Code.org CS Discoveries - ISTE Standards · Code.org CS Discoveries Jenna Garcia Midwest Regional Manager ISTE Firehose June 25, 2016. Who we are: Code.org. Our Mission: every school

Code.org CS Discoveries

Jenna Garcia

Midwest Regional Manager

ISTE Firehose

June 25, 2016

Who we are:

Code.org

Our Mission:

every school

every student

opportunity

Why Computer Science?

Through CS, students learn:

● Mathematical and computational ideas

● Strategies for solving problems

● Effective ways to communicate

● How to collaborate with others

This leads to students becoming:

● Creators

● Innovators

● Persistent problem solvers

● Active participants in society

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Completing a

K-12 CS Pathway

Where does this fit in the Pathway?

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Elementary school

K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Middle School High School

Course 1

Course 2

Course 3

Course 4

CS Discoveries

Computer Science Principles

(CS Fundamentals)

Accelerated Course

(CS Fundamentals)

(CS Fundamentals)

(CS Fundamentals)

(CS Fundamentals)

Notes

• All courses are intended to be entry points to the pathway (exception:

Courses 3 and 4 in CS Fundamentals recommend completion of

Course 2)

• Actual implementation may vary

• Courses 2 – 4 in CS Fundamentals are often used by older students

Why are we building a new course?

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● Will complete our K-12 pathway

● Our middle schools are requesting introductory computer science

curriculum similar in scope to ECS, but designed for late middle

school/early high school.

● Offer a physical computing unit that is affordable to all schools

● App Lab and Game Lab programming environments allows students to

switch back and forth seamlessly between blocks and text

Why CS Discoveries?

● Demand

● Equity and Access

● Connection to AP CS Principles

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Development

Timeline

The Development Timeline

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January February March April May June

July August September

October November December

Course outline w/ learning objectives

Summer Writing Cohort: Units 1, 2, 4 Full-time Staff Writing: Units 5 & 6

Pilot: Kickoff Workshop

Timeline 2016

Writing Team

Writing Team

(Pilot) Teachers Pilot: Applications

(Pilot) Teachers

Full-time Staff Writing: Unit 3 using Game LabUnit overviews - The “how” we plan to teach the course.

The Development Timeline

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January February March April May June

July August September

October November December

Responding to and integrating pilot feedback, final polish on lessons, wrapping tutorial videos, preparing for facilitation summit

TeacherCon: Leading Sessions

Timeline 2017

Writing Team

Writing Team

Semester for 38 pilot teachers begins Mid-pilot workshopPilot ends

(Pilot) Teachers

Facilitators

Teachers

Facilitators Facilitator Applications Facilitation Summit

TeacherCon: Participating

TeacherCon: Training and co-leading

School year curriculum support

Ongoing professional learning: Leading local workshops

Implementing!

Course Overview

Implementation

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Problem Solving The Internet Programming

Semester 1

Exploration and

Expression

Unit 1

Computers and

Logic

Unit 2

Web Development

Unit 3

Interactive Games

and Animations

Semester 2

Innovation and

Impact

Unit 4

The Design Process

Unit 5

Data and Society

Unit 6

The Internet of

Things

Unit 1

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Computers

and Logic

Unit 2

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Web

Development

Unit 3

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Interactive

Games and

Animations

Unit 4

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The Design

Process

Unit 5

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Data and

Society

Unit 6

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The Internet

of Things

CS Discoveries:

Tools

Cool Tools

Mozilla Thimble

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GameLab AppLab Maker API

GameLab Demo

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Bouncy Sprites

Maker API Demo

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Demo of Code

Getting Involved /

Next Steps

Getting Involved

● Share information about this course with others:

○ code.org/educate/csd

● Get Curriculum Updates and Test drive lessons in 16/17:

○ bit.ly/csd-updates

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Questions?

@codeorg #hourofcode

[email protected]

Extra Time

Let’s play around with GameLab!

(you will need to create a Code Studio account)

studio.code.org/projects/gamelab

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