CS Outreach
Project Include
The Presenters
Umar Ahmed
Arsala Bangash
Python Instructor
Python Instructor
- Second year CS student at UTSG
- Third year CS student at UTM
Project Include
- High school and middle school workshops
- 8-week bootcamp
- Java, Python, HTML, etc.
Project Include aims to make coding fun and accessible to everyone. We strive to provide people without any prior knowledge of code the opportunity to learn computer science regardless of socio-economic class, race, or age.
Expectations
Reality
VS
Teach Concept
Evaluate students
Model 1 (c. Week 1)
aka University Lecture Style
Variables
Input & Output
Errors
Model 2 (c. Week 3-5)
Teach Concept
Collaborate on exercises
Group evaluations
Group Learning
Model 3 (c. Week 6-8)
Walk-through Assignments
- Worked in groups with one teacher per group
- Assignment starter code and commented steps provided
- Students can get help from teacher one-on-one
- Students help each other to solve a common problem
Assignments
- Random Number Guessing Game
- Tic-Tac-Toe
Best way to learn is to teach
Kids say the darndest things
but do we have an answer?
Why do we need variables?
What actually happens when you run a computer program?
Why do we even have so many programming languages? Why not just write what we want in English?
Who said teaching was easy?
In a perfect world...
$ touch lesson1
$ git add lesson1
$ git commit -m "Done teaching for today"
$ git push students brainBut in reality...
teaching requires lots of
TIME
FLEXIBILITY
PLANNING
But it is all worth it...
CS Outreach - Project Include
By Umar Ahmed
CS Outreach - Project Include
Exploration of the Project Include summer workshop program that targets communities where access to after-school coding programs is limited.
