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Tips, hints & research supported methods when teaching programming using blocks like @scratch (elementary/primary/lower secondary)
A 27 tweet thread by @baggiepr #caschat #csk8
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A 27 tweet thread by @baggiepr #caschat #csk8
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1/ Don’t neglect the programming environment. Novice programmers will need time to familiarise with how this works. This is even more important with @scratch in primary. Time spent understanding stage/backdrops sprites/costumes facing/direction in not wasted #caschat #csk8
2/ Progression matters. @everydaycs have done some wonderful primary/elementary research looking at what order to introduce ideas. Their trajectories are really helpful when you are sequencing curriculum everydaycomputing.org/public/visuali… #caschat #csk8
My daughter (10th grade) is learning Python in school, and she's been coming to me for help with assignments. Some observations, as a #csk8 educator by day & dad by night...
1. Programming assignments haven't changed much over the years.
Tonight we were working on an encrypt/decrypt program (Caesar Cipher). Essentially: do or undo an ascii "rotation".
