This course is part of the Computational Thinking & Block Programming in K-12 Education Specialization

Beth Simon

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Computational Thinking & Block Programming in K-12 Education SpecializationUniversity of California San Diego

About this Course

Want to make a game that ends when you "catch" an object by clicking on it?  Or maybe you get points based on how close you came?  You'll do that in this class!
This class teaches the concepts of conditional loops and if/else statements.  For each concept, we'll start by helping you connect real-world experiences you are already familiar with to the programming concept you are about to learn.  Next, through a cognitively scaffolded process we'll engage you in developing your fluency with problem solving with repeat until loops, while loops, and if/else statements in a way that keeps frustration at a minimum.  

Along the way you will learn about the common challenges or "bugs" students have with these concepts as well as ways to help them find and fix those concepts.  You'll also be guided in running classroom discussions to help students develop deeper understanding of these concepts.

Finally, you'll learn how to support interactive learning experiences among your students with Peer Instruction. 
 Additionally, you will create a resource for your classroom to support an equitable classroom.

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Approx. 11 hours to complete

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Clapping
Abductive Reasoning
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Flexible deadlines

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Course 3 of 6 in the

Computational Thinking & Block Programming in K-12 Education Specialization

Beginner Level

Approx. 11 hours to complete

English

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Beth Simon

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University of California San Diego

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

30 minutes to complete

Course Orientation

30 minutes to complete

2 videos (Total 7 min), 2 readings

3 hours to complete

Conditional Loops

3 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 53 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

8 videos

Fixed or Conditional?3mWhat are interactive puzzles?5m(Optional) Writing Programs: What's special for teachers?4mDebugging: Common Challenges with Repeat Until (Boolean Expressions)9mDebugging: Common Challenges with Repeat Until (Check then what?)7mDebugging: Common Challenges with Repeat Until (Repeat vs Repeat Until)4m(Optional) More programming puzzles -- but different!9m(Optional) Demo: How to do Non-Interactive Puzzles8m

3 readings

Interactive Puzzles Instructions: Conditional Loops20mCreate a Conditional Loop Program40mNon-Interactive Programming Puzzles20m

2 practice exercises

Puzzle It Out4mCheck your knowledge quiz4m

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

More Conditional Loops

3 hours to complete

1 video (Total 18 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

If statements

2 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 14 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

Week4

Week 4

3 hours to complete

More If statements

Now that you have a basic understanding of conditionals, we look at some more complicated cases. You'll watch a video of how a teacher introduces the topic to her class and learn about conditionals with more than 2 scenarios. You'll also look at programs with two independent conditionals and learn how this varies from else-if statements. Finally, you'll analyze some misconceptions and challenges you initially had when learning about conditionals and create resources to help others learn about conditionals.

3 hours to complete

1 video (Total 8 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

About the Computational Thinking & Block Programming in K-12 Education Specialization

In the 21st century, computational thinking is a skill critical for all the world's citizens. Computing and technology is impacting all our lives and everyone needs to know how to formulate problems and express their solutions such that a computer can carry it out.

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Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Conditional Loops and If Statements

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