Week 7: CS Unplugged Activities

Ice breaker: Find your group of Scratch blocks
Whole class time (until 6:10)
1. CS Unplugged: Links to an external site. Good to break up Scratch time in last weeks; good change of pace; good if computer problems
  1. Demo Parity Magic Trick (always fun but doesn't match theme and may have been used before; can use up time as needed)
  2. Can connect following to "Around the World"
    1. Sorting Networks (good for outside and a small group)
    2. Finite State Automata (good for outside)
    3. Minimal Spanning Trees (one worksheet)
    4. Graph Colouring (good with many worksheets)
2. Growth Mindset for kids who are getting frustrated...
  - https://www.classdojo.com/BigIdeas Links to an external site.
  - Links to an external site.https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improveLinks to an external site.
Homework:
1. Continue weekly reflections and lesson plans; remember to think about formative assessment during your clubs
2. Find and watch a short teaching video that you found worthwhile enough to share with the class
3. Email construction feedback to your group members
4. Read Motivate Students to Succeed
Work time with randomized group: Discuss Behavioral Scenarios (until 6:30)
1. Add yourself to the correct Group Set within "Random for Behavior Discussion" based on your Scratch blocks
2. For 6 of the scenarios: rotate who starts discussing and post a response in the corresponding Discussion
  1. person 1: reads scenario out loud
  2. person 2: I think a good response to this would be <insert idea x here> and elaborate on why.
  3. person 3:
    1. option 1: I agree that it would be a good idea to try <insert idea x here>. I also think we could try <insert idea y here> and elaborate on why.
    2. option 2: I think <insert idea x here> is interesting, but I would modify it a little by <adjustment x'>.
  4. person 4: build from persons 2 and 3 by adding new ideas or making adjustments.
  5. person 5: summarizes what has been said (not *who* said what, just the ideas).
  6. person 6 (will be person 1 again if only 5 people in group): writes down in Discussion the summary of what you agreed on
Work time with your club site (until 7:00)