In this interview with Eljakim Schrijvers, we discuss computational thinking and programming challenges through Bebras and the International Olympiad in Informatics.

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00:00 Intro

01:36 Eljakim introducing himself

02:01 How Eljakim got into CS and informatics

04:03 How Eljakim learned CS

04:43 Eljakim's advice for learning how to teach CS

07:51 Guiding CS students when the teachers are still learning CS

09:25 Bebras challenge

09:50 What is the Bebras challenge?

11:55 An example of a Bebras challenge

16:27 What kind of feedback helps students think computationally?

21:09 What are the age ranges for the Bebras Challenge?

22:09 What Eljakim wants teachers to know about the Bebras Challenge

23:22 How teachers + students can practice for the Bebras Challenge

26:22 How do researchers use Bebras?

28:00 How will teachers know how their students are doing with the Bebras Challenge?

31:52 Online vs in-person challenges

34:08 Resources used to prepare for the Bebras Challenge

36:38 What is IOI?

45:05 How would you describe informatics to a child?

46:41 What kind of scholarship opportunities are there for kids?

47:27 The IOI community

48:57 Eljakim's request to the field

50:47 How to learn more about Bebras and IOI

52:11 Eljakim's closing thoughts

53:10 Eljakim asks about my background in music + CS

55:04 Outro