Coding for Teaching

Catalog description

This course provides candidates with an opportunity to learn basic computer programming (coding) skills in Scratch, AppLab, and Python. This course focuses on empowering candidates to create educational software that solves authentic problems of practice, using skills and concepts aligned to the CA K-12 Standards for Computer Science. Topics covered in this course include design thinking, input and output, user interfaces and data. Candidates engage in coursework that facilitates understanding and application of multiple programming languages and platforms, with an emphasis on recognizing patterns and defining computational problems within the software development process. Previous Course Code: Reach 272