Joanna Goode https://www.csteachingtips.org/ en Design class activities that incorporate a student's local knowledge with specific computer science content and practices to enable engagement in deep learning. https://www.csteachingtips.org/tip/design-class-activities-incorporate-students-local-knowledge-specific-computer-science-content <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--tip.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--tip.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Design class activities that incorporate a student&#039;s local knowledge with specific computer science content and practices to enable engagement in deep learning.</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--tip.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--tip.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> <span>cstt</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--tip.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--tip.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2015-07-06T11:48:41-07:00" title="Monday, July 6, 2015 - 11:48" class="datetime">Mon, 07/06/2015 - 11:48</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/time.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links--inline.html.twig * links--node.html.twig * links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/navigation/links--inline.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/navigation/links--inline.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'addtoany_standard' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * addtoany-standard--node--tip.html.twig * addtoany-standard--node.html.twig x addtoany-standard.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/addtoany/templates/addtoany-standard.html.twig' --> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://www.csteachingtips.org/tip/design-class-activities-incorporate-students-local-knowledge-specific-computer-science-content" data-a2a-title="Design class activities that incorporate a student&#039;s local knowledge with specific computer science content and practices to enable engagement in deep learning."><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="a2a_label">Share Design class activities that incorporate a student&#039;s local knowledge with specific computer science content and practices to enable engagement in deep learning. with Facebook</span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="a2a_label">Share Design class activities that incorporate a student&#039;s local knowledge with specific computer science content and practices to enable engagement in deep learning. with Twitter</span></a></span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/addtoany/templates/addtoany-standard.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--tip.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--tip.html.twig * field--body.html.twig x field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><ul><li>Research shows that connecting the social and cultural worlds of traditionally underrepresented students’ further deepens their engagement with and learning of computer science. </li> <ul><li>Blending the practices of the field in locally meaningful way relates the faraway world of science to the real lives of your students.</li> <li>To learn more about this research, check out <a href="http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/E_Tan_We_2010.pdf">"We Be Burnin’! Agency, Identity, and Science Learning"</a> by Barton, Calabrese and Tan.</li> </ul><li>This allows students to apply their personal and social interests to their academic work, "to develop a personal relationship with computing." <ul><li>This is inline with the goal of teaching "CS for each!"</li> </ul></li><li>Visit the <a href="http://www.exploringcs.org/curriculum">ECS curriculum</a> (Exploring Computer Science) for more information on how to design learning activities that draw on students’ local knowledge, cultural identity, and social interests.</li> <ul><li>Note from CS Teaching Tips Team: For an example of such an assignment, check out <a href="http://csteachingtips.org/tip/have-students-create-websites-about-topic-they-find-meaningful-motivate-learning-html-and-css#overlay-context=">another tip from Joanna Goode</a>! </li> </ul></ul><img alt="Design class activities that incorporate a student's local knowledge with specific computer science content and practices to facilitate deep learning" title="Foshay Graphic Stewart" src="http://csteachingtips.org/images/FoshayStewartLocalKnowledge.png" width="799" height="417" /></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> Mon, 06 Jul 2015 18:48:41 +0000 cstt 963 at https://www.csteachingtips.org When students are learning HTML and CSS, have them make personal websites featuring their resumés and hobbies or websites about another topic they find meaningful. https://www.csteachingtips.org/tip/when-students-are-learning-html-and-css-have-them-make-personal-websites-featuring-their <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--tip.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--tip.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">When students are learning HTML and CSS, have them make personal websites featuring their resumés and hobbies or websites about another topic they find meaningful. </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--tip.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--tip.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> <span>cstt</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--tip.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--tip.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2015-07-06T11:41:51-07:00" title="Monday, July 6, 2015 - 11:41" class="datetime">Mon, 07/06/2015 - 11:41</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/time.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links--inline.html.twig * links--node.html.twig * links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/navigation/links--inline.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/navigation/links--inline.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'addtoany_standard' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * addtoany-standard--node--tip.html.twig * addtoany-standard--node.html.twig x addtoany-standard.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/addtoany/templates/addtoany-standard.html.twig' --> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://www.csteachingtips.org/tip/when-students-are-learning-html-and-css-have-them-make-personal-websites-featuring-their" data-a2a-title="When students are learning HTML and CSS, have them make personal websites featuring their resumés and hobbies or websites about another topic they find meaningful. "><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="a2a_label">Share When students are learning HTML and CSS, have them make personal websites featuring their resumés and hobbies or websites about another topic they find meaningful. with Facebook</span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="a2a_label">Share When students are learning HTML and CSS, have them make personal websites featuring their resumés and hobbies or websites about another topic they find meaningful. with Twitter</span></a></span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/addtoany/templates/addtoany-standard.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--tip.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--tip.html.twig * field--body.html.twig x field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><ul><li>Student website topics could include an ethical dilemma, their family tree, their future career, or an issue that impacts their community or the whole world.</li> <li>Research shows that connecting the social and cultural worlds of traditionally underrepresented students’ further deepens their engagement with and learning in computer science. <ul><li>Blending the practices of the field in locally meaningful ways relates the faraway world of science to the real lives of your students.</li> <li>To learn more about this research, check out <a href="http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/E_Tan_We_2010.pdf">"We Be Burnin’! Agency, Identity, and Science Learning"</a> by Barton, Calabrese and Tan.</li> </ul></li> <li>Start this activity with showing students an example, preferably a simple page you made for them to emulate. <ul><li>A lot of the time it is hard to figure out what something should look like at the beginning of a project.</li> <li>Having something to work toward when you’re first getting started makes things a lot easier.</li> <li>Remind them you’ve taught them all the skills they need to create their own pages and you are trying to set them up for success.</li> </ul></li> <li>For personal websites, tell students to bring a picture of themselves to create a mix of a FaceBook and LinkedIn profile. <ul><li>Give them some time to brainstorm about what they want to share, possibly it’s personal information or professional information.</li> <li>You’ll be surprised by how many students already have an idea of what they want to put on a website.</li> <li>Check out <a href="http://csteachingtips.org/tip/have-students-create-portfolios-and-resumes-help-them-connect-their-learning-real-world-job">this tip</a> to make turn the websites into professional digital portfolios.</li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> Mon, 06 Jul 2015 18:41:51 +0000 cstt 962 at https://www.csteachingtips.org