Future chat topics
Below is a collection of suggested future topics and questions. Please add your suggestions via the form on the home page.
Q: How do you encourage students not interested in coding?
Q: How do we increase the number of female students doing computing science courses?
Q: When teaching coding/computational thinking, what skills do students need?
Q: How can you teach coding if you don't have 1to1 computer access?
Q: What are your favourite teaching languages? Why?
Other suggested topics:
1. What changes should be made to the senior curricula?
2. What real world projects do you use?
3. What resources are you using to engage students?
4. What's your favourite topic and activity for IST, IPT, SDD or ITMM?
5. National curriculum is coming. Discuss
- K-6
- 7-12
6. How do you use increase student motivation and make it visible to parents and other stake holders?
7. Coping techniques when marking (whole classes) of big project-based tasks
8. Extra expectations placed on computing teachers
9. Tips on making assessments and/or projects that are engaging/real-world/feasible but also achieve set syllabus content
Classroom protocols
What do you consider when setting up groups for group work?
Do you allow phones in your classroom? Are they used them for learning?
How do you manage students accessing inappropriate technology tools in the classroom?
Dreaming
If have been given one wish. What would you change to improve student learning?
What programs/Apps/tools do you use to teach software development?
Do you encourage your students to blog their learning?
How is this process scaffolded?
- 3D Printing? When is a good time to jump? What projects work well. Examples to share?
- To Augment your Reality or Not To Augment your Reality
- How do you promote, encourage & teach digital citizenship?
- What are your favourite apps/sites? Why? What are the links to the appropriate syllabus?
- What methods do you use to promote the selection of computing subjects by your students?
Q: How do you encourage students not interested in coding?
Q: How do we increase the number of female students doing computing science courses?
Q: When teaching coding/computational thinking, what skills do students need?
Q: How can you teach coding if you don't have 1to1 computer access?
Q: What are your favourite teaching languages? Why?
Other suggested topics:
1. What changes should be made to the senior curricula?
2. What real world projects do you use?
3. What resources are you using to engage students?
4. What's your favourite topic and activity for IST, IPT, SDD or ITMM?
5. National curriculum is coming. Discuss
- K-6
- 7-12
6. How do you use increase student motivation and make it visible to parents and other stake holders?
7. Coping techniques when marking (whole classes) of big project-based tasks
8. Extra expectations placed on computing teachers
9. Tips on making assessments and/or projects that are engaging/real-world/feasible but also achieve set syllabus content
Classroom protocols
What do you consider when setting up groups for group work?
Do you allow phones in your classroom? Are they used them for learning?
How do you manage students accessing inappropriate technology tools in the classroom?
Dreaming
If have been given one wish. What would you change to improve student learning?
What programs/Apps/tools do you use to teach software development?
Do you encourage your students to blog their learning?
How is this process scaffolded?