CSED 1310 - Programming Environments for Elementary Education

Spring 2024

 

Date Session Materials After-class Materials
Unit 1 - Code.org
1/15 MLK - No Class  
1/17 Course Introductions Read the syllabus
1/19 Introduction to Code.org and computers  
1/22 Graph Paper Programming  
1/24 The Big Event  
1/26 Getting Loopy  
1/29 Conditionals  
1/31 Functions  
2/2 Computational Thinking, Data and Variables  
2/5 No-Class: AEA Online Module #1 [Standard T1]
2/7 In-class discussion on Module #1  
2/9 CD #1 [Study Guide][Standards T2 and T3] All required Code.org lessons should be completed by the end of the day for full credit.
Unit 2 - Programming with Scratch
2/12 Getting Started with Scratch
2/14 Animations  
2/16 Finish Animations Programming Animations [Standard P2] (Due 2/21)
2/19 Storytelling  
2/21 Improving Harry Potter Animation Peer Review
2/23 Improving Harry Potter [Standard P3] Tell Me a Story [Standard P4] (Due 2/28)
2/26 Text Interaction
2/28 Custom Nursery Rhyme Story Peer Review
3/1 You should do one or BOTH of these: Email me a one paragraph write up about which one(s) you did and what you learned. Interactive Introductions [Standards P5 and P6] (Due 3/6)
3/4 Exploring Interaction  
3/6 Wonky Kong Introduction Peer Review
3/8 Hungry Shark Shall we play a game? [Standards P5 and P6]
(Due 3/22)
3/18 Troubleshooting games and common mistakes [Standard P8]  
3/20 On your own - AEA Module 2 [Standard T4]  
3/22 On your own - AEA Module 3 [Standard T5]  
3/25 Module Discussion Standards Connections [Standard T5]
3/27 Using Functions  
3/29 Functions with Parameters Functional Artwork [Standard P7] (Due 4/3)
4/1 What are lists - Food Song  
4/3 What are lists - Capital Quiz Creating a Trivia Game [Improve Standards P3-P6] (Due 4/10)
4/5 On your own - Exploring Lists Activity [Standard P3]  
Unit 3 - Exploring ways to incorporate CS
4/8 Unit Wrapup [Study Guide]  
4/10 CD #2 [Standards T2, P8]  
4/12 On your own - AEA Module 4 [Standard T5]  
4/15 CS+Elementary Project - Overview, TIPP&SEE
4/17 As a TEAM work through TIPP and SEE of Week 1 On your own, consider CS+Me and Challenge
4/19 As a TEAM work through TIPP and SEE of Week 2 On your own, consider CS+Me and Challenge
4/22 As a TEAM review weeks TIPP and SEE of Weeks 3-5  
4/24 As a TEAM review CS+ME for Weeks 3-5 On your own, review the Project Week materials
4/26 As a TEAM review Challenge for Weeks 3-5  
4/29 CS+Elementary "Presentations"  
5/1 Final Integration Project Explained  
5/3 I will be in the classroom to answer questions.  
5/6 Final Project Due by Noon [Standard T6]