Get ready for ISTELive 21! Launch the site now.
MORE EVENTS
Leadership
Exchange
Edtech Solutions
Network Summit
Creative
Constructor
DigCit
Connect
Edtech Advocacy &
Policy Summit

Creating Coding Super Heroes with 5 Marvel-ous Tools
Participate and share

Participate and share : Poster


Wednesday, December 2, 3:00–4:00 pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)

Debra McNutt  
Get acquainted with five tools to teach kids to integrate computer science, robotics and coding into a STEM or technology classroom. Tools include: Sphero, Makey Makey, Code.org's CS-Discoveries, Scratch and Ozoblockly. Curriculum focuses on solving real-world problems, collaborating as a team and following the engineering design process.

Audience: Teachers
Skill level: Beginner
Attendee devices: Devices not needed
Participant accounts, software and other materials: None needed
Topic: Computer science & computational thinking
Grade level: 6-8
Subject area: Computer science, STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards: For Educators:
Facilitator
  • Create learning opportunities that challenge students to use a design process and computational thinking to innovate and solve problems.
For Students:
Global Collaborator
  • Students explore local and global issues and use collaborative technologies to work with others to investigate solutions.
Computational Thinker
  • Students understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions.

Proposal summary

Purpose & objective

Attendees will be able to incorporate multiple coding tools in the technology or STEM classroom to create a collaborative real world experience using the Engineering Design Process.
Skills will include:
using unplugged activities to focus on computer science concepts, collaborative coding experiences working as a team,
block coding and as well as HTML/CSS, javascript coding examples
navigating online curriculum availability in Code.org, Ozoblockly and Sphero,
finding online projects using Makey Makey engineering programming kits.

Supporting research

Caldwell, Josh. Creative Coding: Lessons and Strategies to Integrate Computer Science Across the 6-8 Curriculum. International Society for Technology in Education, 2017.

Williams, Heidi. No Fear Coding Computational Thinking across the K-5 Curriculum. International Society for Technology in Education, 2017.

“Anybody Can Learn.” Code.org, code.org/.

Currently participating in a Code.org teaching Cohort using the CS-Discoveries curriculum which runs from June 2019 to May 2020.

More [+]

Presenters

Photo
Debra McNutt, Lincoln Academy Charter

People also viewed

Skilling and Thrilling Digitally: Promote Engagement and Deep Thinking With the 4Cs
Teach Using Live Video: Best Practices from 12 Years in the Field
There's No "I" in Edtech: Realizing Your Vision Through Team-Based PD

Testimonials