encouraging computational thinking in the primary classroom
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ThinkDirect one’s mind towards someone or something; use one’s mind actively to form connected ideasOxford English Dictionary
“A high-quality computing education equips pupils to use computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world.”
National Curriculum
Computational Thinking
Looking at problems in a way that computers can help us to solve it.
Computational Thinking1. First, we think about the steps needed to solve a problem.
2. Then, we use our technical skills to get the computer working on the
problem.
Computational Thinking
Problem Solving: Sudoku
Activity
Think about your teaching...identify1 area where you already incorporate computational thinking concepts and explain how.
● Constructivism ● Discovery learning● Project-based learning
Piaget, Bruner, Parpet
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Discovering
Guided Learning
Tinkering Time to explore before given specific direction
Mitch Resnick ● Creative society● Not what we know but our ability to think
and act creatively● “The ultimate goal is a society of creative
individuals who are constantly inventing new possibilities for themselves and their communities.”
Creative computing projects ● Involve problem solving● Relate to pupil experiences / world
around them● Topic based (cross-curricular)● Incorporate computational thinking at
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Think about your computing curriculum...how could you include creative computing projects that incorporate computational thinking?
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