Day 1
01 Welcome 02 Intro to CSP 03 Break 04 Course & Exam 05 Previously on... 06 Model Lesson #1: U1L2 07 Lunch 08 Model Lesson #2: U1L3 09 Break 10 Binary Number Systems 11 Plugged and Unplugged Lessons 12 Understanding the Lesson 13 Wrap-up
Day 2
14 The Teacher's Role 15 Role in Assessment 16 Break 17 Implementation Plan 18 TLO #1: U1L7 19 Previously on... 20 Lunch 21 TLO #2: U1L9 22 Break 23 TLO #3: U1L10 24 Unit 1 - Connections 25 Assessment 26 Wrap Up
Day 3
27 Ourselves & Our Position 28 Break 29 Previously, On… Unit 2 30 TLO #4: U2L2 31 TLO #5: U2L3 32 Lunch 33 Addressing Unconscious Bias 34 Break 35 TLO #6: U2L4 36 Unit 2 Connections 37 Identity and Bias 38 Wrap-up
Day 4
39 Recruiting & Retaining Students 40 Break 41 Previously, On...Unit 3 42 TLO #7: U3L2 43 Previously, on… U3L3 - 4 44 Lunch 45 TLO #8: U3L6 46 Break 47 Previously on… U3L7 48 Model Lesson #3: U3L8 49 Unit 3 Connections 50 Belonging and Differentiation 51 Wrap Up
Day 5
52 Mapping Equity 53 Values and Assessment 54 Break 55 Assessment Approach 56 Code.org Platform 57 Lunch 58 AP Scavenger Hunt 59 Planning Your Year 60 Closing Ceremonies

Session 30: TLO #4: U2L2 - Building a Network

60 minutes

lesson exploration | role play

Purpose

The importance of unplugged lessons are reinforced in this lesson. This lesson is also a foundational lesson for the unit.

Objectives

  • Participants understand that mental models and manipulatives provide equitable access to content

Supplies & Prep

Room Setup:

  • Normal Breakout Room Set Up

Facilitator Supplies:

Participant Materials:

  • Writing utensil
  • Journal
  • String

Agenda

Intro and Lesson (40 minutes)

Debrief (20 minutes)

Facilitation Guide

Intro and Lesson (40 minutes)

Facilitator Tip

If your participants are planning on implementing this lesson in a socially-distanced or virtual setting, they can access the Lesson Modifications document to review how to adjust.

(40 minutes) Lesson

Be attentive to what is happening during the lesson as you select your debrief goals, reflection prompts, and discussion prompts. It is recommended that you communicate with your co-facilitator to share what you are seeing in the lesson and develop a shared understanding of the goal of the debrief for the lesson. You can communicate through Slack or through passing notes to one another. You are looking for the teaching group to demonstrate the “Essential practice” and “Teaching group decisions” identified in the debrief below.

Debrief (20 minutes)

Debrief process reminder:

  • (~5 minutes) Start with projecting the reflection question(s) on the board or writing it on chart paper. Have the participants who acted as learners reflect on the reflection prompt(s) individually and then share their thoughts with a partner.
    • While the room is reflecting and sharing with a partner, have the teaching group discuss and be prepared to share their “Choices, Advice, and Takeaways”.
  • When the teaching group is ready, have them share their Choices, Advice, and Takeaways with the room to start the debrief.
  • After they have shared, applaud the teaching group and lead the group discussion using the discussion prompts. Once again, post discussion prompts to help keep track of the conversation.

Suggested Debrief Plan
To Watch for During the Lesson Essential
Practices		 Students use manipulatives (the string) to collaboratively address progressively more challenging tasks that help them build a mental model of networks.
Potential Teaching Group Decisions
  • Teachers reinforce use of manipulatives during the lesson.
  • Teachers encourage participants to explain their thinking and process to one another in the group.
  • Teachers acknowledge contributions from a variety of participants in the group.
  • Teachers facilitate a conversation at the end of the lesson to connect the CS content to the activity.
If the essential practices, listed above, are present in the lesson we recommend the following for your debrief:
Debrief Direction Topic Equity
Goal Teachers understand how to use widgets in the classroom to support understanding of computer science content.
To reach this goal, consider using the following reflection and discussion prompts:
Debrief Suggestions Reflection
Prompt
  • As a learner, what prior knowledge did you need to engage in this lesson?
  • What skills did you need?
Discussion
Prompts		 This lesson is structured to help students build a mental model of a network using string to physically simulate the network. As a teacher, how would this lesson be different in your class if it were taught without using these physical materials?
  • How would the use of physical materials affect engagement in the class?
  • How would the use of manipulatives change who has access to the material?

FACILITATOR NOTES:
  • As you discuss this prompt, look for places to draw out the decisions for this lesson, listed above.
  • A key message to this debrief should be “do not skip lessons with manipulatives”. Skipping lessons can create barriers for students in accessing the content because that creates gaps for students later on.