CSED 1310 - Programming Environments for Elementary Education

Spring 2025

Date Session Materials After-class Materials
Unit 1 - Code.org
1/20 MLK - No Class  
1/22 Course Introductions Read the syllabus
Create a Code.org Teacher Account
1/24 Introduction to Code.org and computers Begin Code.org Unplugged [Competency P1]
1/27 Graph Paper Programming  
1/29 The Big Event  
1/31 Getting Loopy  
2/3 Conditionals  
2/5 Functions  
2/7 Computational Thinking, Data and Variables  
2/10 No-Class: AEA Online Module #1 [Competency T1]
2/12 In-class discussion on Module #1  
2/14 CD #1 [Study Guide][Competencies T2 and T3] All required Code.org lessons should be completed by the end of the day for full credit. [Competency P1]
Unit 2 - Programming with Scratch
2/17 Getting Started with Scratch
2/19 Animations  
2/21 Finish Animations Animation Challenge [Competency P2]
(Due 2/24)
2/24 Storytelling Animation Peer Review [Competency T4]
2/26 On your own - AEA Module 2 [Competency T5]  
2/28 On your own - AEA Module 3 [Competency T6]  
3/3 Harry Potter Activity, Part 1 and Module Discussion  
3/5 Harry Potter Activity, Parts 2 and 3 [Competency P3] Tell Me a Story [Competency P4] (Due 3/12)
3/7 Attend Teaching Fair  
3/10 Text Interaction  
3/12 Custom Nursery Rhyme Story Peer Review
3/14 Interactive Stories [Competencies P5 and P6] (Due 3/26)  
  Spring Break  
3/24 Exploring Interaction  
3/26 Wonky Kong Introduction Peer Review
3/28 Hungry Shark Shall we play a game? [Competencies P5 and P6]
(Due 4/4)
3/31 Troubleshooting games and common mistakes [Standard P8]  
4/2 Using Functions  
4/4 Functions with Parameters Functional Artwork [Competency P7] (Due 4/11)
4/7 What are lists - Food Song  
4/9 What are lists - Capital Quiz  
4/11 Exploring list code[Competency T3] Creating a Trivia Game [Improve Competencies P3-P6] (Due 4/18)
4/14 Course Evaluation
Unit Wrapup [Study Guide]
Begin Standards Connections		 Standards Connections [Competency T6]
4/16 CD #2 [Competencies T2, P8]  
4/18 On your own - AEA Module 4 [Competency T7]  
Unit 3 - Exploring ways to incorporate CS
4/21 CS+Elementary Project
Overview, TIPP and SEE
4/23 As a TEAM work through TIPP and SEE of Week 1 On your own, consider CS+Me and Challenge for Week 1
4/25 As a TEAM work through TIPP and SEE of Weeks 2-3 On your own, consider CS+Me and Challenge for Week 2
Prepare CS+Elementary "report" [Competency T7]
4/28 AI Unplugged - Classifying Monkeys  
4/30 Micro:bit Exploration  
5/2 Micro:bit Project  
5/5 Micro:bit Project  
5/7 Final Integration Project Explained  
5/9 I will be in the classroom to answer questions.  
5/14 Final Project Due by Noon [Competency T8]