Adjective (of two or more objects or events) not existing or happening at the same time. (Oxford) Asynchronous is the word we’re using to describe our current model of teaching and learning at home, where teachers post videos and assignments which students complete as they can and turn in online. In many ways teaching and … Read more
Last week we found out we’ll be online for the rest of this year. Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts, officially closed all public schools through the end of the school year. We’d been closed for about six weeks already, but the closure was set to last only another couple of weeks, at least officially. But … Read more
The Computer Science department at Lincoln Sudbury held its second annual Computer Science Exhibition on Monday, May 20 2019 in the LS Cafeteria. Students from the AP Computer Science Principles and the Java Programming classes showed off their final projects. Prizes were awarded in several categories: Visual Design, Technical Excellence, and Problem Solving.
The first Computer Science Showcase at Lincoln Sudbury was held last night in the LS Cafeteria. Students working alone or in pairs showed off twenty five final projects, which were viewed by parents, staff and community members. Their projects were assessed by four judges, three of whom were LS alumni and one a local developer. … Read more
Apple held an education event today, in a high school in Chicago. They announced some new products, including a new iPad, an updated Classroom app, and a new Schoolwork app. These apps look nice, and are directly aimed to compete with Google Classroom. I don’t think they’ll move the needle much, and I think Google … Read more
This year, I’m teaching AP Computer Science Principles for the first time, using Harvard’s CS50 curriculum. One of the CS50 assignments is called Fifteen, and in this assignment students program the computer to play a digital version of the game with fifteen little numbered plastic tiles on a four by four grid, with one space … Read more
The Boston Herald ran an article this week that began: State education leaders are planning to make computer science a core course for high school students, which they’d need to complete to graduate and a requirement for college admission, as part of an effort to meet industry demands. On the one hand, its about time! … Read more