Session 53: Preparing for the Year
45 minutes
discussion-based
Purpose
This session is rooted in the curriculum values. Participants have an opportunity to look back on the week to reflect on where they saw these values come through. Participants also begin to prepare for the year by setting up their class sections in Code Studio.
Objectives
- Participants know how to submit feedback to Code.org
- Participants have set up class sections on Code Studio
Supplies & Prep
Room Setup
- Participants are seated in pods
Facilitator Supplies and Prep
Teacher Materials
Agenda
Curriculum Values (20 Minutes)
Tools (25 minutes)
Facilitation Guide
Curriculum Values (20 Minutes)
(10 minutes) Curriculum Values Reflection
Prompt: Using page 3 of the Curriculum Guide, revisit and read the curriculum values. Which curriculum value was most prominent for you this week? Why?
- (2 minute) Think: individual reflection
- (2 minutes) Pair: discuss with a partner
- (6 minutes) Share: share and discuss with the whole group
(10 minutes) Curriculum as a Service
Remarks
Let’s take a minute to look at the value of Curriculum as a Service. Code.org values using feedback to respond to and support teachers.
Facilitator: Share an example of a time where you have sent feedback to Code.org and received a response.
The facilitator shows the participants how to report a bug from both Code Studio and individual lesson plans.
After showing participants how to send feedback directly to Code.org, remind participants the forum is another place to get support from the Code.org community. This is a good place to go if you are having a difficult time helping a student debug their code.
Tools (25 minutes)
(25 minutes) Setup Class Sections
Facilitator Instructions:
- Demonstrate the process of setting up a class section in Code Studio
- Give participants time to set up their own class sections (a link to the support article about setting up a classroom section is included in the slides)