Book description
This book explores the role of Computer Science Teacher in a secondary school environment. An overview of secondary school computing is covered, along with what the role encompasses, the attributes, knowledge and skills required to be a success and useful standards, tools, methods and techniques you can employ.
Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- BCS, THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE FOR IT
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Author
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- Preface
- 1. INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING SECONDARY COMPUTER SCIENCE
- An evolving subject
- What is computer science?
- What is computing?
- The computing curriculum
- English national curriculum versus other countries
- 2. THE ROLE OF THE COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER
- Introduction to the role
- Attributes, knowledge and skills
- Spotlight on job adverts and job titles
- 3. STANDARDS, TOOLS, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES
- Standards
- Tools
- Methods
- Techniques
- The computing classroom
- General classroom tips
- Diversity and inclusion in the computing classroom
- Daily interaction
- Promoting your subject
- 4. CAREER PROGRESSION AND RELATED ROLES
- Qualifications and experience required
- Pay scales
- Progression within the school environment
- Progression outside the school environment
- 5. CASE STUDIES: SNAPSHOTS INTO LIFE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND COMPUTING TEACHING
- Case study 1: Mixed secondary academy school â Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey
- Case study 2: Mixed secondary academy school â Leatherhead, Surrey
- Case study 3: Mixed primary school (state) â Chertsey, Surrey
- Case study 4: Mixed secondary community school â Pickering, North Yorkshire
- 6. CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX 1: SELF-ASSESSMENTS
- APPENDIX 2: SEATING PLAN
- APPENDIX 3: JOB ADVERTS
- Sunbury Manor School job application pack
- Bradley Stoke Community School job application pack
- APPENDIX 4: CLASS PROFILE FOR USE WITH LESSON AT INTERVIEW
- APPENDIX 5: PROGRESS GRID
- APPENDIX 6: LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
- APPENDIX 7: SUPPORTING MATERIAL FOR CASE STUDIES
- APPENDIX 8: SUPPORT FOR THE COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER (BOOKS, WEBSITES, TOOLS)
- For primary and secondary
- For secondary specifically
- For primary specifically
- Notes
- References
- Additional references
- Index
- Back Cover
Product information
- Title: Computer Science Teacher
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2017
- Publisher(s): BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
- ISBN: 9781780173962
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