CSED 1310

Programming Environments for Elementary Education — Spring 2026

Date Class Materials After-class Materials
1/19 MLK — No Class  
1/21 Course Introductions Create a Code.org Teacher Account
1/23 No Class: AEA Online Module #1 [D1-TC3, 1/28]  
1/26 No Class: Begin Code.org plugged  
1/28 Graph Paper Programming
1/30 Getting Loopy
2/2 Conditionals
2/4 No Class: AEA Module 2 [D5-TC3, 2/9] Exploring Code.org Lesson Plans, part 1
2/6 No Class: Make sure you are on top of all assignments.  
2/9 Exploring Code.org Lesson Plans, part 2  
2/11 You Teach Code.org mini-lessons [D2-TC4] All required Code.org lessons should be completed by the end of the day for full credit. [D3-PC1]
2/13 You Teach Code.org mini-lessons [D2-TC4]  
2/16 Getting Started with Scratch
2/18 Animations Animation Challenge [D4-PC2, 2/23]
2/20 No Class: AEA Module 3 [D6-TC3, 2/23]  
2/23 Storytelling Animation Peer Review [D8.1-TC5, 2/27]
2/25 No Class: AEA Module 4 [D7-TC3, 3/2]  
2/27 AEA Module Discussion
Harry Potter Activity (Part 1) [D9-PC7]
 
3/2 Harry Potter Activity (Parts 2 and 3) [D9-PC7] Tell Me a Story [D10-PC3, 3/6]
3/4 Text Interaction  
3/6 Custom Nursery Rhyme [D11-PC7] Story Peer Review [D8.2-TC5, 3/11]
Interactive Stories [D13-PC4,PC5, 3/11]
3/9 Exploring Mouse/Keyboard Interaction [D12-PC8]  
3/11 Wonky Kong Introduction Peer Review [D8.3-TC5, 3/23]
3/13 Hungry Shark Shall we play a game? [D15-PC4,PC5, 3/27]
3/23 Troubleshooting games and common mistakes [D14-PC7]  
3/25 Using Functions  
3/27 Functions with Parameters Game Peer Review [D8.4-TC5, 4/1]
Functional Artwork [D16-PC6, 4/3]
3/30 Wrapping up Unit 2 — Connecting vocab to real world examples  
4/1 CS+Elementary: Day 1 Complete today's reflection questions in your project document.
4/3 CS+Elementary: Day 2 Complete today's reflection questions.
4/6 CS+Elementary: Sprint 1 Complete today's reflection questions.
4/8 UNI Day of Service CS+Elementary: Sprint 2 Complete today's reflection questions.
4/10 CS+Elementary: Sprint 3 Complete today's reflection questions. Full project document due in Blackboard by the start of class on Monday. [D19-TC6]
4/13 Are you up to standards? [D17-TC3, Due 4/17]
 
4/15 Introducing AI - Lesson 1  
4/17 No class - SEL Conference  
4/20 Introducing AI - Lesson 2  
4/22 No class - Work on your final  project Final project [D20-TC7, 5/8]
4/24 Introducing AI - Lesson 3  
4/27 Introducing AI - Lesson 4  
4/29 Introducing AI - Lesson 5  
5/1 Introducing AI - Lesson 6  
5/4 Introducing AI - Lesson 7  Complete AI Reflection [D18-TC6]
5/6    
5/8    
5/11 Final Exam 8:00–9:50 AM [PC8, CT1, CT2]