#CSK8 Podcast - A podcast for computer science educators

In this episode I provide a framework for how districts and educators can get started with computer science education for free.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Intro00:22 The problem I hope to address in this episode03:52 Brief summary of why I'm qualified to address this problem04:45 Why am I giving this content away...

In this episode I unpack my dissertation, which explores the intersections of videogames, music, and computer science education.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Problems with "integration"01:29 Themes01:47 Quick overview of chapters 1-304:37 Chapter 404:51 Composition practices05:26 Performance practices06:01 Maker...

In this episode I introduce approaches to using Scratch for project-based learning, including backwards, inquiry-based, and emergent project designs. Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Intro00:22 What is project-based learning?01:15 Project continuum03:31 Project prompts04:23 Storyboard questions05:07 Steps for creating a...

In this episode I describe considerations for facilitating multiple programming languages in one space.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Intro01:49 What my classes looked like09:04 Start small and gradually expand10:08 Selecting a language or platform11:42 Implementation suggestions12:49 Supporting students13:38 Room...

Building off the previous episode on depression, suicide, and CS education, this episode is a supercut of guests responding to how they take care of themselves and stave off burnout. If you have not done so yet, I highly recommend listening to part 1, part 2, and part 3 to hear perspectives from other guests.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science...

Note: If you or anyone you know are experiencing signs of depression or suicidal ideation, please reach out to local healthcare professionals or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255In honor of national suicide prevention week, in this week’s episode replay I read a paper I wrote on the topic of depression, suicide, and computer science education. This paper is formatted...

In this episode I unpack the impact of an apprenticeship of observation and what computer science educators can do about it.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 What is the apprenticeship of observation?00:46 Why apprenticeship of observation is important for educators to know about02:23 The problems that arise from the...

In this episode I unpack Loehr and Schwartz’s (2001) publication titled “The making of a corporate athlete",” which provides some suggestions relevant to educators interested in performing at their best by focusing on rest and recovery.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Intro01:07 The high-performance pyramid02:00 Ideal...

In the 200th episode of the #CSK8 Podcast I want to take a moment to thank everyone for listening over the years and to share some thoughts around the content I’m creating and the future of this podcast.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Thank you for listening!00:47 Some changes I've made01:57 What are your thoughts on...

In this episode I discuss an approach I’ve used for encouraging critical thinking and dialogue through individualized feedback and group discussion.Click here for this episode’s show notes.How to Get Started with Computer Science Education━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 How do you encourage critical thinking and dialogue with the classes you work with?00:53 An example of what this might look like01:17 What...