Computer Corner
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Alliston, Ontario, Canada
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I've taught computer science for 30 years. I have extensive experience in curriculum design and implementation. My resources have taken students from introductory programming to Advanced Placement success! My computer programming team had over 100 students from grades 9 to 12 and we regularly made it to the provincial finals. During the last few years I have had 90+ students write the Waterloo Computing Competition (CCC). On the computer engineering side, I designed the curriculum for an introductory engineering course and I also ran a FIRST robotics team for 5 years.
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🌞 Java Basics
Want to teach Java but don't know where to start? These resources are for you! Each resource leads to the next so they are numbered by unit and package.
Java Basics 3 Numeric Variables Editable Coding Activities & Assessments
Variables hold the data. But understanding how they work and exactly what they can hold is extremely important to a coder. This activity introduces numeric variables first. Java 4 String Class then introduces variables and class methods. This resource was written for any Java compiler!Materials have also been modified in English (UK) where necessary.Duration: One 75-minute period. This package includes: ✔ A Package Description ✔ Answer Keys ✔ 6 PowerPoints⭐ ✔ 1-Page Student Handout + Assessment
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Computer Science - Technology
Java Basics Numeric Output Editable Coding Activities & Assessments
It's time to move on to numeric output. This activity demonstrates how Strings and numeric data are handled by Java. It also introduces the Escape Sequence to create columns within the output stream. This resource was written for any Java compiler!Materials have also been modified in English (UK) where necessary.Duration: One 75-minute period. This package includes: ✔ A Package Description ✔ Answer Keys ✔ 3 PowerPoints⭐ ✔ 2-Page Student Handout + Assessment ✔ 1 Student Activity ✔ 1 Assessment +
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Experience
I've taught computer science for 30 years. I have extensive experience in curriculum design and implementation. My resources have taken students from introductory programming to Advanced Placement success! My computer programming team had over 100 students from grades 9 to 12 and we regularly made it to the provincial finals. During the last few years I have had 90+ students write the Waterloo Computing Competition (CCC). On the computer engineering side, I designed the curriculum for an introductory engineering course and I also ran a FIRST robotics team for 5 years.
Teaching style
I have taught using differentiated instruction in a flipped classroom model long before either of them were buzzwords. Never give answers - only ask more questions! Students need to get there under their own steam otherwise they haven't earned the knowledge and it won't stick! You can't learn how to drive a car in a classroom. You need to be behind the wheel and experience the reality and then try to analyze what you did. The point of programming is to use it as a tool to help students learn how to learn. The language is just the vehicle.
Awards & shining teacher moments
The second year of our participation in FIRST Robotics we won Canada and advanced to the final championships in Houston Texas. Two of my CCC students made it to the University of Waterloo to participate in the Canadian Computing Olympiad and one of them made it onto the IOC team that competed in Thailand.
My own education history
I have a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor of Fine Arts. I taught myself how to program and as a result of my own journey I understand how students learn programming.
Additional biographical information
I have been a certified Advanced Placement teacher for over twenty years in Java as well as C.
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