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Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Nested If Statements and Compound Conditionals

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Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Nested If Statements and Compound Conditionals

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This course is part of the Computational Thinking & Block Programming in K-12 Education Specialization
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There are 6 modules in this course

How could you program a complex "choose your own adventure" game? How can your soccer game determine goals, balls out of bounds, and corner kicks? You'll learn to do both of these in this course!

This class teaches the concepts of nested if/else statements and compound Boolean conditional expressions. For each concept, we'll start by helping you connect real-world experiences you are already familiar with to the programming concept you are about to learn. Next, through a cognitively scaffolded process we'll engage you in developing your fluency with problem solving with nested if/else statements and compound conditionals in a way that keeps frustration at a minimum. Along the way you will learn about the common challenges or "bugs" students have with these concepts as well as ways to help them find and fix those concepts. You'll also be guided in running classroom discussions to help students develop deeper understanding of these concepts. Finally, you'll prepare classroom resources to help your students to develop debugging skills. Additionally, you will create resources to help educate your students about the impacts of lack of equity in K-12 CS instruction.

What's included

2 videos2 readings1 discussion prompt

2 videos•Total 8 minutes
  • Welcome!•4 minutes
  • Optional: The Computational Thinking & Block Programming in K-12 Education Specialization•3 minutes
2 readings•Total 13 minutes
  • Using Googledocs in this Course•3 minutes
  • Why Snap? Create your account•10 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Get to know your fellow learners!•10 minutes

Explore conditional executing by learning about nested if-else statements. Use nested if-elses in examples where there are three or more options. Design your own conditional system, re-create Snap programs based on video solutions, and review some common debugging tips.

What's included

3 videos2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

3 videos•Total 14 minutes
  • In My Life: Nested Ifs•5 minutes
  • (Optional) Writing Programs: What's Special for Teachers?•4 minutes
  • Debugging: Nested If Else Statements•5 minutes
2 readings•Total 60 minutes
  • Interactive Puzzles Instructions: Nested If/Else•20 minutes
  • Create a Nested If Else Programs•40 minutes
1 assignment•Total 4 minutes
  • Puzzle It Out•4 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • What real world examples of conditional systems would your students know?•10 minutes

Continue with nested if-else statements with our non-interactive programming puzzles to check your knowledge. Get prepared to run classroom discussions on some challenging if-else statements and explore a different, free, online programming system -- pencilcode.net

What's included

3 videos2 readings2 assignments1 app item1 discussion prompt

3 videos•Total 28 minutes
  • Classroom Discussions: Nested If Else Statements•17 minutes
  • Introducing: pencilcode.net -- a different (free) block based programming language•8 minutes
  • Optimize Your Fortune!•4 minutes
2 readings•Total 60 minutes
  • Non-Interactive Programming Puzzles•20 minutes
  • Improving Pencilcode.net•40 minutes
2 assignments•Total 34 minutes
  • Check your knowledge quiz•4 minutes
  • Concept Mastery Quiz: Nested If Else•30 minutes
1 app item•Total 30 minutes
  • Collaborative Knowledge Construction: Nested If Else•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • What to remember about learning nested if else statements?•10 minutes

Learn how to create compound conditionals with and and or. Do an unplugged activity to see compound conditional apply in a soccer game. See how truth tables define the behavior of Boolean operators and and or and get the chance to fill one in. Create your own compound conditional programs using Snap, review others' work, and learn debugging tips.

What's included

2 videos4 readings2 assignments

2 videos•Total 12 minutes
  • Compound Conditionals in Soccer•6 minutes
  • Debugging: Compound Conditionals•5 minutes
4 readings•Total 105 minutes
  • What is a truth table?•10 minutes
  • Interactive Puzzles Instructions: Compound Conditionals•30 minutes
  • Create a Compound Conditionals Program•40 minutes
  • Non-Interactive Programming Puzzles•25 minutes
2 assignments•Total 10 minutes
  • Puzzle It Out•5 minutes
  • Check your knowledge quiz•5 minutes

Deepen your understanding of compound conditionals with some pretty challenging classroom discussion questions. Learn about the design behind the Scratch programming language and read and use starter code in Scratch to create a soccer game that announces goals and various out of bounds situations.

What's included

3 videos2 readings1 assignment1 app item1 discussion prompt

3 videos•Total 26 minutes
  • Classroom Discussions: Compound Conditionals•14 minutes
  • Scratch: Programming Because You Want To•7 minutes
  • Introducing: Soccer in Scratch!•5 minutes
2 readings•Total 67 minutes
  • TEDx Talk: Scratch•7 minutes
  • Soccer in Scratch!•60 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Concept Mastery Quiz: Compound Conditionals•30 minutes
1 app item•Total 40 minutes
  • Collaborative Knowledge Construction: Compound Conditionals•40 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • What to remember about learning compound conditionals?•10 minutes

Explore the equity and pedagogical aspects of computer science. Learn about Grace Hopper, an iconic woman and pioneer of computing and learn about debugging tips. After practicing your debugging skills, you will learn the benefits and methods to introduce computer science to everyone. Finally, we'll introduce various communities and share advice that will be useful for computing education leaders.

What's included

2 videos3 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

2 videos•Total 10 minutes
  • What we know about debugging in block based languages•5 minutes
  • From CS Teacher to CS Education Leader•5 minutes
3 readings•Total 76 minutes
  • Why are programming errors called bugs?•14 minutes
  • Views on Computer Science for Everyone•22 minutes
  • Explore CS Education Week and Hour of Code•40 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Pedagogy/Equity Mastery Quiz•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • What are your views on CS for All?•10 minutes

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