As you come in please…
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Sign in
Create a name tent and a name tag
Introduce yourself to someone you don’t know 
Grab a computer, any computer
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try to sit next to someone
COMPASS:
COMPUTING PRINCIPLES FOR
ALL STUDENTS’ SUCCESS
Beth Simon, UCSD
Leland Beck and Sasha Chizhik, SDSU
Diane Baxter and Jeff Sale, SDSC
Tasha Frankie, UCSD and Mesa
Agenda
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Why we are here
 Introduction
to national effort
 What the next 8 weeks will be
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Getting to know us:
 Who
am I and How did I come to be a (computing)
teacher?
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A word from our teachers – Art Lopez Sweetwater
Example of course pedagogy
 Clickers
for development of analysis, discussion, and
teamwork
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Break (~5:30-5:40)
Agenda
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Introduction to Alice – group programming
 Flow
 Do
of control
In Order
 Do Together
 Counted loops (do repeatedly)
 If Statements (do conditionally)
Problem:
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Not enough students want to study computing
No “standard” high school course
AP CS A often turns students off
We need to broaden participation in computing
field
And… is this the 21st century?
What is “Calculus” in Computing?
High School
Biology
CS Principles
National CS10K Effort
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National Science Foundation Grant
College Board/Advanced Placement
 NEW
CS Principles course – more popular than
Calculus!
 Define a “general education” level of computing (for
college students)
Computational Thinking Practices
Analyzing
Effects of Computation
Analyzing
Problems and Artifacts
Creating
Computational Artifacts
Communicating
Processes and Results
Working
Effectively In Teams
Using
Abstractions and Models
Goal:
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In-service
 Prepare
and support 19 teachers to teach this
GENERAL EDUCATION computing course
 Not necessarily “programming” teachers
 Not necessarily “computing” teachers
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Pre-service
 Course
at SDSU (for students who will get credentials in
other areas)
Join these people!
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Lincoln
Valhalla
Oceanside
Grossmont
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Sweetwater
Hilltop
Otay Ranch
Castle Park
Foothill Christian
Hoover
Mission Bay
O’Farrell
How this will work
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8 Weeks Alice programming content
It’s not your father’s programming course
 Strong
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focus on analysis and communication skills
Engage you in the student EXPERIENCE
 On-line
preparatory “exploratory homework” (e.g. the
textbook)
 Peer Instruction
 Discussion
 Labs
and Communication Skills
What teaching this class WON’T BE
Sitting at a computer and having students
follow along as you do something
Assigning students programming
exercises to complete
Instead…
Logical Thinking
Learning through Trial and Error
Discussion and Communication
Teamwork
Do you like it?
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Summer Pedagogy PD
 4-Days
practice
 Summer apprenticeship via UCSD Summer Session
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School year
 Materials
provided (online resources, clickers)
 Other support systems
 That
you tell us you need!
We are a diverse group!
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Who am I and How did I come to be a (computer)
teacher?
Example: Art
Pairs – 2.5 minutes each
Group: Each person introduces their partner
Agenda
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Why we are here
 Introduction
to national effort
 What the next 8 weeks will be
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Getting to know us:
 Who
am I and How did I come to be a (computing)
teacher?
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A word from our teachers – Art Lopez Sweetwater
Example of course pedagogy
 Clickers
for development of analysis, discussion, and
teamwork
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Break (~5:30-5:40)
What happens in class…
What does this code do?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Makes the eskimo girl say Hello, then jump up and
down
Makes the eskimo girl say Hello WHILE jumping up
and down
Makes the eskimo girl say Hello
None of the above
More Later:
The “Peer Instruction” pedagogy
Pre-Class preparation
Quiz/Incentive/Feedback
1) Individual Thinking, Vote
2) Group Discussion (with 1-2 other students)
3) Group Vote
Class-wide discussion
Student-led/Instructor Modeling/Mini-lecture
Alice 2.3 (not 3.1)
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“Drag and Drop” programming language
Create movies and video games
http://alice.org
 Download
with textbook worlds
http://ce21sandiego.org/2013
Today: Basic Flow of Control
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Computers execute instructions
Do In Order: in order from top to bottom
 Do Together: simultaneously (with some confusion due to
duration of actions)
 Loop (or Counted Loop): Repeatedly
 If/Else Statement: Conditionally (not all the time)
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Vocabulary:
Methods, Parameters
 Tiles/Instructions, method calls
 Control Tiles
 Counted Loop
 If/Else
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