I spent some time this summer creating a course for the brand new repl.it curriculum hub. This new educational initiative from repl.it is seeing creators develop resources and curricula to support a variety of different learning activities. I’ve developed Python for GCSE which is focused around using Python and the standard libraries to develop the…
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Modern Greenfoot Tutorials (for WJEC GCSE Computer Science)
So at some point I got really annoyed at all the Greenfoot resources out there in the world. They didn’t teach anything other than how to answer a specific question in a certain style, if that changed (say, the exam board updated their spec) then the students just couldn’t achieve the same results and –…
Programming Code Notebook Free Printables
I’ve been teaching programming in Computer Science for fifteen years and I’m always looking for ways to make it better. Most recently I’ve been focussing on how students can take better notes when learning the concepts of programming through code, and I think I have a working model for note taking when dealing with code…
Introduction to Python – Posters
Since I’ve turned to the dark side, and been developing A-Level resources for Python, I thought I’d take a stab at putting some of the more important syntax into poster form so that I can distribute them around the classroom. They cover a basic syntax of everything you’d need up to, and including, using lists…
Second Generation Custom Exercise Books
I’m sure that some of you remember my post from last year: Print on demand for better Learning, where I explained the thinking behind my efforts to produce custom exercise books for my post-16 Computing students. Well, after a year of use and some very interesting impacts on teaching and learning we decided that it would be…
Computing Levels Giant Poster
This is a first draft of a brand new levelling poster and system that combines the new national Computing curriculum model for KS3 and KS4 with our schools change to GCSE grades instead of levels (here, an H corresponds to level 2, G to 3, etc.). I am hoping that you either steal it and…
Massive Data Presentation
I recently gave a presentation on our ‘Massive Data’ project that we have been pioneering in the last term. The idea is simple, I want every student in every class to have an accurate mark with detailed feedback from every single session so I can use this ‘massive data’ to see trends and fine grain information…
Free Computer Science Logo
We’ve completed our transition to a fully fledged Computer Science department at my school, as part of this we took rebranding seriously and as we’ve created some really outstanding department brand identity. I felt that it was the right time to share this with other people planning on a rebrand of their ICT departments for…
Revision Skills
I produced a revision skills handout / poster for use in my parents evening. Please feel free to steal it and reuse it as you want, I’d appreciate a mention for my efforts but otherwise – go mental! (Click the image for the original) It was originally designed to support parents and students in revising for…