GA on an exhilarating journey into the world of computer science! 🔥🌟#BootUpPD #AFE @DeKalbSchools @NatalieVarkey @WaringWhizKid

[👩🏾‍💻 @NatalieVarkey]

It was so amazing to co-lead some sessions on coding at the elementary level at the #CS4LAUSD Conference! @BootUpPD

[Georgia Department of Education @georgiadeptofed]

Veena Black, second grade teacher and STEM Lead at Briarlake Elementary School, is one of 10 finalists for the 2024 Georgia Teacher of the Year!

[👩🏾‍💻 @NatalieVarkey]

Introducing Kindergartners in Rialto USD to coding through collaboration #CSforAll

[👩🏾‍💻 @NatalieVarkey]

Amazing things are happening in @RialtoUSD thanks to the partnership with @BootUpPD and Amazon Future Engineers!! During PD today, this group of 3-5th grade teachers created Animated Cards using @scratch

[👩🏾‍💻 @NatalieVarkey]

Great day of model lessons with @RialtoUSD students! Pictured is a 3rd grade student coding algorithms for his “About Me” interactive collage @bootuppd #AmazonFutureEngineer

[👩🏾‍💻 @NatalieVarkey]

Students are learning to create algorithms and amazing projects! Here’s a dance party on the moon with sprites created by a 1st grader in @ChesterUplandSD 👽✌🏾