How Do You Encourage Critical Thinking and Dialogue?

In this episode I provide a framework for how districts and educators can get started with computer science education for free.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Intro00:22 The problem I hope to address in this episode03:52 Brief summary of why I'm qualified to address this problem04:45 Why am I giving this content away for free?06:18 You can do this06:56 Step 1: Setting a vision10:10 Step 2: Develop a plan14:48 Step 3: Reverse engineer CS education21:53 Step 4: Teach CS23:57 Step 5: Reflect, refine, and share27:01 Thanks for listening and sharing with others!

In this episode I unpack my dissertation, which explores the intersections of videogames, music, and computer science education.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Problems with "integration"01:29 Themes01:47 Quick overview of chapters 1-304:37 Chapter 404:51 Composition practices05:26 Performance practices06:01 Maker practices09:04 Coding practices12:22 Chapter 5: Multidisciplinarity13:46 Chapter 6: Implications20:17 Thanks for listening!

In this episode I introduce approaches to using Scratch for project-based learning, including backwards, inquiry-based, and emergent project designs. Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Intro00:22 What is project-based learning?01:15 Project continuum03:31 Project prompts04:23 Storyboard questions05:07 Steps for creating a project06:46 Three more frameworks for project-based learning07:01 Backward design projects08:25 Inquiry-based projects09:36 Emergent projects10:33 If using a sequential curriculum...11:28 A point of clarification11:51 Scratch resources to explore12:59 Podcasts to learn more13:44 Rhizomatic project-based learning14:29 Outro

In this episode I describe considerations for facilitating multiple programming languages in one space.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Intro01:49 What my classes looked like09:04 Start small and gradually expand10:08 Selecting a language or platform11:42 Implementation suggestions12:49 Supporting students13:38 Room setups14:41 Questions to ask when facilitating16:03 A tool to help administrators17:08 What this approach is informed by17:22 If this approach is overwhelming to you...18:19 Outro

Building off the previous episode on depression, suicide, and CS education, this episode is a supercut of guests responding to how they take care of themselves and stave off burnout. If you have not done so yet, I highly recommend listening to part 1, part 2, and part 3 to hear perspectives from other guests.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━00:00 Intro00:35 154 Decolonizing Education through SEL and PBL with Matinga Ragatz02:43 156 See, What Had Happened with Andre Daughty09:18 165 Intersections of Equity, Making, and Computer Science with Roxana Hadad18:24 173 Empathetic Listening in Computer Science with Josh Sheldon19:38 189 Computational Literacies with Michael Horn22:25 More resources around burnout22:47 Outro

Note: If you or anyone you know are experiencing signs of depression or suicidal ideation, please reach out to local healthcare professionals or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255In honor of national suicide prevention week, in this week’s episode replay I read a paper I wrote on the topic of depression, suicide, and computer science education. This paper is formatted into the following sections: 1) A vignette on my own experiences coping with depression and suicide; 2) Statistics on depression and suicide as it relates to various populations computer science educators work with; 3) A vignette of a computer science educator helping a student through depression and suicidal thoughts; 4) Risk factors and warning signs; 5) Suggestions for providing support; 6) A vignette from a computer science educator's perspective on a student who committed suicide; and 7) Closing thoughts.Click here for this episode’s show notes.Learn more about National Suicide Prevention Month/Week/Day.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 0:00 Intro4:38 Vignette 1: Jared10:45 Statistics on suicide17:44 Statics on depression20:30 Vignette 2: Chris and Elliott28:14 Risk factors and warning signs32:28 Suggestions for providing support37:04 Vignette 3: Alex and Sam40:55 Closing thoughts

In this episode I unpack the impact of an apprenticeship of observation and what computer science educators can do about it.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 What is the apprenticeship of observation?00:46 Why apprenticeship of observation is important for educators to know about02:23 The problems that arise from the apprenticeship of observation06:49 What can educators do about the apprenticeship of observation?16:35 We need to teach not just our students, but society as a whole

In this episode I unpack Loehr and Schwartz’s (2001) publication titled “The making of a corporate athlete",” which provides some suggestions relevant to educators interested in performing at their best by focusing on rest and recovery.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Intro01:07 The high-performance pyramid02:00 Ideal performance state04:55 Physical capacity09:05 Emotional capacity12:32 Mental capacity16:46 Spiritual capacity (it's not what you think)19:15 Outro

In the 200th episode of the #CSK8 Podcast I want to take a moment to thank everyone for listening over the years and to share some thoughts around the content I’m creating and the future of this podcast.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Thank you for listening!00:47 Some changes I've made01:57 What are your thoughts on the changes?03:05 My plans for future content06:00 Let me know what you think06:10 Again, thank you! I appreciate you!

In this episode I discuss an approach I’ve used for encouraging critical thinking and dialogue through individualized feedback and group discussion.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 How do you encourage critical thinking and dialogue with the classes you work with?00:53 An example of what this might look like01:17 What the feedback looked like01:57 Opening up individualized feedback for group discussion02:54 A pebble in their shoe03:15 What are your thoughts?03:26 Answering a question about room setups06:44 Outro