tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post8966106682239975933..comments2024-03-27T15:13:24.764-04:00Comments on Computer Science Teacher: Getting Computer Science Teachers To The Next LevelAlfred Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575057876858763822noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-61179659684857816112018-10-31T09:49:32.859-04:002018-10-31T09:49:32.859-04:00My problem is I visit step 6 too often. That is t...My problem is I visit step 6 too often. That is the "Does not know what he is doing but is going to do it anyway". So many teachers cannot climb the scale because of lack of professional development and lack of time to learn on their own. Teachers with one 50 minute prep and a life after school are going to get frozen at their ability level and never advance or advance so slowly that proficiency and retirement are in a race. <br /><br />This would be a fun scale to expand. There definitely needs to be something between 2 and 3. 2.5 is where most CS teachers I know are hung up.Garthnoreply@blogger.com