This course is part of the Learn to Teach Java Specialization

Beth Simon

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Learn to Teach Java SpecializationUniversity of California San Diego

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Learn to program with Boolean Expressions, If Statement, and For and While Loops in Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook.  In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts and skills but also in how to effectively teach those to your students.
This course will support you in teaching the Advanced Placement Computer Science A course or a similar introductory university-level programming course.  We'll cover the critical Java concepts of selection (if statements) and iteration (loops), as covered in the APCS A Units 3 and 4.  Each topic will begin by relating Java to block-based programming languages and then provide video overviews of CS Awesome content along with additional materials to supplement learning for your students.  

You'll engage with additional materials to support your teaching including "deep dive" classroom discussion questions, assessment overviews, code tracing and problem solving skills for your students, including preparation for free response coding questions.

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Approx. 17 hours to complete

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Skills you will gain

Loops
Java
If Statements
Teaching
Computer Programming

Flexible deadlines

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Coursera Labs

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Course 2 of 5 in the

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Beginner Level

Approx. 17 hours to complete

English

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Beth Simon

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University of California San Diego

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

29 minutes to complete

Welcome!

29 minutes to complete

2 videos (Total 11 min), 2 readings

5 hours to complete

Boolean Expressions and If Statements (Unit 3): Learn as a Student

Programs would be very boring (and not useful) if they always performed the same instructions every time we ran them. We'll see how boolean expressions can be sued to control selection (if statements) to allow instructions be done based on some condition (e.g, randomness or user input). Using CS Awesome, we'll learn to create boolean expressions including logical AND and OR operators and how to use these to control if statements to allow programs to check conditions to vary behavior.

5 hours to complete

17 videos (Total 144 min)

17 videos

From Block to Text: Boolean Expressions and If Statements12mBoolean Expressions8mProgramming Challenge: Prime Numbers5mIf Statements and Control Flow14mOptional: Advanced/Differentiated Problem for 3.25mProgramming Challenge: Magic 8 Ball6mTwo-way Selection: If-else Statements10mProgramming Challenge: 20 Questions6mMulti-selection: else-if Statements9mProgramming Challenge: Adventure6mCompound Boolean Expressions12mProgramming Challenge: Truth Tables6mEquivalent Boolean Expressions6mProgramming Challenge: Truth Tables (AGAIN!)9mComparing Objects12mFAST: Programming Challenge: Tracing Code4mMagpie Chat Lab (Recommendation: Skip It)6m

7 practice exercises

CS Awesome 3.116mCS Awesome 3.219mCS Awesome 3.319mCS Awesome 3.417mCS Awesome 3.526mCS Awesome 3.630mCS Awesome 3.715m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Boolean Expressions and If Statements (Unit 3): Teacher Powerup

This week we'll go deeper and engage with some resources to support your teaching. You'll explore some questions to use in classroom analysis discussions (Peer Instruction), learn how these concepts are commonly assessed, prepare to help students who are having trouble with CS Awesome assessments, and begin to scaffold students problem solving skills. Finally, you can check your own Unit 3 Java and Java Teacher mastery on our end of Unit 3 quizzes.

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 68 min), 5 readings, 3 quizzes

7 videos

Classroom Discussions: Teacher Guide Part 110mClassroom Discussions: Teacher Guide Part 29mTeaching Code Tracing9mAssessment Options Part 110mAssessment Options Part 210mDeveloping Problem Solving Skills Part 15mDeveloping Problem Solving Skills Part 211m

5 readings

Optional: Read me if you haven't used Perusall for Classroom Discussions beforeWhat is rubber duck debugging?10mExamples: Code Tracing Videos for Students15mHow to adapt CodingBat questions for Unit 315mHelping Students Debug5m

2 practice exercises

Unit 3 Java Mastery Quiz26mUnit 3 Teacher Mastery Quiz25m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Iteration (Unit 4): Learn as a Student

4 hours to complete

19 videos (Total 152 min)

19 videos

Block to Text: Iteration Part 19mBlock to Text: Iteration Part 213mWhile Loops Part 111mWhile Loops Part 26mWhile Loops Part 37mOptional Extra: Indenting and Grading1mProgramming Challenge: Guessing Game (a really good one!)10mFor Loops12mProgramming Challenge: Turtles Drawing Shapes2mLoops and Strings Intro (4.3)8mFor Loops and Strings (4.3.2)15mWhile Loops and Strings: Parsons' Remove a (4.3.1)6mWhile Loops and Strings: Find and Replace (4.3.1)8mProgramming Challenge: String Replacement Cats and Dogs4mNested Loops10mProgramming Challenge: Turtle Snowflakes5mLoop Analysis (& Tracing)5mTracing Demos 4.57mTracing Demos 4.5 Programming Challenge5m

5 practice exercises

CS Awesome 4.128mCS Awesome 4.224mCS Awesome 4.3CS Awesome 4.424mCS Awesome 4.530m

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Iteration (Unit 4): Teacher Powerup

This week we'll go deeper and engage with some resources to support your teaching. You'll explore some questions to use in classroom analysis discussions (Peer Instruction) and learn how these concepts are commonly assessed. This Unit we have a large number of resources not found in CS Awesome to help students understand how they can use the Java concepts we've learned to solve some real-world problems. Finally, you can check your own Unit 4 Java and Java Teacher mastery on our end of Unit 4 quizzes.

4 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 113 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes

15 videos

Classroom Discussions: Teacher Guide Part 110mClassroom Discussions: Teacher Guide Part 27m(More) Code Tracing6mAssessment Options Part 18mAssessment Options Part 29mEnglish Descriptions: A Software Developer Skill3mLoops: Free-Response Question Overview4mProblem Solving: Gathering9mProblem Solving: Counting - Part 16mProblem Solving: Counting - Part 210mProblem Solving: Checking - Part 17mProblem Solving: Checking - Part 27mProblem Solving: Checking - Part 37mProblem Solving: Most Wanted - Part 16mProblem Solving: Most Wanted - Part 28m

2 readings

Classroom Discussion Code Tracing Videos for Students26mAgile Development in 5 minutes12m

2 practice exercises

Unit 4 Java Mastery Quiz25mUnit 4 Teacher Mastery Quiz30m

About the Learn to Teach Java Specialization

Learn to teach introductory Java -- with a focus on the new Advanced Placement Computer Science A curriculum. Preview the CS Awesome curriculum with overview videos to help you prepare for class efficiently. Learn teaching tips and access supporting materials from an expert in CS education with 15+ years experience including advice on teaching debugging, code tracing (for answering multiple choice questions) and problem solving patterns. Complete activities specifically designed for teachers and create materials you can use in your classroom.

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