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RaspberryPiFoundation: Get Started Teaching Computing in Primary Schools: Preparing to teach 5 - 11 year olds

Explore a range of strategies for teaching computing to primary school pupils (aged 5 to 11 years old).

Get Started Teaching Computing in Primary Schools: Preparing to teach 5 - 11 year olds
4 weeks
2–4 hours per week
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Get Started Teaching Computing in Primary Schools: Preparing to teach 5 - 11 year olds

About this course

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During this course, you will investigate the rationale for teaching computing to primary school pupils, looking at how computing has shaped the world we live in and how computers influence all of our lives. You will examine the breadth of computing using activities from The Computing Curriculum, and in doing so, you will develop your subject knowledge in the main strands of The Computing Curriculum. As you progress through this course, you will reflect on your own teaching experience to ensure that your computing teaching includes effective differentiation and assessment, and is inclusive.

At a glance

  • Language: English
  • Video Transcript: English
  • Associated skills:Teaching, Influencing Skills

What you'll learn

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Over the next four weeks, you will:

  • Identify the reasons for teaching computing to pupils of primary school age (aged 5 to 11)
  • Explain the contents of key curriculum strands within computing
  • Modify a computing lesson to include differentiation and assessment, and make it inclusive for all of your learners
  • Produce a personal action plan to inform your next steps in learning

Syllabus

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Week 1

  • What is a computer?
  • Why teach computing?
  • Computing in the curriculum

Week 2

  • Computing systems and networks
  • Programming
  • Data and information

Week 3

  • Creating media
  • Safety and security
  • Effective use of tools
  • Impact of technology
  • Cross-curricular computing

Week 4

  • Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK)
  • Differentiation
  • Inclusion
  • Assessment
  • Personal reflection

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who is this course for?

This course is for teachers who are new to, or have little experience of, teaching computing to primary school pupils.

What software will I need?

In order to access some of the resources used in this course, you will need to create a Raspberry Pi account.

You will also need access to Scratch 3, either online or installed on your computer.

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