This four-day course will cover key topics in the new GCSE and A-level computing curriculum. It will give participants the knowledge and methods to unlock the creativity within computing students and inspire them to become programmers
Posted: 05/06/2014
The course leads to the award
of a Goldsmiths Teachers’ Centre Certificate of Attendance.
From the very start of the
course you will explore techniques that encourage the production of games and
other graphical and interactive apps in a secondary school computing classroom.
Participants will explore strategies that encourage their students to create
highly compelling, interactive graphics and audio programs from the first
lesson.
DATES
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Training sessions: 9am-4pm Wed 28, Thu 29, Fri 30 May 2014
– Project and lesson presentations: 9am-4pm Friday 4 July 2014
NB. If you are unable to make these dates, we
are planning to re-run the course in the summer. Email teacherscentre@gold.ac.uk to
register your interest.
By the end of the course,
participants will:
- be able to write moderately complex computer programs in Python
- produce creative graphical work through writing computer
programs - have an understanding of basic programming constructs:
variables, conditionals, loops and arrays - design creative exercises that teach programming concepts create
lessons that teach basic programming concepts involving theory and practice - understand the use of creative work both as a means of teaching
programming concepts and as a way of motivating students to do programming.
BOOK YOUR PLACE by Friday 9 May 2014
This
course costs £750. A blended approach of 100 hours of learning time combines
face-to-face teaching, self-study and presentations of professional learning.
Please complete the booking form and email to teacherscentre@gold.ac.uk. Any
questions, please call 0207 919 7326. Creative
computing booking form
Full course information is at www.gold.ac.uk/computing/teachers
– deadline for applications Friday 9 May 2014.