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From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
There is more computer science than we could ever cover in grades K-12. So much of it is important and exciting. Every parent open house I get suggestions for what...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | November 14, 2018 at 06:45 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Are we using toys or tools to teach computers science? The cute little robots for example. Or Micro:bit? or any number of other fun little gadgets that we use to...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | November 13, 2018 at 09:20 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Science Education week is fast approaching. It's a big week and one of the big activities for a lot of teachers, students, and schools is the Hour of Code...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | November 12, 2018 at 06:22 AM
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Mark Guzdial has an interesting post asking When do we know that a programming course is not working for non-CS majors? The focus of the post is undergraduate level...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | November 9, 2018 at 07:08 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
My teaching style, especially in the first years, was greatly influenced by the man who taught me computer science. A wonderful man who really instilled a loveexample...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | November 6, 2018 at 06:10 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
I’m always looking for new projects. I find them in the strangest places. Facebook for one. And some not so strange places. The AP CS Principles curriculum from...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | November 5, 2018 at 06:09 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CSTA just announced the Call for Proposals. for the CSTA Annual Conference just days after I blogged (Getting Computer Science Teachers To The Next Level ) that...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | November 2, 2018 at 01:29 PM
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A number of related (well in my eyes anyway) have got me thinking about how we need to develop computer science teachers. Phil Bagge’s post Developing Teacher Agency...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 29, 2018 at 10:23 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
This is the second of these conferences. How I missed the first year I don’t remember but I’m glad I made it to this one. The conference was held at Rhode Island...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 27, 2018 at 03:00 PM
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Know someone or some organization or some school responsible for doing great things in computer science education? Maybe they should be nominated for this award...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 24, 2018 at 07:27 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Ethics has been on my mind a lot lately. Last week, the ACM had a Twitter chat around the ACM Code of Ethics using the hashtag #ACMCodeOfEthics.It took place during...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 22, 2018 at 10:49 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
I first started to appreciate the cost of professional development when I was working with and for Microsoft. Microsoft at the time was working hard to promoteMoving...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 18, 2018 at 12:00 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
On Thursday, October 18, ACM will host a Twitter chat on ethics in computing beginning at 11:00 a.m. EDT (15:00 UTC). During the chat, ACM will post discussion@TheOfficialACM...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 17, 2018 at 09:00 PM
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These are great chats with a lot of wonderful people sharing ideas about computer science in grades K through 8.Join us for #csk8 chat on Wed, 10/17, at 5pm PT/6pm...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 17, 2018 at 06:09 AM
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My motto has long been "steal from the best" at least when it comes to teaching resources. Today I found a good project from Code.org. I'm using their AdvancedCode...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 16, 2018 at 10:33 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
I avoided buying Origin by Dan Brown for about a year.While I really liked The Davinci Code, I have been disappointed with his other books. Recently I saw thatThree...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 13, 2018 at 09:20 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Project ideas are everywhere. Today a friend apparently spent some time figuring out what words his phone number spelled. It turns out that there are several web...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 12, 2018 at 11:46 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Several years ago a parent at an open house asked me the question in the title of this post. He seemed happy with the response. My resume is pretty good I think...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 7, 2018 at 07:45 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
One of the hard things for students to learn is simplicity. Beginners tend to over complicate things. In part this is because they lack the full toolbox early in...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 4, 2018 at 12:23 PM
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Are you an Advanced Placement Computer Science teacher? Are you concerned about increasing the number of women in computing? Are you willing to help out a fellow...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | September 28, 2018 at 05:47 AM