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Coding Course Reflection

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 Coding Course Reflection image source: PCmag.com      What are the 1 - 2 most important things you learned in this course? How will these things be part of your future work as a teacher or librarian?      One of the most important things I learned in this course is that coding should not be taught  independently of other courses. Coding works better if it is incorporated into classes that students are already required to take within the curriculum. Before taking this course, I thought computer science was more of a stand alone class. Now I understand that the skills leaned in computer science or programming classes can be applied to any class. I also learned that a person does not need to be a "math or science person" in order to excel in coding. Anyone can be great at coding and build the skills needed to become a programmer. This made me reflect on who is encouraged to take computer science classes and who is not. What are 1 - 2 things you need to learn next to build upon