There is a question that has been nagging me since our first Cohort 21 meeting because it’s a good question. “So what does success look like to you?”. It still stops me in my tracks and I go into “fix-it” mode without reaching the solution. Here I am at the end of the start of…
The Solution to Finding Problems: Building a better Computer Science Community
Have you ever wondered about the computer science lesson you are teaching? You planned it. Spent all the time and effort finding resources, thinking of the plan, considering your students, linking it back to the curriculum and out to the real world and contemplating the story. As teachers, we are really storytellers. What is more…
How might we inspire students to use computer science in a meaningful way?
I’ve had experience with the design school and HMW questions through my experiences with developing an Innovation Lab (Makerspace) with Lisa Bettencourt and Ashbury College. The challenge for me is always the same though: I like to cast a wide net and do it all in one go! So, my iteration process is more about…
Urgent vs Important – Reflections on the return to school
The image I picked I liked because it had different kids in the room, it was messy (like full-on learning usually is) and one student is clearly thinking really hard about something. Question 1: During the first face to face we used the language of Urgent vs Important to help frame our discussions and thinking…