In this interview with Sandra Ahlstrom, we discuss transfer of understanding across programming languages, collaborating around computing, the impact we want to have as educators, and several more topics relevant to CSK8 educators.

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How to Get Started with Computer Science Education

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00:00 Intro

01:35 Sandy introducing herself

02:13 Sandy's CS education journey

03:30 Something Sandy believed when she first started teaching that she no longer believes

06:43 Working with multiple coding languages

09:28 Discovery and transfer of understanding

11:30 The power of students teaching their peers

14:37 Time constraints and teaching

17:42 A story in education that continues to impact Sandy

20:06 How those stories inform Sandy's approach today

22:11 What Sandy wishes she knew when she first started

24:08 What is a facilitator?

25:27 Teaching concepts in a way that kids understand

29:02 Helping write the Wyoming CS standards

32:39 Differences in motivation and gender

40:40 Teaching how to learn

42:15 Outro