Think to learn to think with Computing
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The document discusses the integration of computing in education, emphasizing its role in fostering engaging and relevant learning experiences. It highlights the importance of developing problem-solving skills through various computing activities such as coding and project-based learning. The author, Yasemin Allsop, advocates for the use of technology not just for its own sake but as a means to facilitate deeper thinking and learning among students.
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- 1. Think-to-learn-to-think with Computing By Yasemin Allsop @yallsop
- 2. ICT Coordinator for Wilbury Primary School MPhil /PhD Student focusing on children’s thinking when making their own digital games Editor of ICT in Practice Yasemin Allsop @ yallsop
- 3. Moments from computing lessons
- 4. Moments from computing lessons
- 5. Moments from computing lessons
- 6. Moments from computing lessons
- 7. Moments from computing lessons
- 9. What do you see?
- 10. Learning has changed • Not because of technology • Not because we have an app for every single thing in life now-add addicted • Not because we have fancy tablets
- 11. Teacher’s role INSTRUCTOR FACILITATOR LEARNING PAL
- 12. Learners role
- 13. Learners role
- 14. Learning with Computing From Wikis to animations, coding to podcasting; computing provides the context and the content to invent, develop and apply learning behaviours.
- 15. Why Computing? • It is Fun-engaging • It is relevant and meaningful • Its provides Flexible Learning Space- Freedom to learn • It enables Project Based Learning
- 16. Why Computing? Most importantly, it allows teachers and learners to develop think-to-learn-to-think skills for life through constant problem solving / solution design activities.
- 17. Why Computing?
- 21. Come up with an idea and discuss Know about Scratch and Enchanted Know about gears and how they work Connect all that we know to complete the task How did we do it?
- 22. Us Computing!
- 26. Thank You for listening!