Название: Coding in the Classroom: Why You Should Care About Teaching Computer Science Автор: Ryan Somma
Издательство: No Starch Press
Год: 2020
Страниц: 208
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 10.1 MB
A book for anyone teaching computer science, from elementary school teachers and coding club coaches to parents looking for some guidance.
Computer science opens more doors for today's youth than any other discipline - which is why Coding in the Classroom is your key to unlocking students' future potential. Author Ryan Somma untangles the current state of CS education standards; describes the cognitive, academic, and professional benefits of learning CS; and provides numerous strategies to promote computational thinking and get kids coding!
Whether you're a teacher, an after-school coach, or a parent seeking accessible ways to boost your kid's computer savvy, Coding in the Classroom is here to help. With quick-start programming strategies, scaffolded exercises for every grade level, and ideas for designing CS events that promote student achievement, this book is a rock-solid roadmap to CS integration from a wide variety of on-ramps. You'll learn:
- tips and resources for teaching programming concepts via in-class activities and games, without a computer
- development environments that make coding and sharing web apps a breeze
- lesson plans for the software lifecycle process and techniques for facilitating long-term projects
- ways to craft interdisciplinary units that bridge CS and computational thinking with other content areas
Coding in the Classroom does more than make CS less formidable - it makes it more fun! From learning computational thinking via board games to building their own websites, students are offered a variety of entry points for acquiring the skills they need to succeed in the 21st-century workforce.
This book progresses from a general overview of computer science standards to the benefits of learning computer science. It provides an outline of the computer as a system and then advances into more detailed specifics of programming. Then it presents strategies for supporting students as they take on the challenges of learning the subject. Computers have great potential for promoting equitable access to high-quality education in our global society. Teaching students to think computationally and making them fluent in information technologies empowers them for success in the 21st century.
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