Learn to use programming in the classroom - whether you're teaching primary or secondary education
Overview
With the arrival of the new national curriculum teachers will be required to teach programming and computational thinking in all key stages. This two day course addresses these requirements for practitioners in both primary and secondary education. Day one will involve two streams of intensive learning about programming and teaching programming with Scratch and Python. Day two will focus on generating resources, lesson plans and schemes of work that attendees can use in their own classrooms.
This practical course will have a focus on equipping teachers with the necessary skills required to meet the new requirements of the national curriculum. This will involve both formal‚ lessons, structured group work and informal collaboration between attendees.
The course is suitable for both absolute beginners, and teachers with some previous experience of coding.
Course content
Stream 1 (for absolute beginners):
- Introducing Scratch‚ the basics
- Project 1: Create an animated story with Scratch
- Project 2: Make a simple game with Scratch
Stream 2 (for those with some programming experience):
- Introducing Python
- Teaching with Python
- Pythonic Projects
Streams 1 and 2 (all attendees):
- Break out sessions to create resources
- Meet and collaborate with Guardian developers
- Show and tell/plenary
Tutor profile
Carrie-Anne Philbin is a Google Certified Teacher, Key stage 3 Subject Leader for ICT, teacher of ICT, Vice Chair of CAS #include, creator of the Geek Gurl Diaries, Moodle Admin, CEOP Ambassador, nerd, tea expert, Londoner, and much more. She is writing a book on programming with the Raspberry Pi, and she blogs at misscphilbin.blogspot.co.uk
Alan O'Donohoe is a Head of ICT with many years of experience, a CAS advanced skills trainer, the founder of the Raspbery Jam global community of events for Raspberry Pi enthusiasts, and a blogger who has written for the Guardian.
Nicholas Tollervey is a software developer at The Guardian. He was a secondary head of music at 23 years old and left teaching when he was 30. He has an MA in Philosophy of Education from London University's Institute of Education, is a FRSA (fellow of the Royal Society of Arts) where he's promoting programming education, and he's involved with efforts by the Python Software Foundation (of which he's also a member) to engage with teachers in the promotion of programming using the Python programming language. He regularly speaks at programming conferences and runs the London Python Code Dojo (a place for programmers to practice their craft).
To book
Details
Dates: Thursday 1 and Friday 2 August 2013
Times: 10am-5pm
Location: The Guardian, 90 York Way, King's Cross, London, N1 9GU
Price:£499 (includes VAT, booking fees, lunch and refreshments)
Event capacity: 30
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Returns policy
Tickets may be refunded if you contact us at least 28 days before the course start date. After this time, up to 7 days before the course start date we may accept tickets and attempt to resell them on your behalf if the event is sold out. If the ticket is resold you will receive a refund of the ticket price, minus an administration fee equal to 10% of the ticket price. We cannot offer any refunds or attempt to resell your ticket less than 7 days before the course start date. Tickets may be transferred to another name, however they are not transferable to other courses or dates. Please see our terms and conditions for more information on our refund policy.