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Chapter Thirty-two: 2021 Reflections with Sarah and Kim

It’s almost 2022! Time to reflect on 2021, Once Upon a Tech Style… with guessing games, challenges, and a good old fashioned lightning round :) Thanks for listening this year, and for being a part of our community at the intersection of technology and literacy. We’re so glad you’re here!  PS: We want to know - if you had to choose one word to describe YOUR 2021, what would it be??

Resources

2021 Personal Highlights:
  • Kim: Bringing computer science education research into K-8 classrooms: A podcast
  • Sarah: Cultural Connections with Hummingbird course (coming soon) and Mr. Fitz’s businesses in the news! 

2021 Book Highlights:
  • Kim: We Are Watching Eliza Bright
  • Sarah:
    • Most readable: Daisy Jones and the Six
    • Can’t get them out of my head: No One is Talking About This, The Anthropocene Reviewed
    • Best children’s books: Starfish, Maybe He Just Likes You, the Canyon’s Edge, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy
    • Honorable mentions: You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self Love (both audiobooks are amazing!)
Heads up for 2022:
  • Join us at MozFest (March 7-10) - a one of a kind festival that's a whirl of people and ideas, sparks of curiosity and connection, and a vibe that is buzzing, dynamic and full of positive energy.
  • Be on the lookout in January for Sarah’s Cultural Connections with Hummingbird course from the Pathfinders Online Institute. In the meantime, check out Social Emotional Learning with Robotics.
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Other
  • What is it like to be a teacher right now? Teachers say Shootings and Mental Health Challenges Have Made This Year the Hardest Yet
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Music credits
  • Music from filmmusic.io
  • "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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    • Chapter Thirty-six
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    • Chapter Thirty-three
    • Chapter Thirty-two
    • Chapter Thirty-one
    • Chapter Thirty
    • Chapter Twenty-nine
    • Chapter Twenty-eight
    • Chapter Twenty-seven
    • Chapter Twenty-six
    • Chapter Twenty-five
    • Chapter Twenty-four
    • Chapter Twenty-three
    • Chapter Twenty-two
    • Chapter Twenty-one
    • Chapter Twenty
    • Chapter Nineteen
    • Chapter Eighteen
    • Chapter Seventeen
    • Chapter Sixteen
    • Chapter Fifteen
    • Chapter Fourteen
    • Chapter Thirteen
    • Chapter Twelve
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