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Coding for Educators Reflection

For my second Master's program, I am seeking a degree in educational technology, and my tech specialist degree. As part of that program, I have taken a class called Coding for Educators, which introduced simple coding programs like Scratch and Python, as well as different technology-focused tools that could be incorporated within the classroom. As that class comes to a close, I think it important to reflect upon the lessons and concepts that have been learned, in order to build on them moving forward in my career. Thinking about what I have learned in this course, I honestly still do not feel as though I have a great feel for the coding 'mindset'. For example, I think I have a basic understanding of how Scratch works, or how some of the commands in Python work. But, I know there is so much more to learn when it comes to just thinking about how to conceptualize a code, and write it in a way that executes exactly as I would hope. Most of the assignments in this course have be