On Tuesday, October 18, 2016, kirby urner <kirby.ur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Wes -- > > I'm in agreement with points 7 & 8 in: > > https://code.org/files/Making_CS_Fundamental.pdf > > i.e. the policy of making compsci courses count > towards math requirements. > > > NCTM has endorsed this approach as well, though > maybe only luke-warmly. > - [ ] K12 Graduation credits - [ ] Getting colleges to recognize said credits The code.org per-state factsheet PDFs list a number of objectives: https://code.org/promote > > The above paper, Making Computer Science > Fundamental to K–12 Education: Eight Policy Ideas. > is linked from: > > https://k12cs.org/implementation-curriculum-course-pathways- > and-teacher-development/ > > wherein it's suggested high schools offer "specialized courses" > in addition to AP CS. That leaves the door open for > some much needed innovation and curriculum development > (what role will the teachers themselves play in that?). > Incorporating this curriculum with existing STEM curriculum should be a priority for teachers with the flexibility to adapt their lesson plans. Curriculum development with OER resources can be as simple as nested <ul>s or as complex as {SCORM, TinCan, ...} > Here's my main question: will already on-the-job math > teachers get it together to offer these "specialized courses" > that include significant amounts of programming? > What incentives are there (beyond the obvious utility of CS skills in most career fields)? Is there #CSforAll grant money? - https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/01/30/computer-science-all - $4 billion, $100 million, $135 million - https://www.google.com/search?q=csforall+grant > Example titles these high school math teachers might use: > > Hacking Math Class by Peter Farrell > http://www.farrellpolymath.com/ (uses Raspberry-Pi) > > Mathematics for the Digital Age & Programming > in Python by Litvin & Litvin > http://www.skylit.com/mathandpython.html > > Doing Math with Python by Amit Saha > https://www.nostarch.com/doingmathwithpython > > In other words, what public policies will enable / empower > math teachers to shift gears and get certification to teach > these specialized compsci-like courses? > > As a consultant to the Oregon legislature, and lobbyist, > I'm keen to provide such opportunities to Oregon's math > teachers, in part so we don't have to wait for an all new > compsci faculty to boot itself up within every high school. > > That'll take longer than offering free professional devel- > opment to the math teachers we've already got. It's not > either / or. > Class-central lists a number of online courses both in CS and in general education. Is there yet a course for both which offers a certification / micro-credential? - https://www.class-central.com/subjects - "Computer Science" - "Education & Teaching" - [ ] A k12cs.org MOOC would be a good thing - Self-paced would be convenient - Regularly held http://schema.org/CourseInstances do offer more opportunities to collaborate with people working through the same material > https://medium.com/@kirbyurner/the-plight-of-high-school-mat > h-teachers-c0faf0a6efe6#.7wj2ik8o3 > > Thoughts? > > Kirby > > PS: also, yes to teaching unit testing, testing in general, early. > That's part of the "check your work" ethic already prevalent in > math teaching. I show that approach in action here, about > composition of functions. > > https://github.com/4dsolutions/Python5/blob/master/Abducted!.ipynb > (see code cell #5) >
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