Gilbert Public Schools

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Fusing hip hop and jazz in an upbeat dance class online! Class will consist of a warm up dance, stretch, dance fusion routine, technique, and a dance games. Great way to exercise indoors while having fun. This class will help to build confidence, socialization, creativity, memorization, and flexibility. (1st Quarter and 2nd Quarter classes will learn different dances)

One on One coding classes offer flexible schedules for students to work with a dedicated instructor. Class times are decided after the registration and will differ from student to student depending on their individual registration dates. Students pick a day of week (any weekday or weekend) and time of day that works best for the classes within the listed date range and connect with their instructor in live online classes once every week. Each class is 55 minutes long. Students purchase a set of 4 classes to begin with and purchase more classes as needed. One:One Scratch Junior Programming (Grades: TK-2): This course introduces students to block-based programming and provides a fun way for young students to learn programming fundamentals as they explore and develop imaginative stories and animations using the Scratch Junior programming environment. Students learn the concepts of motion, looks, sound, loops, events and more as they develop computational thinking and understanding of sequencing, pattern recognition and parallelism. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A tablet with the Scratch Junior app installed is required to participate in this course. The Scratch Junior app can be installed following the app/play store links at https://www.scratchjr.org. One: One Scratch Programming (Grades: 2-5): This course introduces students to block-based programming and provides a fun way for young students to start thinking like a programmer as they explore and develop imaginative stories, animations and games using the Scratch programming environment. Students learn the concepts of motion, looks, sound, events, loops, conditionals, game mechanics, operators and variables as they develop computational thinking and understanding of sequencing, pattern recognition, abstraction and parallelism. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Website Design (Grades: 4+): The internet is a fixture of modern society and accessing it is one of the main uses of our computers and phones. In this course we will explore how websites are made with HTML and CSS. Students will learn about HTML tags and styling of content using CSS to design a well formatted website with organized content and create their own website to display on the internet. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Introduction to Javascript Programming (Grades: 4+): This course introduces students to the fundamentals of browser-based application development via a fun, graphics and animation and game-based engaging curriculum. Students learn the fundamental programming concepts including variables, conditionals, loops, functions, user inputs, events and lists, and develop a range of applications and a course-end project to showcase their learnings. The programming concepts learned in this course are transferable to any other programming language. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Introduction to Python Programming (Grades: 4+): This course introduces students to the fundamentals of syntax-based programming via a fun, graphics, animation, and game-based engaging curriculum. Students learn the fundamental programming concepts including variables, user inputs/output, conditionals, loops, functions, events and lists, and develop a course-end project to showcase their learnings. This course builds the foundation for the Intermediate Python course. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Introduction to Java Programming (Grades: 6+): This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Java programming via a fun, graphics, animation, and game-based engaging curriculum. Students learn the fundamental programming concepts including variables, user inputs/output, conditionals, loops, functions, events and single dimensional array, and develop a course-end project to showcase their learnings. This course builds the foundation for the Intermediate Java course. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Mobile App Development: Students will learn the fundamentals of programming and mobile app development using MIT App Inventor's visual drag and drop coding interface. Students will design, develop, package and share a series of multimedia Android apps and interactive games. No prior experience with coding is required to participate in this course. Device prerequisite: The supported devices can be found here: https://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/setup. Students are encouraged to follow the link on this page and install the App Inventor Companion App on their device ahead of the first class. One:One coding classes offer flexible schedules for students to work with a dedicated instructor. Class times are decided after the registration. Students pick a day of week and time of day that works best for the classes and connect with instructor in live online classes once every week. Each class is 55 minutes long. Students purchase set of 4 classes to begin with and purchase more classes as needed. One:One Intermediate Python Programming (Grades: 6+): This course builds on the Introduction to Python course and lays the foundation of object oriented programming (OOP), lists, sets dictionaries, file and error handling . Students engage in solving a variety of real world problems, and build a course-end project to showcase their learnings. Prerequisite: Students need the understanding of programming concepts taught in the introduction to Python programming course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Intermediate Java Programming (Grades: 6+): This course lays the foundation of object oriented programming (OOP), data structures, file and error handling. 2D arrays. Students engage in solving a variety of real world problems, and build a course-end project to showcase their learnings. Prerequisites: Students need the understanding of programming concepts taught in the introduction to Java programming course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Exploring AI with Scratch Programming (Grades: 4+): AI is a part of our lives today and is increasingly becoming more pervasive. This course unravels the mystery behind AI. Students engage in hands-on learning, training models for speech recognition, machine learning and computer vision and develop interactive programs using these models. Prerequisites: Prior experience with the concepts taught in the Scratch programming course is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Exploring AI with Python (Grades: 6+): Students use AI everyday. This course unravels the mystery behind AI. Students appreciate AI applications and engage in hands-on learning, training models for natural language processing, machine learning and computer vision and develop interactive programs using these models. Prerequisites: Prior experience with the concepts taught in the Introduction to Python programming course is required to participate in this course. A laptop with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One C++ Programming (Grades: 6+): This course introduces students to the fundamentals of programming while highlighting the key features of C++ programming language. Students learn the fundamental programming concepts including variables, user inputs/output, conditionals, loops, functions, events and arrays while developing fun activities to reinforce the concepts. Students develop a course-end project to showcase their learnings. Throughout the course, students appreciate the differences between C++ and other programming languages, such as Python. No prior coding experience is required to participate in this course. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One Unity Video Game Development (Grades: 7+): This course is for students who dream of video game development. Students learn programming in C# and let their imagination loose to develop creative video games by programming their own characters, scenes, rules of the game. Prerequisites: Prior experience with coding is helpful but not required. A laptop with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. One:One AP Computer Science A (Grades: 9+): This course follows the AP CS A course outline to prepare students for the AP CS exam. The modules reinforce AP CS requirements via assessment, including practice activities and quiz, and offering homework help and tutoring to clarify concepts. Prerequisites: Currently enrolled in AP CS course at a participating school. A laptop or Chromebook with internet connectivity is required to participate in this course. 1:1 Tutoring (Grades: 6+): This program is ideal for students who are working on or interested in working on a project to accomplish a self-defined goal. Learn2Code.Live instructors mentor students and guide them through the project development process, and will introduce multiple different programming languages and platforms as needed to accomplish the project goals.

