8 reasons that worksheets work for Computing By Terry Freedman published 3 September 14 I think the phrase “Death by worksheet” must have arisen due to the tendency of some teachers in some circumstances to rely on worksheets to keep the class quiet.
Preparing to teach the new Computing curriculum By Terry Freedman published 11 August 14 What can you realistically do at this stage to prepare for September?
A is for Assessing Computing: 16 criteria and 5 considerations By Terry Freedman published 14 July 14 A student writes a program. What are you going to assess it on?
9 Approaches to assessing Computing and ICT–#9: Cognitive Development By Terry Freedman published 27 June 14 This school has developed and refined a series of assessments that screen the level of development of basic cognitive skills.
9 Approaches to assessing Computing and ICT–#8: An Iterative Approach By Terry Freedman published 25 June 14 Progression Planners could be applied in the context of ICT and Computing.
9 Approaches to assessing Computing and ICT–#7: An Iterative Approach By Terry Freedman published 13 June 14 The DfE recently announced the winners of its Assessment Innovation Fund:
Computer Education Projects Book Update By Terry Freedman published 11 June 14 How are teachers preparing for the new Computing curriculum, which is due to start being taught in September 2014?
9 Approaches to assessing Computing and ICT–#6: Another Ladder Approach By Terry Freedman published 6 June 14 The school feels that the ladders work extremely well as a practical checklist to inform students, parents and teachers of next steps in learning.
9 Approaches to assessing Computing and ICT–#5: A Growth Mindset By Terry Freedman published 3 June 14 The school describes its approach as a “growth mindset” that encourages pupils to improve their knowledge and skills using effort, feedback and resilience to aspire to excellence.
9 Approaches to assessing Computing and ICT–#4: A Mastery Approach By Terry Freedman published 23 May 14 We now have the ability to assess students’ progress accurately, identifying their successes and, crucially, pinpointing areas of misunderstanding.
9 Approaches to assessing Computing and ICT–#3: A Scoring System By Terry Freedman published 20 May 14 Breaking down the Computing curriculum into 15 discrete topics makes it manageable.
9 Approaches to assessing Computing and ICT–#2: The ladder By Terry Freedman published 13 May 14 The DfE recently announced the winners of its Assessment Innovation Fund:
5 principles of assessing computing and ICT By Terry Freedman published 7 May 14 In this article I provide a few principles of assessment .
10 ways to prepare for the new Computing curriculum By Terry Freedman published 15 April 14 What practical steps can you take in order to be up and running in September?
Computational thinking? Algorithms? Why all the jargon? By Terry Freedman published 7 April 14 Computing, like any other discipline, has its own terminology, and we should use it, and our curricula should use it.
Planning for the new Computing curriculum By Terry Freedman published 3 April 14 A business planning approach by ICT leaders in school could help.
The new Computing curriculum and its assessment is a great opportunity By Terry Freedman published 2 April 14 I was involved in a conference about preparing for the new computing curriculum recently and one of the delegates asked me: