The Coding Craze for Starters

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The Coding Craze
Martin Cisneros
Santa Clara County Office of Education
@TheTechProfe
Innovation.sccoe.org

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Hello!
I Am Martin Cisneros
You can contact me at
mcisneros@sccoe.org
@TheTechProfe
Innovation.sccoe.org

Coding is the
language of
problem-solving.

Problem-Solvers and Critical Thinkers

of computer programming jobs
are outside the tech industry - in
medicine, banking, government,
entertainment, science, etc.67%

Fewer CS majors than 10 years ago
(and a shrinking % are women)

The Job/Student Gap
2%
98%
Computer Science
Students
All other
math and
science
students
JOBS
40% 60%
Computing Jobs
All other
math and
science jobs
STUDENTS

Kids NOT exposed to computer
programming in elementary are
LESS likely to take computer
science when it is available in
high school.

willrobotstakemyjob.com

What can we do?

Let Kids Code
Goal: Try out some easy ways to do some coding in your classroom!

Scaffolding Coding
Without
Tech Coding real
objects
Coding
computer
objects

Computational
Thinking Practices
● Creativity (MP5)
● Collaboration (MP3)
● Communication (MP4, MP6)
● Critical Thinking (MP2. MP7)
● Persistence (MP1)
● Problem Solving (MP1)

So where do we begin?

CS Unplugged!
Computer
Science
without a
computer….
WHAT!!!

Starting Unplugged
Stacking Cups
● concrete → pictorial → abstract
● Foundations for computational
thinking
● Introduces key vocabulary (algorithm,
coding, debugging, function,
parameters)
● Build context/schema
Unplugged Activities
bit.ly/crazeycode

Main Goal
Highlight programming
techniques and illustrate the
need for functions.

Overview
Using a predefined “Robot
Vocabulary” your students will
figure out how to guide one another
to accomplish specific tasks
without discussing them first.
This segment teaches students the
connection between symbols and
actions, as well as the valuable skill
of debugging.

Objectives
Student will
• Learn to convert real-world
activities into instructions
• Gain practice coding
instructions with symbols
• Gain understanding of the
need for precision in coding
• Gain practice debugging
malfunctioning code
• Understand the usefulness
of functions and parameters
(grades 7+)

Get into Groups of 3
Student A = Navigator
Student B = Driver
Student C = Robot
A tells the driver what code to write.
B makes suggestions, physically
“writes” the code.
When ready, B reads the code aloud.
C completes the directions.
ABC debug the code if needed.
Rotate roles.

CODE ON!

Your first
challenge

What did you
discover?

Get into teams of 4

More resources

Extend

Try these other Hour of Code
activities
Tynker Hour
of CodeChoose Beginner 1st
Choose Intermediate
2nd
Choose Advanced
3rd

code.org/learn

Beyond
Code.org

● What skills will student
practice when they are
coding?
● How can you connect
this to standards or
curriculum?

● Karly Moura’s HOC S’more
● Code.org Resources
● Code.org How-To
● Computer Science
Education HOC
● Hour of Code Hashtag
● Kahn Academy Hour of
Code
Resources

Coding is the single
greatest superpower I
could give my kids.
-Dan
Shapiro

Until the next one!

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