On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 11:52 AM, Wes Turner wrote:
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>> 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?
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> What incentives are there (beyond
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016, kirby urner wrote:
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> Hi Wes --
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> I'm in agreement with points 7 & 8 in:
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> https://code.org/files/Making_CS_Fundamental.pdf
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> i.e. the policy of making compsci courses count
> towards math requirements.
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> NCTM has endorsed this
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.
The above paper, Making Computer Science
On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 7:37 PM, Wes Turner wrote:
> There is a new K–12 Computer Science Framework:
> [...]
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> - Additionally,
> I can't help but wonder whether it makes sense it start with TDD
> (Test-Driven Development) first when teaching Python (and STEM, and CS, in
There is a new K–12 Computer Science Framework:
- Homepage: https://k12cs.org
- HTML: https://k12cs.org/navigating-the-practices/
- PDF: https://k12cs.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/K%E2%80%9312-Co
mputer-Science-Framework.pdf
- There are: Concepts and Practices
- The site provides navigation