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Organised by Teach Computing the 'I Love Computing Conference 2023' was designed to bring together professionals, researchers, and enthusiasts in the field of computing, due to LGfL funding all of the keynotes and selected workshops were filmed and can be watched below.
'The Computing Ofsted Research Review and Preparing for a Deep Dive' : Alan Harrison, Computing Professional Development Lead, Teacher and Author
Help prepare for OFSTED and be relaxed about their next visit. Understand what OFSTED are looking for.
What is declarative and procedural knowledge anyway?
How do you deliver the National Curriculum at KS4 if they don’t all take the subject?
Alan served on the working group that created the Ofsted Research Review and has interviewed successful OFSTED Deep Dive recipients.
'Quick Fire -100(ish) Research Based Programming Hints and Tips' Phil Bagge, Hampshire Inspection and Advisory Service
Phil Bagge shares research-influenced hints, tips and methods all teachers should know when teaching pupils to programme. Consider which methods are more appropriate to a subject specialist and which are more appropriate to a non-specialist teacher. With Ofsted placing more value on a research-based curriculum across all subjects, this session will provide you with a greater repertoire of ideas to draw from.
'Do What You Love, Come As You Are' Jen King, Microsoft Foundation
A path less travelled in the tech industry: Sharing the story of how I accidentally ended up in tech, how I fell in love with tech because of the inclusive Microsoft culture and values, why everyone belongs in the tech industry and why its so important for everyone to be included.
'Critical Digital Literacy Beyond Online Safety' : Elli Narewska, Newswise, Guardian Foundation
'Critical Digital Literacy Beyond Online Safety' : Elli Narewska, Newswise, Guardian Foundation
Explore fun, authentic and safe activities to teach about misinformation and critically question information and images online
NewsWise is an award-winning programme from the Guardian Foundation, National Literacy Trust and PSHE Association, which aims to empower KS2 pupils with the skills and knowledge to navigate the world of news and media.
Discover ways to help pupils understand how information is targeted at us and what the consequences of this might be
Look at the skill of distinguishing fact from opinion and rumour in a real-life context
'Culturally Relevant Pedagogy - What Does It Mean For Our Classroom Practice?'
A secondary and primary teacher's experience of introducing changes with Jane Waite, Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre; Rohini Shah, Queens Park Community School, London and Rachael Coultart, St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Stevenage.
What is culturally relevant pedagogy and what does it look like in practice? Find out about some of the theories and hear how some teachers have tried things out in the classroom. We will be suggesting some ideas of how you might review your classroom practice, but we are keen to develop and adapt this based on your ideas and experience.
What is culturally relevant pedagogy and what does it look like in practice? Find out about some of the theories and hear how some teachers have tried things out in the classroom. We will be suggesting some ideas of how you might review your classroom practice, but we are keen to develop and adapt this based on your ideas and experience.
'Creating a Love Letter Program Unplugged' : Paul Curzon, Queen Mary University of London
The first "creative computing" program wrote love letters. Written by Christopher Strachey, one of the first "Wizard" programmers, in 1952, it randomly substituted words of different categories (nouns, adjectives etc) into templates.
Paul Curzon shares a fun way to combine English with Computing.
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