What would an exceptional middle and high school computer science curriculum include?
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What would an exceptional middle and high school computer science curriculum include? -... - 48 views
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This isn't a complete answer, but one thing the very first introductory classes should require is that the students turn off all their electronic computers and actually learn to walk through algorithms with a computer that exists only on paper. (Or, I suppose, a whiteboard or a simulator.) This exercise would give the students a grounding in what is going on inside the computer as a very low level.
My first computer programming class in my Freshman year of high school was completely on paper. Although it was done because the school didn't have much money, it turned out to be very beneficial.
Another class I had in high school, that wouldn't normally be lumped into a Computer Science curriculum but has been a boon to my career, was good old Typing 101. -
If you followed the CS Unplugged curriculum your students would know more about CS than most CS grads:
http://csunplugged.org
It's a really great intro to basic computer science concepts and very easy for students to understand. Best of all you don't even need a computer per student if your school doesn't have the budget, - ...6 more annotations...
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Great resource for teachers (especially those of us not initially trained in Computer Science) about what should 'count' as Computer Science. Worth the read!
When the Computer Takes Over for the Teacher - The Atlantic - 9 views
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When kids can get their lessons from the Internet, what's left for classroom instructors to do? The Deconstruction of the K-12 Teacher is something we need to discuss amongst each other now.
Codecast - 0 views
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A simple HTML/CSS editor which updates in real-time. Perfect for teaching to a class on your whiteboard or for students to experiment with.
Curriculum « Exploring Computer Science - 36 views
The Work Buzz | 7 tips for improving email etiquette - 40 views
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ccording to 2009 research from international consulting firm Deloitte, the average office worker sends around 160 emails and checks his or her inbox more than 50 times per day. If practice really made perfect, we'd all be Olympic gold medal-winning emailers by now.
Active Learning Leads to Higher Grades and Fewer Failing Students in Science, Math, and... - 45 views
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1. Students in a traditional lecture course are 1.5 times more likely to fail, compared to students in courses with active learning
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Template Copy- Computer Lab Lessons - Google Docs - 13 views
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computer lab lessons
Feature: Computer Science Competition Encourages Pupil Ideas - 11 views
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Encouraging pupils to develop computer science ideas
CrowdGrader: Crowdsourcing the Evaluation of Homework Assignments - 57 views
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Article on how their new crowdsourced grading platform worked for Computer Science students
Computer Lab Favorites | Scholastic.com - 1 views
Small Byte #2-Scrible | Fluency21 - Committed Sardine Blog - 21 views
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Scribble is a great tool for preparing web-based readings for engaging students more attentively in their inquiry. Great tool to support close reading and CCSS.
Scrible is a free online tool for saving, organizing, annotating, and sharing websites for online research projects and web quests. It saves a copy of each page you annotate in your personal Scrible library, so that even if the original web pages you've made notes on go down, your saved pages and your notes still exist. You can post your work on Facebook or Twitter, and you can also share your Scrible pages with short links that you generate with the click of a button. Check it out for yourself at www.scrible.com.
Reading, writing and computer coding -- the basics of the future | eCampus News - 53 views
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Basic ed skills
Schools seeking best digital tools | SeacoastOnline.com - 65 views
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The most obvious takeaway, he said, was that "the age of the computer lab is kind of out," in which students travel out of their classrooms to log on.
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The idea kids can access tools for learning 24 hours a day and can access learning not bound by the walls of the school is critical," Hobbs said. "It's indicative of what we mean by a 21st-century education."
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Great quote: "The age of the computer lab is kind of out." Move toward to mobile devices and digital tools.
NCTE Position Statement on Machine Scoring - 9 views
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Conclusions that computers can score as well as humans are the result of humans being trained to score like the computers (for example, being told not to make judgments on the accuracy of information).
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Computer scoring systems can be "gamed" because they are poor at working with human language, further weakening the validity of their assessments and separating students not on the basis of writing ability but on whether they know and can use machine-tricking strategies.
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Important and well written
Code.org | Dedicated to growing computer programming education - 1 views
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A non-profit dedicated to providing tools for educators and links students to schools that offer programming courses.
High Tech- Low Budget Technology Options For The Music Classroom - MusicEdMagic.com - 78 views
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A large and growing list of free or low cost software and hardware alternatives that music educators can use in their classrooms instead of the high priced commercial stuff. -
Huge compilation of links to technology for music teachers!
DarwinTunes | Survival of the funkiest - 42 views
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Listen to music as it evolves on the computer
Dumbing Down : Stager-to-Go - 3 views
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Coincidentally, I wondered in 1996 why we were investing so heavenly in ensuring that we create a generation of fifth graders with terrific secretarial skills?
