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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · 23d

My favorite day of the year #sacodejam volunteers just starting to arrive #ESCRegion20 #YouthCodeJam

Poster listing event funders: ESCRegion 20, Accenture, CPS energy, Generations Federal Credit Union, San Antonio Water System, Community First Health Plans, DOCUmation, Digital Visions, Port San Antonio

Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Sep 5

Wonderful to hear from Superintendent Gerardo Soto, Education Service Center, Region 20 Superintendent of the Year at ESC20 Convocation.

Image of intro slide, text Region 20 Convocation and Gerardo Soto, Harlandale ISD Superintendent

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Jul 19

Paramount+ Subscription Cancelled ✅
Reason Other. Description "You've cancelled Colbert, I've cancelled you. I will not spend my limited entertainment dollars supporting your right wing owners and their capitulation to the Trump Administration."
#Colbert #ParamountPlus #Colbertlateshow

Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Jun 30

So excited to hear about the integration of #Gemini in #GoogleClassroom #GoogleEDU @ISTEofficial #ISTELive25 Coming to your Google Classroom account next week!

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Jun 10

Love it when a conference schedules entertainment. Tonight was music bingo led by the always fun @weteachcs.bsky.social staff. Five members of my Certification Pipeline hub group won prizes! And we sang along until we were hoarse! #WTCS25 #CS4Yall

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Jun 10

Packed house at my @codeorg.bsky.social #CSConnections session today, tools to integrate computational thinking into core content classes grades 3-8. Love my work as a Code facilitator! Presentation: bit.ly/corgcsc
@weteachcs.bsky.social #WTCS25 #CS4Yall #ESCRegion20

2025 WTCS Summit Code.org CS Connections Reeves

Code.org CS Connections: Resources to Integrate CS into Core Content Classes Susan F. Reeves K-8 Facilitator: Code.org Digital Age Learning: ESC-20 Monday, 6/9: 2 - 3 PM

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Jun 9

Love hearing from @AlamoAFCEA at the @weteachcs #WTCS25 Summit about all the great grants available to classroom teachers in Texas. Thank you for your support of the Summit! #CS4Yall alamoafcea.org/page/scholarsh…

Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Jun 9

Great session on Empowering English Learners within Computer Science from Dr. Devon Marano @weteachcs.bsky.social #WTCS25 #CS4Yall #ESCRegion20

Dr. Marano in front of a slide from the presentation

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Jun 9

Winners! Four of our #ESCRegion20 @weteachcs.bsky.social Certification Hub participants won @microbit.org units at our Opening Session. Nice way to kick off the #WTCS25 Summit! #ESCRegion20

Picture of four teachers holding their micro:bit prizes

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Jun 9

Great kickoff underway for the @weteachcs.bsky.social #WTCS2025 summit in #AustinTx with Dr. Carol Fletcher. Best duckie gift ever! #CS4Yall I’m presenting two @codeorg.bsky.social #teachcode sessions! #ESCRegion20

Promo image of two sessions being presenting by Susan Reeves at we teach Cs summit

Small yellow rubber duckie holding a red guitar

Dr Carol Fletcher at the opening session on stage

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · May 14

Want to see the local / Texas impact to the national cuts to the IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services)?

Look at all eliminated from TexQuest.

Equity of access? Ability to research using authentic and authoritative resources? Who needs that?

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TexQuest Program Changes

Changes are coming! The Texas State Library and Archives Commission has finalized contracts for the 2025/2026 school year which will...

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Mar 1

It was a great Saturday for #dyslexia specialists at #EducationServiceCenterRegion20 #BeyondtheLetters conference. Happy to be here with information on how technology can support learners with #dyslexia and other special needs. #Chromebook #ipad #GoogleEdu

Picture of the conference schedule for the day

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Feb 22

Love the @venturelab.bsky.social #MindsetCards and the session presented by Scott Mann and Jeremy Manginell at the #AlamoSTEM Conference today: venturelab.org/random-minds... #STEMEducation

Random Card Generator

Click DRAW A NEW CARD to start the game! DRAW A NEW CARD How to use the Random Mindset Picker Utilize the Mindset Cards as a warm-up activity or a smooth transition between lessons. To play: 1. Begin ...

