AEA Module #1: Understanding CS

Time Expectation

 

Daily Summary

In this activity you will complete the first of four modules prepared by the state of Iowa Board of Education to help elementary teachers in the state better understand CS and how to apply the CS Framework and Standards when designing CS lessons for elementary students.  [My big thank you to the state of Iowa for making these available for us to use in our program]

 

Creating an Account

First, you will need an account on aealearningonline.org.

 

If you already have an existing account:

  1. https://training.aealearningonline.org
  2. Login
  3. Update profile. Profile>employment Info
  4. Enter "Yes" that you are a district/AEA employee
    1. Select Teacher Education (IHE) from the drop down list
    2. Enter in educate as the "district" password.
  5. Save info

 

If you need to create a new account:

  1.  https://training.aealearningonline.org
  2. Enter your personal information
  3. Under Employment Info click yes that you are a district/AEA employee
    1. Select Teacher Education (IHE) from the drop down list
    2. Enter in educate as the "district" password.
  4. Save info

 

Module #1

For today's activity please complete the following module:

 

Deliverable

While completing the Module you should take notes about what you experience.  Furthermore, you should make sure that you complete the Reflection Journal Activities as they are presented in the materials. 

In addition to the Reflection Journal outlined in the online module, please complete the following questions.

  1. What did you write for each of the the Reflection Journal Activites
  2. What was the main point point of this training module?
  3. How did this material fit in with the material we have studied so far this semester?
  4. Identify and discuss at least one item/topic in the training that you felt added to what you had previously learned this semester.  How did it improve your knowledge/learning?
  5. Identify and discuss at least one item/topic in the training that was a completely new idea or thought for you.  How did it improve your knowledge/learning?

 

I would expect that a level 4 response will be ~2 pages single spaced. Having said that, I WILL NOT be evaluating your responses based on how long the submission is [So don't feel like you need to play games with spacing and margins to bump up the page length]. But I DO feel like it takes more than 2 or 3 sentences to adequately respond to these writing prompts. Remember, the goal is to show me that you completed the module and can apply what you learned in that module to the topics in this course. If you approach this assignment as "show Dr. Schafer that I learned something" rather than "fill in some words to complete an assignment" then you should do just fine.

You should word process this and produce a PDF of your responses which you will submit via Blackboard.  The official deadline is Thursday, February 9th.

Evaluation

Your deliverable will be graded on a scale of 0 to 4 using the following principles:

Points Rough Description
4 Your responses are complete and show a strong level of detail and/or depth of thought.  It shows that you have taken the time to understand and really think about the question(s).
3 Your responses are complete and show acceptable thought, but are lacking in expected detail and/or depth of thought.
2 Your respones are lacking in one or more specific elements or indicate that you weren't spending an adequate amount of time thinking about the responses.
1 You turned something in but it indicates a complete lack of effort or understanding.
0 Nothing submitted.

 

If I feel that you did not earn a grade of a 4 I will give you that feedback and you will have one week to revise/resubmit.