Programming Pedagogy in Primary Schools: Developing Computing Teaching CO020 / A02
Summary
On this four-week course, you’ll examine a range of teaching methods suitable for teaching programming, particularly block-based programming languages, to primary school pupils (aged 5 to 11 years old).
You’ll look at general pedagogical concepts like Bloom’s verbs, semantic waves and cognitive load, as well as programming specific approaches such as Parson’s Problems or designing lessons using levels of abstraction.
You’ll have the chance to reflect on your current teaching practices, and how you can adapt your own lessons to take advantage of these approaches.
Outcomes
You will be able to:
- Describe a range of pedagogical approaches, including unplugged approaches, 'Use-Modify-Create', and Parson's Problems
- Explore the key programming concepts of sequence, variables, selection, and iteration, and how these can be taught
- Model a learning sequence as a semantic wave
- Synthesise different pedagogies into a lesson plan
- Evaluate the use of these pedagogical approaches in your classroom
Sessions
| Date | Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Programming Pedagogy in Primary Schools: Developing Computing Teaching | 02 March 2020 | 00:00-00:00 | Online course |
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Cost
| English Maintained | Activity fee£35.00 +VAT | Subsidy available*£0.00 |
|---|---|---|
| Priority school engaged in CSA | Activity fee£35.00 +VAT | Subsidy available*£0.00 |
| Priority school repeat teacher | Activity fee£35.00 +VAT | Subsidy available*£0.00 |
| Priority school | Activity fee£35.00 +VAT | Subsidy available*£220.00 |
| Other | Activity fee£440.00 +VAT | Subsidy available*£0.00 |
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