
“We need to move the social norm”
Anne-Marie Imafidon tells Sian Williams Page how she devised the approach of the social enterprise Stemettes, and her plans for wider social change in 2021.
Due to a shortage of teachers with computer science degrees, switching specialisms is a common route to becoming a computing educator. But why do some teachers choose to change subjects? In issue 15 of Hello World, we hear from five people who have made the switch. They tell us about the challenges they have faced, as well as the joys of teaching young people how to create new things with technology.
See what's inside“We need to move the social norm”
Anne-Marie Imafidon tells Sian Williams Page how she devised the approach of the social enterprise Stemettes, and her plans for wider social change in 2021.
The new normal: Teaching programming remotely
School shutdowns and social distancing measures have required teachers to make quick adaptations to the way programming is taught.
Getting everyone excited about code
Vanessa Bakker shares how she overcame her hesitations and, in response to local interest, started a friendly and informal programming club for adults.
“It was a jump in with both feet”
Sian Williams Page and Amy O’Meara spoke to five educators to find out how – and why – they switched subject specialisms to computing.
Make your classroom accessible by design
10 top tips on how to make your classroom accessible by design from CAS Include: the Computing At School inclusion and diversity working group. HW11: Diversity and inclusion, pg.24.
A movement to bring computer science to all students
Leigh Ann DeLyser outlines the systems CSforALL is putting in place to ensure computer science is an integral part of the educational experience of all students in the US, from kindergarten through to high school graduation. HW9: Computing & the arts.
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