Archive - Touchstone: Modern Literacy and CS Education

One practical technique for understanding if a lecture/talk is landing or landing flat

Gathering feedback at remote or in-person lectures using fist to five

Mar 7, 2023 •

Translation in teaching AP Computer Science Principles

English to Python, Python to English: essential steps in gaining fluency and mastery

Mar 3, 2023 •

February 2023

Mastery, Time, and the Joy of Teaching

Reengaging a student after a year on an AP-CSP related Python Project

Feb 28, 2023 •

July 2022

Functions?! Why do I need to know this? - HS Intro to Python Class at End of 2021-2022 School Year

TL;DR, Summary, Breakdown

Jul 1, 2022 •

June 2022

1:1 - Observations on CS Ed and by a first-time volunteer/teacher

I found one on ones to be essential in leadership. I reflect on how important they are in teaching computer science in high school in their ability to…

Jun 16, 2022 •

This is Touchstone: Literacy and CS Education, a newsletter about languages, with special emphasis on relating computer science to how humans think — in…

Jun 15, 2022 •

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