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Concepts to Curriculum Building a course to build skills
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Coding or Computer Science? Is it all about the code…?
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So what’s our role?
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Helen Leeming Ex industry CS teacher since 2000 You can find me at: hle@uwcsea.edu.sg
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Coding or Computer Science ➜ For now ➜ Online tutorials ➜ Usable coding skills ➜ Understanding how ➜ Poke it and see what happens ➜ Syntax is king ➜ Takes time ➜ Needs teaching ➜ Usable life skills ➜ Understanding why ➜ Plan, think and reflect ➜ Problem solving
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Coding or Computer Science ➜ Easy to teach ➜ Rewarding to teach
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Concepts to Curriculum Building a course to build skills
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The curriculum… Which concepts? How to teach? How to assess?
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1. The concepts
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2. How to teach programming concepts
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Progressive At their own speed Read first Write later Visual Pictures not words
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1011 1010
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snap.berkeley.edu
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Process Syntax before
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1 Ask for two volunteers 2 Give the envelope with the square on it to the taller volunteer 3 Ask them to follow the instructions inside 4 Give the other envelope to the other volunteer and ask them to follow the instructions inside 5 Raise 1 finger for each time they clap
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Sequence Selection Repetition Totaling Counting Pseudo Code Flowcharts
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➜ Problem solve ➜ Decompose a problem ➜ Collaborate What do we want them to be able to do?
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Problem solving ProblemDecomposeConceptCodeConcept
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3. Assessment
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Assessment for learning – during Assessment of success – after
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Make it match
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➜ Reading ➜ Checking ➜ Writing Test for:
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Thanks! Any questions? You can find me at: hle@uwcsea.edu.sg
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