Introducing Computing: A guide for teachers

by Lawrence Williams (Editor)

This timely new text provides an accessible introduction to teaching Computing, and computer programming. Specifically designed for non-specialists who need to develop new skills in Computing in order to meet the new curriculum requirements, it offers a useful guide to the subject, alongside worked examples of good practice.
Packed full of practical advice, the book examines different approaches to introducing children from age 5 to Computing, and describes a wide range of tried and tested projects that have been proven to work in schools. Including case studies and a glossary of key terms, it

















Featuring a companion website www.literacyfromscratch.org.uk with extensive support materials, examples of pupils’ work, links to software and downloadable lesson plans, this is an essential text for all teachers and trainees who are responsible for the new Computing curriculum.

158 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 7, 2014

Reviews

[Terry Freedman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't actually read this book from cover to cover, so this is a snapshot view if you will. Edited by Lawrence Williams, a long-standing member of the educational computing community in Britain, the book is a good mix of ideas and the practical. For example, there is a chapter called Philosophy and Computing, as well as chapters on introducing computing into Key Stage 2 (primary/elementary school) and Key Stage 3 (secondary/high school).

It's also an academic book in that it draws on research, including original research, while managing to be interesting to read as well.