Agenda (1 hour)

• Welcome

• Quick Survey

• Review Instructions for Final Deliverables

• Discuss Progress and Concerns Identified During the Week

  • TBD

  • TBD

• Open Discussion and Wrap Up

Agenda (1 hour)

• Welcome and Introductions

• Quick Survey

• Review of Workshop Format and Sequence

• Key Pointers

  • Sharing Code via Slack

  • Searching the Internet for Code Help

  • Online Tutorials and Other Resources

  • Look for Patterns and Analogies You Can Identify With

• Information on School of Informatics and Computing Degrees

• Open Discussion and Wrap Up

Here you will find various insights from teachers and programmers on how to approach teaching in computer science and a project-based perspective. Borrow, adapt and curate the ideas presented to help you develop your unique approach. Don't hesitate asking question in Slack on any of these ideas.

Angela Jones

Angela is the CT Instructional Coach at Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis and an experienced Computing by Design teacher as part of the iDEW program.

On Enjoying the Journey

Luke Jones

On Developing Content Knowledge

On Managing Student Success

Matthew Baron

On Scaffolding and Scrum

Travis Faas

On Practical Approaches to Programming for Beginners

All programming workshops will use the same warm up, linked below. This warm-up uses the JavaScript programming language, which applies to the web application component of the IoT project. The IoT board uses the Arduino language. While the syntax for Arduino will be different, there are still many similar programming concepts.

Welcome 👋

Programming Workshop Sequence (June 7 - 11, 2021)

This workshop is largely asynchronous, providing you flexibility to complete things on a schedule that works for you. Below you will find the sequence of events and videos for the workshop. Notice the two live Zoom sessions on Monday at 2:30 pm and Thursday at 2:30 pm. Otherwise we will use Slack for discussions and impromptu Zoom meetings as needed. Please don't hesitate posting a message on Slack for help.

Workshop Resources

• Slack Channel: #ws-programming-iot in the CxD 2021 Slack Workspace

• Documentation Link: IoT Code Reference and Tutorials

• Programming Platforms

  • Particle Build is the recommended programming platform for the IoT Board.

  • Replit.com is the recommended platform for web app programming.

• Zoom Video Conferences: A link will be provided on Slack

Background and Recommended Classroom Approach

Background on Computing by Design Framework

This workshop is focused squarely on the programming component of a CxD Project. For a little bit of background, you will find that the Computing by Design framework is project-centric in the approach.

Each project has three phases, where programming is a very important component of all three. Our Innovation Workshop covers the breadth of the Computing by Design framework. We have found that the programming in any project presents a fine line between a wonderfully empowering experience (when students struggle and get things working) and a sometimes frustrating experience that becomes a missed opportunity. Therefore we are offering these programming workshops to provide a solid foundation on building the applications.

Learning to Program: A Two-Pronged Approach

We encourage you to offer students a two-pronged approach to learning to program. Computing by Design projects provide an "application first" approach to programming where students are provided direct guidance on creating a specific type of application through templates and tutorials -- like with trivia , a chatbot, IoT etc. This approach complements the many great tutorials available online that provide a "concept first" approach by stepping through concepts in programming. Facilitating both approaches for students provides a varied experience -- strengthening knowledge and offering more opportunities to ignite interests.

Getting Started with Slack

Slack will be our primary communication platform for the workshop. The video above provides a brief introduction on the features of Slack, but more help and tutorials can be found at https://slack.com/help.

Getting Started with Replit

Replit is the recommended programming environment for many of our projects. The video above provides a brief introduction on the features of Replit, but more help and tutorials can be found at https://docs.replit.com/.

Getting Started with Particle Build Editor

Introduction