In this episode I read and comment on Jackie Corricelli’s article titled “Emergency Remote Teaching: Challenges & Possible Solutions,” which provides suggestions for CS educators facing challenges with teaching in online environments. The original article can be found on CSTA’s website.

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How to Get Started with Computer Science Education

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00:00 Introduction

01:25 Paper introduction

02:53 Challenge 1: You are struggling to balance the needs of yourself, your family members, and your work

04:35 Challenge 2: You need to work out the logistics of how best to connect to students.

06:59 Challenge 3: Your district leadership team seems inconsistent or unsure or each week, so approaches change.

08:34 Challenge 4: You want to do what you can to create interesting and engaging experiences for classes when they are online with you.

10:59 Challenge 5: Many people in your district see you as their resource for how they can learn to use computing tools. This is taking a considerable amount of your time.

12:01 Challenge 6: Even though you are only seeing students virtually, you want to use Culturally Responsive Practices to improve student experiences and learning in your computer science class.

15:55 Challenge 7: You want to grade students but you want to be sure those grading practices are fair.

18:24 Outro