In this episode I unpack Allsup and Baxter’s (2004) publication titled “Talking about music: Better questions? Better discussions!” which is a short article that discusses open, guided, and closed questions, as well as a framework for encouraging critical thinking through questions. Although this article is published in a music education journal, I discuss potential implications for computer science educators.

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How to Get Started with Computer Science Education

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00:00 Introduction

00:45 One sentence summary

00:59 Three types of questions

04:19 A framework for teachers asking questions

09:36 Lingering questions and thoughts

09:40 What other types of questions might we ask to encourage deeper understanding or creativity in computer science?

10:04 How might we encourage kids to use each of these question types to guide their own learning?

10:42 Outro