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There are more neurons firing up and the connections are getting stronger!  This week has been tremendous in the stuff I’m learning.               I watched a recording of a webinar on machine learning by IFML.  … Continue reading →

This week’s blog is about attention to detail. When I was a Training Instructor in the Air Force, I instilled attention to detail by enforcing uniform standards. I had to make sure the buttons were buttoned, the belt was the … Continue reading →

It’s been an honor to join the SWTC- PATHS- Up research  program with Rice university  For the first time, the SWITCH program will be completely virtual. Week one has been a whirlwind. To get myself ready I started Python essential … Continue reading →

Getting Started Wow. What a great start to SWITCH 2021.  We kicked off with the CSTAR(Computer Science Teaching at Rice) conference during the prior week, which was an awesome opportunity to meet other K-12 educators passionate about implementing Computer Science … Continue reading →

On Monday we were able to attend the lecture series on presenting research.  What I got out of it the most was the necessity of being concise and specific which what is printed/displayed and the levels of engagements time moves … Continue reading →

When I got the call to be invited back for the SWITCH program I was ecstatic. PATHS-UP‘s mission is to improve health care outcomes of underserved populations by developing cost-effective technology solutions at the point of care (POC). A mission … Continue reading →

The prep for this research was plenty. From reading articles to trying to pronounce Coursera. The week in a glance consisted of the following. Supervised Machine learning and unsupervised machine learning. Imagine a world where a computer can learn. Looking … Continue reading →

I appreciate and am honored to be chosen to participate in Switch 2021.  It has been an intense but rewarding first week.  Learning Python and the introduction to Machine Learning has created the same intense desire to learn that I … Continue reading →

My initial experiences for the SWITCH Program As a new computer science teacher, I wanted to immerse myself in the field. I enjoy learning, and sharing what I know. However, there was a bit of apprehension on my part because … Continue reading →

I was selected to be a Research Education Teacher for the PATHS UP program in conjunction with Rice University.  Since I am based in Los Angeles, I jumped in on the opportunity to learn some new stuff.  I was told … Continue reading →