2019 OCPS Teacher of the Year, computer science teacher, computer scientist, husband, father

Joined July 2011
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The summer is half over where has it gone?
Always great to meet an amazing educator! You are awesome my friend and good luck today!
Replying to @KyleDencker
@KyleDencker hanging with the man,the myth, the legend! #OCPS #ORANGETECHNICALCOLLEGE #HACKATHON
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We solved both sets winning both divisions of the FSU local programming contest. Go Wolves!
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Two hour update. Still leading both divisions, in the lower we are currently 4 of the top 5! 3 hours remaining!
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Off to a good start. Leading both divisions. #FSUContest2021
First competition of the year is taking my high school students to compete against FSU’s students, faculty, and alumni. Starts in 20 minutes, and will post updates until winners are posted.
First college acceptance today! So happy to do my signing wall again this year! Students sign for every post secondary acceptance letter they receive. We are celebrating our futures!
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Girls Who Code meeting today! So awesome! Students want to take a leadership role as they help their peers learn new skills. I cannot wait to see what they do this year! #leadership #GWC
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It is always important to get involved with whatever school you are apart of. So today @ucfacmw presented in my Topics In Computer Science course. Thank you for coming! #ChargeOn
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Grading reflections and I asked what was something they learned and what made it easy for them to remember. Loving this response: "I remember it because of the example Mr. Dencker gave to us. He showed us a Mandalorian head and..." 100% accurate. #MandoSchool #ThisIsTheWay
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Kyle Dencker retweeted
8 Aug 2021
Dawn Staley’s Olympic gold medal count As a player: 1996 🏅 2000 🏅 2004 🏅 As an assistant coach: 2008 🏅 2016 🏅 As a head coach: 2020 🏅 Every time Staley has gone to the Olympics, she’s left with a gold medal.
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My alumni being interviewed by UCF because he is headed to North American Finals next month! He gave a huge shout out to myself and @TCHSWolves! Listen to this young man’s journey at being one of the top programmers in the nation! ucf.edu/news/knights-do-that…

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Kyle Dencker retweeted
26 Jul 2021
New #KnightsDoThat episode 🎙‼️ Daniel West, a third-year @UCFCECS student and member of the UCF programming team, along with teammates Sharon Barak and Seba Villalobos, looks ahead to defending his home turf at the North America championship round of the 2021 @ICPCNews 💻
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Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary Its been a while. This was an account I used to connect with other SGA advisors. How times have changed.
Kyle Dencker retweeted
Are you an OCPS AP student? Did you score a 1 or 2 on your AP Exam and want another opportunity to earn college credit? Then our CLEP Summer Camp is right for you! Check out the subjects available and the registration information below! #ImpactCDL tinyurl.com/CLEP2021
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I am so excited to be teaching at UCF this summer! Hoping the next six weeks is as fun, and worthwhile as I want them to be.
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Kyle Dencker retweeted
Calling all incoming 9th graders! Join our AS Freshmen Experience today with @KyleDencker from @TCHSWolves discussing what to expect in AP Computer Science Principles! 💻 #ImpactCDL
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2020-2021 Beyond class highlights: - 13 Students earned a @NCWITAIC award - We beat FSU’s Student Body in a programming contest - We won 1st in Adv and Novice at @LockheedMartin CodeQuest - We earned 1st place ACSL intermediate div / 5 students going to world finals this Sat
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- 2 paid internships at Lockheed Martin with 3 pending applications that will find out this week - 2 students earned spots at Google’s tech camps - 1 student is heading to @PROMYS_Program - 3 students accepted to @ucf’s summer institute - Over 125 AP CS exams taken
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I am so proud of my students stepping up in this unusual school year. What they accomplished was amazing. We will be ready for next year for all the challenges that brings.