BEACONS Computational Thinking Teacher Toolkit
- 6 Sections
- 14 Lessons
- 5 Quizzes
- 2h 30m Duration
Introduction to the Toolkit
Module 1 - Breaking Problems into Manageable Parts (Decomposition)
Module 2 - Similarities, Differences, Trends, Rules (Pattern Recognition)
Module 3 - Deciding What's Important (Abstraction)
Module 4 - Planning and Verifying Logical Solutions (Algorithms)
Wrap-Up
This course was designed for both Primary and Second Level Teachers from any subject area. The course provides an overview of computational thinking before exploring its application in different domains.
Each module contains 1 - 2 short video lectures with practical tips, activity ideas, and mini-lesson plans that can be immediately integrated into what you are already teaching. If your preference is to create a standalone lesson based on computational thinking, this is also possible using the activities in the course.
Each module ends with sample Bebras style questions that you can use with your class group, as well as supplementary materials that you can download.
To ensure completeness, the course has to be completed the first time sequentially, but you can access all materials on demand once you have completed it.
On completion of the final quiz and questionnaire, you will be issued with a digital badge that can be added to your Linkedin profile or website.