Design Class: This class gives students unique challenges to test their Minecraft building and design skills! Students will work either in a group or by themselves to create a build according to theme for theme. Students may be amusement park tycoons; the next, a minigame host; another, pirates with their own working cannons! Creative Writing with Minecraft: In this Creative Writing & Gaming class, students explore ancient civilizations and fantasy worlds to become inspired writers and builders in Minecraft. Students will become time travelers, inventors, and creators. They will practice all elements of the creative writing process, including researching the setting, creating characters, outlining the story, writing the draft, revising and editing with peers, and building all the scenes in Minecraft. Students will develop writing skills by embracing their passion for gaming, creating, and expressing. In the end, they will have digital writing products that includes screenshots from Minecraft that they can share with their friends and family! Coding with Minecraft: We will use PDL coding language and Minecraft for testing students’ coding. Minecraft will provide the environment that can teach children fundamentals of programming skills, engineering mindset, problem-solving, project management skills, collaboration with peers, and creative thinking. Students will get challenges for coding and develop codes to solve their challenges. Students will develop computational thinking and programming fundamentals with block-based PDL coding language. Movie Making Class: This class allows students to create their own movies completely from scratch! They will participate in all of the essential parts of movie creation, including researching the setting, writing the script as a group, creating the movie set, and finally acting it out, all within the digital world of Minecraft. The teacher will then put all of their footage together to offer them a finalized edited movie that they can view and share with friends whenever they want!

Polyglot Spot makes learning the world's most spoken languages fun for school-aged children by finding their individual learning styles and levels. Using the four modes of language learning, children learn the languages by listening, speaking, reading and writing. Native language teachers use books, visuals, games, drama, conversations, cultural arts and songs to teach in a fun and interactive environment.

This course will consist of seven one-hour personal finance workshops targeted to teach 5th and 6th graders basic financial literacy. Participants are encouraged to ask questions throughout the workshop. The specific topics are as follows: Week 1:An Introduction This one-hour workshop provides a high-level introduction to personal finance, financial freedom, the many emotions of money, money basics, money tools, paying taxes, and donating. Week 2: Saving This one-hour workshop teaches the importance of saving for your later years (retirement), emergency funds, and large purchases. The instructor also explains the magic of compound interest and provides tips & tricks on how to make saving a financial habit. Week 3: Spending and the Credit Card Trap This one-hour workshop teaches the differences between necessities and luxuries, provides examples of personal cash flow statements, and how to avoid the “Credit Card Trap.” The instructor illustrates how compound interest can work against you and provides tips & tricks on how to avoid overspending, the importance of not comparing your situation to others, and living within your means. Week 4: Investing This one-hour workshop teaches the importance of making your money work for you through investing. The instructor will explain some of the more common investment vehicles such as real estate, REITs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. and the risks associated with investing. The instructor will also explain how buying a home is a worthwhile investment. Students will also learn to create a personal balance sheet and calculate their net worth. Week 5: Protecting Your Assets and Your Identity This one-hour workshop will explain what insurance is, what types of insurance are available (e.g., health, auto, homeowner’s/renter’s, life), how insurance can help protect you from financial disaster, and the importance of shopping around for great rates and reading the fine print. The instructor will also provide tips & tricks to protect your identify from theft. Week 6: Credit Reports, Credit Scores, and Good Debt vs. Bad Debt This one-hour workshop will describe in detail what is a credit report, why is it important, how to access your credit report, what are the three main credit bureaus, what is a FICO score, how is your FICO score calculated, and the difference between good debt and bad debt. Week 7: College and Career Planning This one-hour workshop encourages students to embrace life-long learning and to continue their formal education after high school. Students will learn the difference between community college, a state university, a private university, an out-of-state school, a trade school, and professional certifications. This workshop will also discuss the positive and negative impact college can have on your finances. The instructor will conclude by sharing her personal experience as the first person in her family to attend and graduate college and how the benefits of college go far beyond that of the classroom.