Getting started in year 2 - short course - INVITE ONLY UoG CN466 / F10
Summary
This course provides a comprehensive look at how to teach computing in Year 2 using the Teach Computing Curriculum. You will be guided through the topics and skills taught at Year 2 and understand how they fit into the wider Teach Computing Curriculum. You will also have a go at many of the activities that you will teach your class and discuss the practicalities of running them in your setting. Designed for any teacher who would like the confidence to teach Year 2 computing effectively in their own classroom. You’ll take-away a full computing curriculum package ready-to-teach and will learn how to further develop your capability in this exciting and vital subject.
What topics are covered?
- Information technology around us
- Digital photography
- Robot Algorithms
- Pictograms
- Making Music
- Programming Quizzes
How will you learn?
Remotely delivered sessions online and a short gap task
How long is this course?
This course is approximately three hours in duration, split across 2 sessions with a short gap task.
Who is the course leader?
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Alyson Meredith
I am currently a lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire, where I specialise in teaching trainee teachers in the fields of primary computing...
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Outcomes
- Recognise the content and structure of the Teach Computing Curriculum in Year 2
- Understand how this fits into the curriculum across the whole primary age range
- Gain confidence through hands-on experience of the Teach Computing Curriculum lesson materials.
- Identify how the curriculum may be adapted to the context of your own school
Sessions
| Date | Time | Location | |
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| 1 Getting started in year 2 | 15 November 2024 | 12:30-13:30 | University of Gloucestershire |
| 2 Getting started in year 2 - Gap Task | 15 November 2024 | 13:30-14:00 | University of Gloucestershire |
| 3 Getting started in year 2 | 15 November 2024 | 14:00-15:30 | University of Gloucestershire |
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Additional information
Are you a state-funded Special School or PRU unit? You may be eligible for reduced course fees and even subsidies. Get in touch to check your eligibility and book your place directly. You can see our fees and subsidy information here.
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