This book is for new or aspiring computer science teachers wishing to improve theirsubject knowledge and gain confidence in the classroom. And it's for experiencedcomputer science teachers who wish to hone their practice, in particular in theareas of explicit instruction, tackling misconceptions and exploring pedagogicalcontent knowledge.
You will read some of the backstory to our subject - the "hinterland" - thosefascinating journeys into history that make the subject come alive and place it inhistorical context. These stories will help you to enrich your lessons, cement coreknowledge, develop cultural capital and help you excite a life-long love for thesubject. We will go beyond the mark scheme to explore the subject knowledgebehind the answers, giving you the confidence to discuss the field in greater depth,enabling you to use explicit instruction methods: presenting skills and conceptsclearly and directly enabling student mastery.
We will explore misconceptions that arise when teaching our subject, so you can"head them off at the pass". And we will look at teaching ideas - the pedagogicalcontent knowledge (PCK) - exploring the helpful analogies, questions and activitiesthat work for each topic: practices that can be lifted and dropped straight into theclassroom to immediately enhance your teaching.
Early-career teachers will find this book invaluable, experienced teachers will find itinspiring, and all will benefit from a fresh look at the hinterland and subjectpedagogy that makes computer science a fascinating subject to teach.