Week 5
Principle #4 - Unpack, Unplug, Repack and Learning to Learn

Weekly Coding

You do not need to complete every weekly coding activity to be competent. But, you should make an effort to complete at least half of the assignments over the course of the semester.

• Counting syllables in a single word

Monday

We will spend some time talking about the code from weeks 3 and 4.

After Class

Readings

• pp 46-53 from BBCP
  • Semantic Waves
  • Go Unplugged
  • Crazy Characters
• Please read the following article - which is the fifth reference in the BBCP article about Semantic Waves
  • https://teachinglondoncomputing.org/learning-to-learn-to-program/

Wednesday

• Discuss the materials about Principle #4
  • What articles stood out to you? Why?
  • What information in these readings were you familiar with?
    • How and why?
  • What information in these readings was "new" to you?
    • What were the takeaways for your own classroom(s)?
  • How do you think this information aligns (or doesn't) with the grade bands you teach? How and why?

After Class

I would suggest you begin the Competency Demo for this week. earlier than most weeks.

Friday

We will complete an activity to help you better understand the idea of "Unplugged" lessons.

• Lesson Plan
• Handout
• Slides

After Class

Readings

Because I will be gone several days next week, we need to get a jump start on the next Principle in your textbook.

• pp 54-65 from BBCP
  • Peer Instruction [Required]
  • Pair Programming [Required]
  • Discovering Collaborative Problem-Solving [Required]
  • Collaboration and Communication in the Computing Curriculum [Recommended]
  • Collaboration in Programming Projects [Recommended]

Weekly Deliverables

• Complete the Competency Demo for this week. (0-4)
  • Do NOT attempt this until after you have done all other activities for the week.
  • Submit the final version of your CD on Blackboard