Apply Math Concepts PreK – 12 with an Hour of Code

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Apply Math Concepts PreK – 12 with an Hour of Code

Kim Garcia, Georgetown ISDTCEA 2014 Convention Presentation

What is the Hour of Code?

• www.code.org

• One-hour introduction to Computer Science• Demystify “coding,” programming, and computer

science• Anyone can learn the basics to be a:

– Programmer– Creator– Inventor

What is the Hour of Code?

• www.code.org

• Anyone Can Learn: 60 second video– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYZF6oIZtfc

Georgetown ISD’s Hour of Code

• Georgetown ISD’s Hour of Code Events– http://www.georgetownisd.org/HourOfCode

• Student Success– 4th Grade Boys and Girls Club Hour of Code participant:

“He turned 90 degrees – That’s a right angle!”

Connection Between Math & Computer Science(Programming/Coding)• Computer Science is applied mathematics

• It is possible for students to learn a new mathematical concept through programming

• Programming environments for kids help students represent math concepts visually and allows them to experiment on the representation

• Programming helps students develop problem-solving skills, which translates well into the math classroom

An Hour of Code in Your Math Classroom

• Hour of Code: Teach http://code.org/educate/hoc

• Scratch web-based

• Hopscotch iPad

• Kodable iPad

• Alice install

• And many more options!

Scratch

• Web-based• Grades 3-12• Get Started & Tutorial

– http://scratch.mit.edu/ > Create• Hour of Code Tutorial

– http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tip_bar=hoc

• Math Concepts– Degrees, angles– Coordinate plane: x, y coordinates

• David Wees: Learning Math Through Programming– http://davidwees.com/content/learning-math-through-

programming

Scratch

Draws a square

Draws a shape with more sides & a “flower”

Hopscotch

• iPad App• Grades 3-8

Kodable

• iPad App• Preschool – Grade 2

Alice

• Install on a Computer• Grades 6-12

Ideas for Implementing an Hour of Code

• Choose an activity & commit an hour of class time. Learn with your students!– Cover Math TEKS and Technology Applications TEKS

• Students continue their Hour of Code projects in a center or when they finish their work

• Find ways for students to demonstrate math understanding by coding it– Word problems

– Projects

More Resources for Connecting Math & Programming

• Bootstrap http://www.bootstrapworld.org/– A curriculum that educates students in algebra and

computer programming simultaneously

– http://www.northeastern.edu/insolution/other/2013/07/build-a-game-learn-math-be-cool/

More Resources for Connecting Math & Programming

• ComputerBasedMath.org http://www.computerbasedmath.org/

– Movement to build a new math curriculum with computer-based computation at its heart

– Campaigning to redefine math education away from historical hand-calculating techniques and toward real-life problem-solving situations that drive high-concept math understanding and experience

– TED Talks – Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computers http://www.ted.com/talks/conrad_wolfram_teaching_kids_real_math_with_computers.html

– WolframAlpha Computational Knowledge Engine http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Apply Math Concepts PreK – 12 with an Hour of Code

http://tiny.cc/KimGarcia