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Computer Science Curriculum Integration for K-9 Teachers

bobbyc June 3, 2023 June 3, 202301 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, coaching, Computer Science, Data-Driven Decision-Maker, education, Professional Learning Facilitator

Introduction With a rapidly advancing world and integrating more technology into life, it has increasingly become evident to parents, teachers, and students alike that technological literacy is essential to primary education. Parents are pushing for increased computer science instruction in elementary schools as they realize how vital this knowledge will be in preparing their children …

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Computer Science Curriculum in B.C.

bobbyc April 30, 2023 April 30, 202301 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Computer Science, curriculum, K-12, Learning Designer, Professional Learning Facilitator

Introduction As an instructor of computer science at Simon Fraser University, one of my roles involves assessing the level of computer science knowledge possessed by high school graduates and the ease of their transition into higher education. These assessments help the school to evaluate the adequacy of our university’s introductory computer science courses. Unfortunately, we …

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Growth Mindset and Computer Science

Education Ward February 25, 2023 February 25, 202301 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Computer Science, EDTC 6102, growth mindset, ISTE 1.5.d

99 little bugs in the code, 99 little bugs. Take one down, patch it around 117 little bugs in the code. @sertig What a growth mindset is and isn’t. […]

Gaming the Educational System

Daskalos Douglas May 9, 2020 May 9, 202001 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, computational thinking, Computer Science, EDTC6103, ISTEeducator5, STEM

Games in School? Games in school are, more often than not, a taboo topic. The conversation has shifted, for sure, due to recent research and gradual changes in educator opinions, but games as learning vehicles in the classroom are generally still not taken seriously. Isolated educator success has definitely raised interest but also proven difficult …

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Pivoting from In-Person to Virtual PD

Daskalos Douglas March 16, 2020 March 16, 202001 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Computer Science, EDTC6102, ISTE, ISTE2, STEM

Live and In-person to Virtual, Remote, & Online Learning Every year as part of my job as a learning designer, I help to design, host, and train teachers that will be running professional development training over the coming year. We do this training in person over the course of a long weekend. So what happens …

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Computational Thinking in the Middle School Science Classroom

Charlie Ellis March 12, 2018 March 12, 201801 - Visionary leadership, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional development and program evaluation, agent-based modeling, computational thinking, Computer Science, ISTE, learning-by-design, NGSS, science education, simulations, visual programming

Evidence abounds that computational thinking (CT) is gaining ever more visibility, relevance and utility in education and our everyday lives: CT’s integration into Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards for students, the Hour of Code, a global computer science initiative, best-selling books like “Algorithms to Live By” to science fiction movies like “Ready … Continue reading “Computational Thinking in the Middle School Science Classroom”

Walking the walk… CS for Me!

Liz Ebersole June 19, 2017 June 19, 2017badge learning, coding, Computer Science, CS for All, Professional Development, professional growth, professional learning, teacher education

CS for All CS for All was created by the United States Department of Education (US DOE), during the Obama administration, with the goal of “empower[ing] a generation of American students with the computer science skills they need to thrive in a digital economy” (Smith, 2016). Although the …

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