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Before class:
- You read this article about computational thinking.
We'll focus on computational thinking in the next two weeks. We'll learn about the basic concepts and different forms of teaching and learning computational thinking. Your computational thinking project will be a group assignment, integrating block-coding with K-12 curriculum to create a lesson plan.
Computational thinking refers to the thought processes involved in expressing solutions as computational steps or algorithms that can be carried out by a computer.
Discussion: What are your takeaways from the the reading?
ISTE Standards about Computational Thinker:
Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions. Students:
a. formulate problem definitions suited for technology-assisted methods such as data analysis, abstract models and algorithmic thinking in exploring and finding solutions.
b. collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.
c. break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.
d. understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions.
Four facets of computational thinking:
Decomposition: Breaking big problems into smaller, easier-to-manage problems.
Pattern Recognition: Analyze and look for repeating sequence.
Abstraction: Remove parts of a problem that are unnecessary and make one solution work for multiple problems
Algorithm: Step-by-step instructions about how to do something
Computational Thinking in daily life:
Computational Thinking is everywhere in our everyday life. Can you think of some examples?
Cleaning your room
Gathering things you need before leaving home.
Choosing a check-out line at the grocery store
HOMEWORK:
- Work on your Genius Hour project. Post #1 due October 11th, Friday, before class. Post #2 will be one week from that (October 18th, Friday).
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