Coding in the Classroom

Introduction

K–12 computer science teachers are amazing innovators. They have to be. They work in a subject that was historically only taught to students at colleges and universities. Many K–12 public schools have only recognized computer science education as crucial to student success in the last decade.

Computer science teachers don’t have decades of established lesson plans and teaching exercises to draw from. Only in recent years have they even acquired standards to guide them. As a result, computer science teachers have had to rely on ad hoc networks of peers and communities in an ongoing conversation to share tips and techniques for teaching the subject.

This book seeks to contribute to that conversation with novel perspectives on computer ...