Week 7
Principle #6 - Strategies: Read and Explore Code First

Weekly Coding

You completed double duty last week with code reading during my absences. You actually completed this week's activity last week!

Monday

We will discuss the Code activity from week 5

After Class

Textbook Readings

• pp 66-75 from BBCP
  • Code Tracing [Required]
  • Read Before You Write [Required]
  • Assembly Language On the PI: "Learning How to Walk Again" [Recommended]

Wednesday

• Discuss the materials about Principle #6
  • 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 encourage you to begin the CD for this week.

Friday

We will discuss the two code activities from week 6

After Class

• pp 76-87 from BBCP
  • Program Comprehension and the Block Model [Required]
  • Parson's Problems [Required]
  • How to Support your Students when Writing Code [Required]
  • The I in PRIMM [Required]

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