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Teacher Education
Computational Thinking
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The module «Media and Computer Science» of curriculum 21 requires primary teachers to develop various competences and contents in the field of Computer Science (CS) with their students. In order to fulfil this task, the prospective teachers need appropriate training. To ensure this, the Chair of Computer Science Education (IB) of the PH FHNW introduced the two-semester module «Computer Science Education» in autumn 2017, one of the first compulsory courses for all Bachelor students of the Institute of Primary Education in Switzerland. The module is the practical implementation of the theoretical concepts and didactic approaches of Scalable Game Design Switzerland (SGD Switzerland). SGD Switzerland is the further development of SGD USA adapted to Swiss requirements – a comprehensive curriculum for CS education that has been used and tested for decades. The basis and essence of SGD Switzerland and thus also of the course concept of the new module is the understanding of thinking with the computer – the so-called Computational Thinking. The course concept of the module «Computer Science Education» is a novelty throughout Switzerland. Currently, the IB professorship is teaching the first part of the module (CS Specialization). In this article the philosophy of the course, the tools used, the didactic considerations and the working methods are presented. Finally, first impressions of the students who took the course are presented.
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