Computer Science Teaching at Rice University

In the spring and summer of 2017, I was fortunate enough to be one of the master teachers for the Computer Science Teaching at Rice University workshop for potential computer science teachers. Our two goals: prepare teachers to pass the Texas computer science certification exam and give training and resources for teaching inquiry-style computer science lessons. This page is meant to share resources I created so others can benefit as well. Many more items are available to participants through the course website. We partnered with WeTeach_CS to offer an online collaborative course for teachers as preparation for taking the certification exam

Spring 2017 Material

How do computers store information?

• Inquiry-driven Binary Baubles: Characters and Strings lesson
  • ASCII Code Chart
• CS Unplugged – Image Representation lesson (no computer required!)

• Persistence of Vision physical computing demo by me and sold by AdaFruit

• Binary 60-Second Counter physical computing demo designed by me

• Extension Exercise – Astronomy Hour of Code: learn astronomy and comp sci!

Summer 2017 Material

• The Design Recipe explained
  • Explanation of the Design Recipe for Functions
  • How to Use the Design Recipe for Functions to Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius
• Tinket.io Longest and Vowelest Word Challenge Problem using Python