CS Teaching Tips

Do you wonder if physical representations could help students understand Java code? I do! And I got an NSF CAREER award to research it for 5 years! nsf.gov/awardsearch/sh… Thank you to the many people who provided feedback & the 28 people who said they'd help! I'll be in touch!

We are excited to be a part of the NSF AI Institute program and begin our journey exploring how AI might be used to build more welcoming and supportive AI-based educational technologies. Please visit invite.illinois.edu for more information!

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you could come work in my department here at @edILLINOIS. We're hiring to fill an open rank, tenure-track position in Social Foundations in Education/Philosophy of Education. illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careers…

Thanks to @MichaelCRalph and Laurence Woodruff for having me on their podcast! I've talked about teacher shortage stuff a lot recently, but I really appreciated the extended format here. And they had some of the best questions I've gotten. twopintplc.com/podcast-episod…

To address the lack of diversity in K-16 computer science education, ECEP focuses on state level systems change. Today @Google announced an investment of $3 million over 3 years that will allow us to add 5 states & expand our ability to measure impact. bit.ly/ecepfunding

Thread on a new @AnnenbergInst WP from @edu_tuan, Chanh Lam, and me. It's on an obscure topic you may not have heard of: "teacher shortages". Is there a national teacher shortage? A systematic examination of reports of teacher shortages in the U.S. edworkingpapers.com/ai22-631

Paul was interviewed about media coverage of a teacher shortage!

Learn the latest computer science teaching innovations on Aug. 15–16 at the virtual 2022 #ILLINOIS Computer Science Summer Teaching Workshop. Free, 200+ attendees, 28 speakers, 19 talks, networking & collaboration opportunities. Register today bit.ly/3zkGnJP

An interdisciplinary group of #ILLINOIS researchers Paul Bruno, Mariam Saffar Pérez, and Colleen M. Lewis explore the four most critical #educationpolicy challenges to expanding high school computer science effectively and equitably. edpolicyinca.org/publications/4…

We continue our Pride Campaign by spotlighting Dr. Darryl Yong! Darryl Yong is a first-gen college grad, immigrant, and currently Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College.

Spoiler alert - I'm getting ready for the NSF CISE EWF PI meeting!

Feel free to email me if you have comments or questions.

The workshop content I created to help people learn how to respond to microaggressions has caused harm. I’m sorry. People have found these workshops helpful, but I first need to avoid causing harm. I will stop leading these workshops; I have more learning to do first.

Hello Again! An interview with Barbara Ericson, discusses how having kinesthetic activities can improve the learning for the students and be more engage in the material!

Happy Monday! Todays tip is based off an interview with Breanna Turcsanyi. It is to encourage students to talk to their peers more so they can have open dialect when questions arise.

Happy Friday!! Tip by: Teaching with Logo: Building Blocks for Learning by Molly Watt & Daniel Watt

Happy Thursday!

Happy Wednesday!! Here are some ways to give students the opportunity to learn the process of creating projects by Teaching with Logo: Building Blocks for Learning by Molly Watt & Daniel Watt

Sometimes students figure out other ways to solve problems that are easier for them to understand. This can help you as a teacher when other students may need a different way to understand the problem. Solving a problem doesn't necessarily need to be done the same all the time!

Happy Monday! Todays tip shows the importance of calling on all students to allow all students to feel heard and to prevent a competitive environment.