“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.
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“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.
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.
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.
Robots, competitions, and extra-curricular opportunities
Sway Grantham shares the joys of running a coding club for primary students and her experiences of taking the youngest team to Pi Wars 2019. HW9: Computing and the arts, pg.52-53.
Using non-programming activities to teach programming concepts
Thom Kunkeler shares research about using non-programming activities to teach programming concepts. HW10: Maths and computer science, pg.27.
Make an app in a week
Finding work experience in tech can be tricky, so Martin Sexton and Katie Sanders-Pope decided to set a group of their students a challenge. HW9:Computing and the arts, pg.68-69.
Fostering Data Literacy Competencies in School
How can larger amounts of data be analysed in schools? Why is this topic important for students? Current research on data literacy gives an answer to these questions. HW10: Maths and computer science, pg.44-45.
Introducing programming through the wider curriculum
Ben Hall looks at the crossover between literacy and coding, and how it can help in the classroom. HW11: Inclusion and diversity, pg.62-62.
Using data to help a school garden
How a school in New Jersey is directly linking data with life itself… HW10: Maths and computer science, pg.30-31.