Module 1: Why should I teach CS?
LEARN
Module 1 Resources
Take a Deeper Dive
Watch:
Read:
Listen:
- Module 1 Slides (Joining asynchronously? Check out the video recording for Why CS? from the 2021 CS Institute)
- Creating Equitable CS Experiences Handbook
- CS Institute 2022 Resources (please add your favorite CS resource!)
Take a Deeper Dive
Watch:
- CS Experimentation Culture with Dr. Luther Tychonievich
- Coded Bias (Netflix)
Read:
- Ethical Concerns Mount as AI Takes Bigger Decision-Making Role in More Industries (Harvard Gazette)
- Researchers looked at how early STEM stereotypes begin for kids (The Hechinger Report)
Listen:
DO
CS Unplugged
Pick a CS Unplugged activity and put yourself in your students shoes as you work on it:
Experimentation Culture
Pick a creative challenge from the list below (something you haven’t done before) and explore the challenge with no set goal:
Pick a CS Unplugged activity and put yourself in your students shoes as you work on it:
- Binary Bracelets/Bookmarks
- Card Flip Magic
- Robot Zine
- Computational thinking inspired by a book
- Graph Paper Programming (needs at least 2 people)
- My Robotic Friends (needs at least 2 people)
- Sorting Algorithms (need several people)
- More CS Unplugged activities curated by Bootup
Experimentation Culture
Pick a creative challenge from the list below (something you haven’t done before) and explore the challenge with no set goal:
- Create a soundscape with Scratch Jr. or Scratch
- Creative CS (code art or a song)
- Finch Jousting
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- Hacking public art with Scratch
- Make music with the Chrome Music Lab
- Round the World chain reaction
- Wastepaper basket challenge
CONNECT
- Introduce yourself
- Connect & Share about your experience with this module
- Join monthly Community Calls (TBD)
- Join Design Lab Playdates (TBD)
REFLECT
Reflection is an important part of the computer science education journey. We have created an online Reflection Journal for you to keep notes. If you would like to share this back out with us for research purposes that would be great, but not required.
- What are your hopes for this course?
- What are your goals for CS in your classroom?
- What questions, challenges, or other ideas about implementing CS in your classroom do you have? What would you like to learn more about?
