Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Adam Gregson
It’s been an eventful year, and, not surprisingly, things did not turn out as I had planned. Most of my more sobering moments revolved around teaching computer science, which I enjoy immensely but in my second year realized that my approach was a bit wrong-headed. This dovetailed with the ideas that were percolating due to … Continue reading “Plan In Action”
Written by Adam Gregson
“Name three things I’ve never used in the classroom” But I’m going to be using all three starting right after the March Break. I’ve had a great meeting with a colleague from the art department who has experience managing design projects, and he gave me lots of great resources and pointed me toward the Stanford … Continue reading “Google Sites, App Inventor, Design Thinking”
Written by Adam Gregson
Thanks to everyone who left insightful comments on my Face-to-Face post. After looking into MIT’s App Inventor 2, I’ve decided to end off the year on that platform, as it will make a great foundation for the end-of-year project, which I’d been struggling to wrap my head around. I plan on following David Wolber’s “Course … Continue reading “Where it’s at.”
Written by Adam Gregson
One of the reasons I applied to attend Cohort 21 was to connect with innovative and dynamic teachers. During today’s meeting, I had the privilege of talking with several colleagues who are passionate about computing and getting their students involved in technology. We all feel that this is a core skill in the 21st century … Continue reading “Seven Hours in the Clouds”
Written by Adam Gregson
I am a math teacher. At least, I was until a year and a half ago when, for a variety of reasons, I volunteered to teach computer science. Since then, I have written many thousands of lines of code, mostly in Java, taken a few courses on Coursera, and racked up respectable scores on Project … Continue reading “Fumbling Toward Competency”
