CASRoundup01

=CAS Roundup 01=


 * When was it?**

Tuesday, 1st May, 7pm - 8:30pm. Meeting room is booked from 6:40pm - 9pm so feel free to log on early and stay late!


 * Where is it?**

Flashmeeting URL - @http://flashmeeting.e2bn.net/fm/1e56d8-15461 Please note: The meeting will be recorded and publicly available after the event.

**Agenda**
Each meeting starts with 3 or 4 very short presentations (no more than 5 minutes) If you would like to share a thought, an idea, a resource or an experience then please sign up below!
 * Nibbles**

1. Teach ICT as a resource for teachers picking up GCSE Computing - Mark Clarkson (@mwclarkson)

2. Programming as a Curriculum Bridge (or: "Is CS Enough?" ... see CAS mailing with that subject line 28th March.) - David Longman

3. The Sinepost: Applying Maths in Computing - Neil Brown (@twistedsq)

4. Using Edmodo for social learning outside of the classroom - James Franklin

If there is a particular topic or question you want to discuss then write it below, along with your name so we know who wants to talk about it. Without any topics the meeting will be both very short and very quiet!
 * Discussion Topics**

1. What do we want in a programming language or programming environment for teaching? What are the 'killer features' that we need? Is it possible to reach a consensus at KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5? - Mark Clarkson (@mwclarkson)

2. For teacher training and professional development: are our 'models' of curriculum knowledge out of date? - David Longman

3. Among the varieties of types of programming listed here:[]/ are we in danger of leaving out "thinky" programming? Is building new "apps" being emphasised too much in comparison with trying to understand and model existing information processing systems, e.g. the forms of computation produced by biological evolution long before computers existed? Such learning can feed into careers in many disciplines other than computer science, software engineering, and computer systems design. Some ways of teaching "thinky" programming are summarised in: [| tinyurl.com/thinkyprog] Aaron Sloman (a.sloman@cs.bham.ac.uk)

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