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Teaching GCSE Computing

Teaching GCSE Computing. A joint CAS/ NoE /UG/ DASCo conference. Housekeeping. Program for the day. 09:00 Registration 09:30 Welcome (Prof Liz Bacon, President of Chartered Institute of IT, BCS) 09:45 Where are we / Where do we need to go?

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Teaching GCSE Computing

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  1. Teaching GCSE Computing A joint CAS/NoE/UG/DASCoconference

  2. Housekeeping

  3. Program for the day 09:00 Registration 09:30 Welcome (Prof Liz Bacon, President of Chartered Institute of IT, BCS) 09:45 Where are we / Where do we need to go? 10:30 Looking at the OCR Spec - 451 Exam, 452 Investigation, 453 Programming 11:15 Coffee break/networking session 11:30 How to prepare for 451 exam / Resources 12:30 Strategies for delivering Computing manageably and sensibly 13:00 Light lunch/networking session 13:30 Delivering the 452/453 controlled assessments 14:15 Future CPD/courses on offer 14:30 Final feedback and conclusion

  4. About the nut shell

  5. Session 1: Welcome Professor Liz Bacon, President Chartered Institute of IT, BCS Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor, Greenwich University

  6. In a nutshell…

  7. Session 2:Where are we?Where do we need to go? Chris Coetzee – CAS MT/SLE

  8. Computing: Myths and Truths • Myth: All schools HAVE to offer Computing Truth: Academies can offer what they choose • Myth: Computing replaces ITTruth: You can still offer GCSE IT (headline figures check) • Myth: Some coding languages are more difficult than othersTruth: At GCSE level, programming language differences are negligible • Truth: Computing is an eBacc subject (head line figures) • Truth: Computing teachers are hard to find

  9. GCSE Exam board options • OCR Computing • Edexcel Computer Science • AQA Computing • WJEC Computing Mr Willis & MrLeeman OCR Subject Specialists: Computing

  10. Where is your school now?

  11. What is your biggest challenge?

  12. Feedback time

  13. In a nutshell…

  14. Session 3:Looking at the OCR GCSE Computing Specification Chris Coetzee – CAS MT/SLE

  15. OCR J275 Computing

  16. How can you explain this concept WITHOUT a computer?

  17. Exam board (OCR) Q&A

  18. Feedback time

  19. In a nutshell…

  20. Session 3:Preparing for the 451 Exam Chris Coetzee – CAS MT/SLE

  21. The 7 continents 2.1.1 Fundamentals of computer systems 2.1.2 Computer hardware 2.1.3 Software 2.1.4 Representation of data in computer systems 2.1.5 Databases 2.1.6 Computer communication & networking 2.1.7 Programming

  22. What do we have to teach

  23. Which textbook?!

  24. www.aksied.com (James Franklin) – £119 ex VAT

  25. Activity • How would you teach…? • Pick a topic from the 2.1.1 to 2.1.7 • Devise a ‘lesson obs’ style lesson • 10 minutes  share with the group

  26. Feedback time

  27. In a nutshell…

  28. Session 4:Strategies for delivering Computing Chris Coetzee – CAS MT/SLE

  29. What needs more time?

  30. Planning a scheme of work

  31. Termly SoW

  32. Practical = Programming/DB

  33. Levels of programming

  34. Programming Assignment

  35. Marking programming assignments

  36. Using a VLE (Edmodo)

  37. Activity • How would you teach…? • Pick a programming topic (variables, IF, loops, arrays, file reading, etc.) • Devise a ‘lesson obs’ style lesson • 10 minutes  share with the group

  38. Feedback time

  39. In a nutshell…

  40. Lunch (30 min)

  41. Session 5:Delivering the 452/453 Controlled Assessments Chris Coetzee – CAS MT/SLE

  42. What are the 2 CAs?

  43. Different worlds, Different pressures

  44. The official rules

  45. Final hand-in

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