Teaching Programming in Middle School TeachScheme! Anniversary Workshop Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island June 11-12, 2005 Pamela Ossorio, The Rice School K-8 Houston ISD, Houston, Texas Technology Middle School Teacher, Future Math Teacher

The Rice School/La Escuela Rice A Magnet School for Technology and Spanish Houston I.S.D. Public School 64%Free/Reduced Lunch 40%At Risk 100%Total Students 6%Asian 6%White 38%African American 50%Hispanic Demographics

My Computer Power Students 8 th grader, 2 nd year technology students 20 students, 16 boys 4 girls 25% also in Algebra class, scheduling rules!

Guided Graphics Lessons with Dr.Scheme Projects by Mrs. Ossorio’s 7 th and 8 th grade Students

First Draw Project 1.Duplicate this image on grid paper 2.Write Dr.Scheme Code 3.Type Code 4.Debug

Design art for name cards using only draw-solid-rect command

Free Choice Assignment Using 4 of the commands from the draw.ss TeachPack Draw-circle Draw-solid-disk Draw-solid-line Draw-solid-rect Student work samples

Programmed flower pot by Angelina Grid design

Programmed flower pot by Angelina Hand written code

Programmed flower pot by Angelina Dr.Scheme program output

(draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'red) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'red) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'red) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'red) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'red) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'yellow) This is the code that I used to make my picture. (start ) (draw-solid-line(make-posn )(make-posn )'green) (draw-solid-line(make-posn )(make-posn )'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn )(make-posn )'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn )(make-posn )'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn )(make-posn )'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn )(make-posn )'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn )(make-posn )'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn )(make-posn )'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn )(make-posn )'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )40 'yellow) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn )20 'blue) Programmed flower pot by Angelina Code from Dr.Scheme

Student Choice of Subject

Draw Assessment 1 Given verbal/written instructions Write code Execute code Assess graphic results Correct code as needed

Draw Assessment 2 Part I Give image on grid paper, printed in color Write code Part II Type code Debug

Graphing Lines Assignments Use cartesian plane TeachPack Read clues and draw the line

Vertical Teaming Pre-AP CS Curriculum Collaborating with Karen North to create online curriculum for Middle School through 10 th grade Houston A+ Teacher as Research Grant 6-hour teacher professional development workshop for GT credit, approved by Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented

Pamela Ossorio The Rice School Houston I.S.D.