tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post8621661646172224733..comments2024-03-27T15:13:24.764-04:00Comments on Computer Science Teacher: Where Do You Go To Learn To Teach Computer Science?Alfred Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575057876858763822noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-68817933336113898882012-11-16T18:11:27.509-05:002012-11-16T18:11:27.509-05:00I love the apprentice method Mike. It really does ...I love the apprentice method Mike. It really does make a lot of sense to me. It's enough different from the status quo that I am not surprised that there is resistance though. Alfred Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575057876858763822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-81722359914647052382012-11-15T19:39:17.382-05:002012-11-15T19:39:17.382-05:00I've always been of the school that the best w...I've always been of the school that the best way to learn to teach is to teach. Apprenticeships are the way to go. <br /><br />If you take all the value of all the education courses I've taken, you could maybe fill one 3 credit course of real value. I'm not alone -- most of the top educators I know feel the same -- education courses (subject ed or general ed) were part of the price to pay to get the gig. The real learning to teach came on the job.<br /><br />Things seem to have gotten worse in recent years. A math teacher used to have to have a math degree as well as ed courses. Now it's math ed. I'll put my money on math over math ed any day. That's not even getting into the "preparation" that programs like TFA provide for their teachers. As a side note, this doesn't mean that those with math ed degrees can't have a strong math background, rather that it doesn't have to be as strong as the background of a math major.<br /><br />My fear is that CS Ed will go the way of Math Ed.<br /><br />I've been trying to convince NYC to help me establish a CS teacher training program based on the established, sucesfull program I've built at Stuy. We currently have almost 10 teachers so we have a critical mass from which to work. We'd have teachers intern with us (either student teaching on steroids or teachers on sabbatical) while filling in the CS content knowledge from local universities. <br /><br />To me it seems like a no-brainer, but it's been a hard sell, but the tech industry likes the idea.Mike Zamanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069276938781711576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-31344558912823418782012-11-15T07:00:56.239-05:002012-11-15T07:00:56.239-05:00I turned off the CAPTCHA option. Hopefully that wi...I turned off the CAPTCHA option. Hopefully that will not add to the spam but I'd rather moderate SPAM then miss out on good comments.Alfred Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575057876858763822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-64721760068201287272012-11-15T06:41:45.832-05:002012-11-15T06:41:45.832-05:00You know I'm passionate when I take the time t...You know I'm passionate when I take the time to do the Captcha dance. Had to reload it for each reply as the original prompts were unreadable by these eyes.<br /><br />Argh. And I failed the first time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-71733517000875684642012-11-15T06:35:37.699-05:002012-11-15T06:35:37.699-05:00Really appreciate the Canadian links Doug. This is...Really appreciate the Canadian links Doug. This is an area where the US is behind several counties in my opinion.Alfred C Thompson IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011086242006020298noreply@blogger.com