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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Teaching Programming in Primary Schools
Raspberry Pi Foundation
This course introduced key programming concepts and the chance to apply them using Scratch, for primary or K-5 teachers.
4 weeks, 2 hours per week
Philip Colligan
Chief Executive Officer
Raspberry Pi Foundation
Carrie Anne Philbin
Director of Education
Raspberry Pi Foundation
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Understanding of key programming concepts; algorithms, sequencing, repetition, variables and selection.
- Scratch as a programming language.
- Reflect on your learning and create ideas for your classroom practise.
- Knowledge of programming concepts through projects, both unplugged and digital.
- Cross curricular approach to programming.
Syllabus
- Introduction to programming, explore algorithms, and apply understanding in a range of hands-on, cross-curricular Scratch projects.
- Explore repetition, and learn how to make use of repetition in your Scratch programs. Create your own art, music, making and animation using repeating patterns.
- Discover variables through real-world examples and learn how to create variables by making a voting app, an interactive story and a ghost-catching game.
- Explore the concept of selection by creating a ‘capital cities’ quiz and a program that classifies animals based on answers to yes/no questions.
- Reflect on all of the key programming concepts to create your own final challenge project.
Issued on 23rd October 2018
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