Computer Science Teacher

This is Alfred Thompson's blog about computer science education and related topics.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Trick Questions Are A Bad Idea

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Thanks to a post by Mark Guzdial I found What Makes Code Hard to Understand? This was a report of a study looking into what makes cade har...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

CS Educator Interview: Peter Beens

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Back to Canada for our interview today. Peter Beens teaches at Beamsville District Secondary School in a small town in Ontario. Peter is ve...
Monday, July 29, 2013

Interesting Links 29 July 2013

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Short week last week as my wife and I headed down to Walt Disney World for a bit of actual real vacation. That doesn’t mean I didn’t collect...
Friday, July 26, 2013

CS Educator Interview: Louis Zulli Jr

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Lou Zulli Jr is a quiet unassuming man. What he does with his students is anything but minor though. The projects his students have done wit...
Thursday, July 25, 2013

CS Educator Interview: David Burkhart

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Today’s interview is David Burkhart from rural Ohio. Dave is another teacher who has been very active in the CSTA and is a former board memb...
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

5 Programming Mistakes To Warn Students About

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I like posts like 5 Programming Mistakes You Should Stop Making by Rahul Singh because they help me focus my thoughts. Through the summer I...
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

CS Educator Interview: Mike Zamansky

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Mike Zamansky (wearing the white shirt in the center of the picture) has created a very impressive computer science program at one of New Yo...
Monday, July 22, 2013

Interesting Links 22 July 2013

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The big thing for me last week was the annual CSTA conference. A great professional development experience as always. Almost 300 computer sc...
Friday, July 19, 2013

CS Educator Interview: Robert Medrano

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Today we return to Texas to talk to Robert Medrano who teaches about as far south as you can get in the US. I met Robert at a TCEA conferenc...
Thursday, July 18, 2013

Thoughts On Mobile Phone Development

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For the second year the annual CSTA Conference has had a mobile phone development “throwdown.” In this session each participant has 15 minut...
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An Hour of Code–Something for CS Ed Week 2013

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At the CSTA Conference earlier this week Hadi Partovi from Code.Org announced some plans for this year’s Computer Science Education Week . ...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

CS Educator Interview: Tom Indelicato

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I didn’t go far from home for this one. Tom Indelicato and I teach together at Bishop Guertin High School. Some years ago I hired him to b...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Windows Phone Random Dialer Demo

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This is posted on day two of the annual CSTA Conference. This afternoon I am taking part in a mobile developer throw down. Three of us are w...
Monday, July 15, 2013

Interesting Links 15 July 2013

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Today is the first day of the CSTA Annual conference. Ten workshops today and later a tour of Microsoft’s New England Research and Developme...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

What Is It With US Students and Programming Contests?

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I saw this recently on SlashDot - No US College In Top 10 For ACM International Programming Contest 2013 Now the ACM International Programm...
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Friday, July 12, 2013

CS Educator Interview: Laura Blankenship

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Laura Blankenship teaches at the all-girls Baldwin School .and is also one of my favorite CS education bloggers. In this interview she talks...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

CS Educator Interview: Doug Bergman

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Today’s interview is with Doug Bergman from Charleston SC. I first met Doug through the Microsoft Partners in Learning program. Listening to...
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