unleasing primary computing
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Unleashing SCHOOL
Computing
@LearnMakerJay
JAY ASHCROFT
HIGH DEMANDDigital skills are in
WIDENSyet each year the skills gap
2 Problems for schools
What How
to teach students
PROBLEM 1
HOW DO
JOBS THATdo not yet exist?
we prepare students for
The world’s largest taxi firm, Uber, owns no cars. The world’s biggest media
company, Facebook, creates no content. And the world’s largest
accommodation provider, Airbnb, owns no property.
The Digital Era
Vlogger Chief Listening Office
App Designer
New Jobs
Felix Kjellberg ‘PewDiePie’
Professional Vlogger
26 years old
$5m per year earnings
Tai Tran
Apple’s Twitter Manager
22 years old
Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Nick D’Alsoisio
App Developer
16 years old
Sold his app for $30m to Yahoo
All 3 created and profited from jobs and skills that
did not exist 10 years ago
PROBLEM 2
WHAT DOwe teach students
DIGITALto prepare them for the
future?
In computing
you must read
between the lines
The curriculum may say
Coding Networking Algorithms
But it actually means
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Independent Learning
do we
THISteach students
HOW
SOLUTION
The focus
KNOWLEDGESHOULD NOTbe on developing
COMPETENCIESbut in developing
UNLOCK challenge based learning
Requirements
Device Imagination Context
PROCESS
Set students a BIG open ended digital
task
1
Have students work in teams
2
Step back and let the magic
happen!
3
PROOF
Students had 5 days to build a fully functional iPad
app
Project
1. Research and generate ideas. 2. Prototype on paper. 3. Generate content. 4. Build using an online app builder. 5. Debug and refine. 6. Launch!
Stages
Teachers gave no explicit instructions other than how to operate hardware & software.
The outcome was entirely in the hands of the students
DEVELOPEDand doing so
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Independent Learning
Aged between 5-10
Student selection
• Different ages• Different experiences• Different ideas
Real world conditions:
Video
“It wasn’t just coding, it was about having fun and
learning.”
This produced a
LEARNINGIMPACT ON
interesting
Inspiring Students
0
25
50
75
100
Before After
Student applications to be digital leaders
behaviour problems from students on the project0
Students became
More confident
Moreengaged
More focused
and the
BEST part…
We covered the
ENTIREprimary computing
in just CURRICULUM
5 days
CHALLENGE
will you replicate this in YOUR SCHOOL?HOW
