Caldwell, H. and Grantham, S. (2018) Planning computing in the national curriculum. In: Sewell, K. (ed.) Planning the Primary National Curriculum: a Complete Guide for Trainees and Teachers. 2nd ed. London: SAGE. pp. 194-205.
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Abstract:
This section looks at how you can plan to teach effective computing lessons. It builds on ideas in Chapter 1 that highlight a new focus on computer programming and computer science, and on applying the use of technology across the curriculum.
National Curriculum (NC) Guidance
The computing curriculum Programme of Study (PoS) begins by stating that,
‘a high-quality computing education equips pupils to use computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world’ (our italics).
That is quite a claim. It suggests that we should be ambitious in our plans and encourage children to feel empowered by their computing skills to make a difference. Code.org echo this idea when they say, ‘the programmers of tomorrow are the wizards of the future’ (http://contest.catalysts.cc/en/ccc/the-wizards-of-the-future). We should then welcome the further suggestion from the NC Guidance that children should be ‘active participants in a digital world’ and aim to help them apply their computing skills to solve relevant problems, recognising that our digital world is one in which they are very much at home from an early age.
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Creators:
Caldwell, H. and Grantham, S.
Editors:
Sewell, K.
Publisher:
SAGE
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Initial Teacher Training
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Teacher Continuing Professional Development
Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Teacher Continuing Professional Development
Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Initial Teacher Education
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Teacher Continuing Professional Development
Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Teacher Continuing Professional Development
Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Initial Teacher Education
Date:
1 February 2018
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 194-205
Title of Book:
Planning the Primary National Curriculum: a Complete Guide for Trainees and Teachers
Place of Publication:
London
Number of Pages:
304
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781526420671
Media of Output:
Print
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
No
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