Teaching Computing in Secondary Schools: A Practical Handbook
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This book provides a step-by-step guide to teaching computing at secondary level. It offers an entire framework for planning and delivering the curriculum and shows you how to create a supportive environment for students in which all can enjoy computing. The focus throughout is on giving students the opportunity to think, program, build and create with confidence and imagination, transforming them from users to creators of technology.
In each chapter, detailed research and teaching theory is combined with resources to aid the practitioner, including case studies, planning templates and schemes of work that can be easily adapted. The book is split into three key parts: planning, delivery, and leadership and management, and covers topics such as:
- curriculum and assessment design
- lesson planning
- cognitive science behind learning
- computing pedagogy and instructional principles
- mastery learning in computing
- how to develop students’ computational thinking
- supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities
- encouraging more girls to study computing
- actions, habits and routines of effective computing teachers
- behaviour management and developing a strong classroom culture
- how to support and lead members of your team.
Teaching Computing in Secondary Schools is essential reading for trainee and practising teachers, and will prove to be an invaluable resource in helping teaching professionals ensure that students acquire a wide range of computing skills which will support them in whatever career they choose.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st edition (2 Oct. 2017), Routledge |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 210 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 9781138238060 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1138238060 |
| Dimensions | 17.4 x 1.22 x 24.61 cm |
by James
The Practical Handbook is a very apt subtitle, because the text offers some excellent ideas about how to teach Computer Science, such as templates and handouts.
William Lau offers some guidance and the advice is particularly useful for either ITTs or NQTs.
by Farhan
As a computer science teacher trainee this book has been immensely valuable to me. It covers all areas from curriculum planning, lesson planning and how to teach topics effectively to classroom layouts and behaviour management. Whenever I am stuck on ideas, this is the first book I turn to and it never fails to deliver. No doubt I will constantly be referring back to this book in the coming years.
by Andy Storey
With the start of teaching training in September on the horizon, I invested in a number of books on the subject. This is by far the most readable and is also packed with references should you need to read up on a subject further. I found the subject knowledge audit list in the first chapter very helpful and I’m now working my way through it in preparation. I also contacted the author on Twitter and he was super-helpful.
by Amazon Customer
This book contains much of the collected wisdom of leading theory and research on peadogogy tailored to an audience of Computing teachers. It is actually a very useful book for any middle and indeed senior leader. Lou is clearly one of the leading lights in Computing. I have found the book to be immensely engaging and practical.
by Amazon Customer
Must have-william lau a guru
by Will George
Brilliant practical guide a perfect assistant for a PGCE student. Real solutions to classroom issues.
by Amazon Customer
Coming from a department of me, myself, and I, this book has been amazing at making me question and challenge my teaching practise, and inspired me with tonnes of new ideas. Strongly recommend this book for Computing teachers with any amount of experience.
by Mimi
I started teaching KS3 Computing three years ago and have found this book invaluable. It is very well structured and William shares his knowledge and understanding of the subject with great clarity. Now as a new Head of Department I am again revisiting certain sections. Whatever your level of experience I would thoroughly recommend this book to you.