Program for Snap!Con 2021
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12:00 PM PDT
Susan Ettenheim, Audrey Coats, Tsee Lee, Ellen Falk, Shoufen Jacobson
We asked a group of teachers from around the country to share: (1) What students are doing creatively in high school with Snap!, (2) What students are struggling with in high school in learning Snap!, (3) How teachers can support the learners who need more time to process coding in Snap! or need more foundational structure?, (4) How can teachers keep more advanced students engaged?
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12:00 PM PDT
Dan Garcia, Mary Fries, Deanna Gelosi, Pamela Fox, Michael Ball, Lauren
We have provided updates on the alpha- and beta-development of the BJC Middle School curriculum the last two Snap!Cons, and have heard immeasurably valuable feedback. We went back to the drawing board, created a set of Design Principles (modeled off the BJC High School version), involved more curriculum authors, added some developers, and correlated with CSTA CS 6-8th grade and 9-10th grade ...
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10:45 AM PDT
Mary Fries, Audrey Coats, Kim Overman, Susan Ettenheim
We all know Snap! is a powerful programming language and learning tool, but what more could be done to support new users in acclimating to the environment quickly so they can focus on learning programming? Join a panel of experienced Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC) teachers in a constructive discussion about the top Snap! needs for improving the first few weeks of school....
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12:00 PM PDT
Irene Ortega, Lam Pham, Bojin Yao, Dan Garcia
Anyone can write a tried-and-true exam question that says “write a block according to the following specifications”, or “predict what does the following code do?”. We have collectively been authoring Snap! assessments (well, it was BYOB back in the day) for over 16 years, and would like to share some much more creative ways we’ve come up with to assess Snap! programming. The topics we will i...
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