Learn to program with Boolean Expressions, If Statement, and For and While Loops in Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook. In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts and skills but also in how to effectively teach those to your students.
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Learn to Teach Java SpecializationUniversity of California San DiegoAbout this Course
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Course 2 of 5 in the
Beginner Level
Approx. 18 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English
Skills you will gain
- Loops
- Java
- If Statements
- Teaching
- Computer Programming
Flexible deadlines
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100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Course 2 of 5 in the
Beginner Level
Approx. 18 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English
Offered by
University of California San Diego
UC San Diego is an academic powerhouse and economic engine, recognized as one of the top 10 public universities by U.S. News and World Report. Innovation is central to who we are and what we do. Here, students learn that knowledge isn't just acquired in the classroom—life is their laboratory.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
29 minutes to complete
Welcome!
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29 minutes to complete
2 videos (Total 11 min), 2 readings
5 hours to complete
Boolean Expressions and If Statements (Unit 3): Learn as a Student
Programs would be very boring (and not useful) if they always performed the same instructions every time we ran them. We'll see how boolean expressions can be sued to control selection (if statements) to allow instructions be done based on some condition (e.g, randomness or user input). Using CS Awesome, we'll learn to create boolean expressions including logical AND and OR operators and how to use these to control if statements to allow programs to check conditions to vary behavior.
5 hours to complete
17 videos (Total 144 min)
4 hours to complete
Boolean Expressions and If Statements (Unit 3): Teacher Powerup
This week we'll go deeper and engage with some resources to support your teaching. You'll explore some questions to use in classroom analysis discussions (Peer Instruction), learn how these concepts are commonly assessed, prepare to help students who are having trouble with CS Awesome assessments, and begin to scaffold students problem solving skills. Finally, you can check your own Unit 3 Java and Java Teacher mastery on our end of Unit 3 quizzes.
4 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 68 min), 5 readings, 3 quizzes
4 hours to complete
Iteration (Unit 4): Learn as a Student
Iteration, the power to repeat a set of instructions, is where the full power of computing comes from. Really, without it, we wouldn't have computers. Using CS Awesome, we'll learn to define conditional (while) and counted (for) loops and start to see the kind of more interesting things we can do with loops!
4 hours to complete
19 videos (Total 152 min)
4 hours to complete
Iteration (Unit 4): Teacher Powerup
This week we'll go deeper and engage with some resources to support your teaching. You'll explore some questions to use in classroom analysis discussions (Peer Instruction) and learn how these concepts are commonly assessed. This Unit we have a large number of resources not found in CS Awesome to help students understand how they can use the Java concepts we've learned to solve some real-world problems. Finally, you can check your own Unit 4 Java and Java Teacher mastery on our end of Unit 4 quizzes.
4 hours to complete
15 videos (Total 113 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes
About the Learn to Teach Java Specialization
Learn to teach introductory Java -- with a focus on the new Advanced Placement Computer Science A curriculum. Preview the CS Awesome curriculum with overview videos to help you prepare for class efficiently. Learn teaching tips and access supporting materials from an expert in CS education with 15+ years experience including advice on teaching debugging, code tracing (for answering multiple choice questions) and problem solving patterns. Complete activities specifically designed for teachers and create materials you can use in your classroom.
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