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Feb 22

Rainy Saturday but nothing stops educators passionate about #STEMeducation from attending the 2025 #AlamoSTEMEcosystem conference today @utsaroadrunners.bsky.social ! I’ll be presenting on @codeorg.bsky.social #teachcode this afternoon! Welcome from #IDRA #StephanieGarcia

Photo of Dr Stephanie Garcia in front of a conference slide for the Alamo STEM Ecosystem conference

Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Feb 18

Info on a robotics project in El Paso, Texas, that I've supported as a gift in memory of the amazing life-long learner and science enthusiast Debbie Vann.
If you admired her work at North East ISD - #NEISD, please join me in supporting this project! #Robotics #ComputerScience

Coding and Robotics: The Future Starts Here, a project from Mr. Phillips

Help me give my students the LEGO Education SPIKE Prime sets and a RoboCamp subscription to enhance their robotics and coding skills with hands-on learning and interactive lesson plans. I am passio...

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Feb 12

Well my years of using #GoogleMaps are over. Thanks to the ridiculous #GulfofAmerica heading back to #AppleMaps.

Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Feb 7

In the Dallas area and interested in expanding Texas Teacher certification to include either 8-12 Computer Science or EC-12 Tech Apps? Join the Computer Science Pipeline! Check out the cohort from @utdallas.bsky.social ! ?s Contact Amin Lalani! #ComputerScience @weteachcs.bsky.social #TCEA

Screenshot of a flyer from UT Dallas describing their Secondary Certification Hub

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Feb 3

Texas teacher and interested in pursuing your EC-12 Technology Applications or 8-12 Computer Science Certification? Check out information on the ESC-20 CS Pipeline project, part of the @weteachcs.bsky.social initiative. Informational webinar today at 4 pm. Link/Project info: bit.ly/esc20CSPPD #TCEA

ESC-20 2025 Secondary Certification Hub Description

Education Service Center, Region 20 (ESC-20) WeTeach_CS Secondary Certiﬁcation Hub CS 8-12 and EC-12 Technology Applications "Imagine a world where every young mind holds the key to unlocking the myst...

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Feb 2

#TCEA Conference? Stop by booth #2038 to meet the fabulous #TexQuest team.

Authoritative resources for early childhood to 12th grade. Want to see TexQuest in action? Come to our session on Monday: Powerful Partners Spark Student Creativity: TexQuest and Digitsl Tools, Monday at 11 am in Room 6B!

Picture of three representatives from TexQuest in their booth.

Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Feb 2

#TCEA presentation #2 done. Coding with DE. If your District has district-wide subscription to #DiscoveryEducation you have three #ComputerScience modules (Block, HTML, Python) Full teacher and student support (including videos, pdf guides and more!) www.discoveryeducation.com/info/tcea-20...

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Join Discovery Education at TCEA for unique sessions, inspiring stories, practical strategies, and hands-on experiences with our phenomenal science solutions.

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Feb 2

Are you a Texas teacher seeking funding for #ComputerScience related activities? Check out these opportunities from @weteachcs.bsky.social ! #TCEA

Image of presentation slide with QR codes for grant applications.

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Feb 1

Great kickoff to #TCEA. today, lots of great sessions and my first session had 42 attendees learning about Computational Thinking In Elementary with Code.org @codeorg.bsky.social

Screen shot listing three presentations Susan Reeves will be giving at TCE conference

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Feb 1

@lesliefisher.bsky.social Thanks for the Flip session @TCEA today! Here’s a Sandbox I created for teachers to learn more about #Sandbox bit.ly/esc20ssr

Sandbox Station Rotations

Made with Padlet

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Randy Rodgers @randyrodgers.bsky.social · Jan 12

Very thought-provoking read. I highly encourage for anyone thinking of buying their pre-teen that first smart phone. Growing evidence says that is a dangerous idea.
#anxiety #depression #teens #mentalhealth #parenting

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Susan F. Reeves @susanfreeves.bsky.social · Feb 1

Great first day of #TCEA Always good when you can start the day with Stacy Pattenaude and Samantha Sanchez from @NorthsideISD Academic Technology on Gamifying Writing in Your Secondary Classroom. And one of my favorite tools #MyShortAnswer

Picture of the teacher leader dashboard from a My Short Answer website writing activity.

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