In this interview with Bob Irving, we discuss Bob’s book (Hard Fun: Supercharge your middle school computer science classroom with project-based, hands-on, just-in-time learning!), learning CS through Minecraft, the impact of COVID on Bob’s teaching, the importance of interest-driven learning, the future of CS education, and much more.

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How to Get Started with Computer Science Education

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00:00 Intro

01:04 Bob introducing himself

04:47 What are the chapters of Bob's book

06:24 Minecraft in education

15:30 Creating content for YouTube

18:56 What Bob's classes looked like

21:05 How Bob's approach has changed since the last interview

29:55 If Bob had a magic wand...

32:59 What can a teacher do to change their teaching?

40:19 How Bob prevents burnout

50:01 Bob's plans for the future

51:04 Thoughts on the future of CS education

57:59 How to connect with Bob

59:10 Outro