Benefits of a Computer Science Education Jessica Gorman Computer Systems (2008-2009)
What is the Scratch Program at Cardinal Forest Elementary School? 45 min class weekly Origins of the Program Gates Allard What do we do? curriculum developing process lesson agenda
What is Scratch? Scratch Developed by MIT Why Scratch? “kid friendly” Drag and drop text Multimedia/ visually focused
Developing a Curriculum Topics Integration of SOL topics Science History Math Coordinate system Problem solving Pseudo code Splitting a problem into steps Beginning comp sci skills loops Methods
Benefits of a Computer Science Education? Research focus Benefits of a comp sci edu @ a young age? Type of child who benefits the most Procedure Distribute survey throughout year Personality Learning ability
(Expected) Results Possible benefits Problem solving Teamwork Following directions Abstract thinking