Connecting undergraduate programs to high school students: teacher workshops on computational thinking and computer science

Authors:
Patricia Morreale;David Joiner;George Chang
Affiliations:
Kean University, Union, NJ;Kean University, Union, NJ;Kean University, Union, NJ
Venue:
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Year:
2010

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Abstract

The high school preparation of future computer science undergraduates can be varied and depends strongly on the experiences and subject knowledge of their high school teachers. In an effort to connect undergraduate computer science programs to high schools for future student success in college, a public comprehensive university is hosting high school teacher workshops to help teachers enhance their teaching effectiveness. This has established a pathway from the university to the high school. Pre- and post- workshop surveys show that these teacher workshops have changed the perceptions high school teachers had regarding careers in computer science.