As you come in please…  Sign in  Create a name tent and a name tag  Introduce yourself to someone you don’t know  Grab a computer, any computer  but try to sit next to someone

COMPASS: COMPUTING PRINCIPLES FOR ALL STUDENTS’ SUCCESS Beth Simon, UCSD Leland Beck and Sasha Chizhik, SDSU Diane Baxter and Jeff Sale, SDSC Tasha Frankie, UCSD and Mesa

Agenda  Why we are here  Introduction to national effort  What the next 8 weeks will be  Getting to know us:  Who am I and How did I come to be a (computing) teacher?  A word from our teachers – Art Lopez Sweetwater  Example of course pedagogy  Clickers for development of analysis, discussion, and teamwork  Break (~5:30-5:40)

Agenda  Introduction to Alice – group programming  Flow of control Do In Order Do Together Counted loops (do repeatedly) If Statements (do conditionally)

Problem:  Not enough students want to study computing  No “standard” high school course  AP CS A often turns students off  We need to broaden participation in computing field  And… is this the 21 st century?

What is “Calculus” in Computing? High School Biology CS Principles

National CS10K Effort  National Science Foundation Grant  College Board/Advanced Placement  NEW CS Principles course – more popular than Calculus!  Define a “general education” level of computing (for college students)

Computational Thinking Practices Creating Computational Artifacts Using Abstractions and Models Analyzing Effects of Computation Analyzing Problems and Artifacts Communicating Processes and Results Working Effectively In Teams

Goal:  In-service  Prepare and support 19 teachers to teach this GENERAL EDUCATION computing course  Not necessarily “programming” teachers  Not necessarily “computing” teachers  Pre-service  Course at SDSU (for students who will get credentials in other areas)

Join these people!  Lincoln  Valhalla  Oceanside  Grossmont  Sweetwater  Hilltop  Otay Ranch  Castle Park  Foothill Christian  Hoover  Mission Bay  O’Farrell

How this will work  8 Weeks Alice programming content  It’s not your father’s programming course  Strong focus on analysis and communication skills  Engage you in the student EXPERIENCE  On-line preparatory “exploratory homework” (e.g. the textbook)  Peer Instruction Discussion and Communication Skills  Labs

What teaching this class WON’T BE Sitting at a computer and having students follow along as you do something Assigning students programming exercises to complete

Instead… Logical Thinking Learning through Trial and Error Discussion and Communication Teamwork

Do you like it?  Summer Pedagogy PD  4-Days practice  Summer apprenticeship via UCSD Summer Session  School year  Materials provided (online resources, clickers)  Other support systems That you tell us you need!

We are a diverse group!  Who am I and How did I come to be a (computer) teacher?  Example: Art  Pairs – 2.5 minutes each  Group: Each person introduces their partner

Agenda  Why we are here  Introduction to national effort  What the next 8 weeks will be  Getting to know us:  Who am I and How did I come to be a (computing) teacher?  A word from our teachers – Art Lopez Sweetwater  Example of course pedagogy  Clickers for development of analysis, discussion, and teamwork  Break (~5:30-5:40)

What happens in class…

What does this code do? A. Makes the eskimo girl say Hello, then jump up and down B. Makes the eskimo girl say Hello WHILE jumping up and down C. Makes the eskimo girl say Hello D. None of the above

More Later: The “Peer Instruction” pedagogy 1) Individual Thinking, Vote 2) Group Discussion (with 1-2 other students) 3) Group Vote Pre-Class preparation Quiz/Incentive/Feedback Class-wide discussion Student-led/Instructor Modeling/Mini-lecture

Alice 2.3 (not 3.1)  “Drag and Drop” programming language  Create movies and video games   Download with textbook worlds

Today: Basic Flow of Control  Computers execute instructions  Do In Order: in order from top to bottom  Do Together: simultaneously (with some confusion due to duration of actions)  Loop (or Counted Loop): Repeatedly  If/Else Statement: Conditionally (not all the time)  Vocabulary:  Methods, Parameters  Tiles/Instructions, method calls  Control Tiles  Counted Loop  If/Else