Exploring Carbon Emissions in Schools with the New Barefoot 'Carbon Quest' Resource
The team at Barefoot introduces the new Carbon Quest resource, aimed at primary schools. This resource engages students in scientific inquiry and programming, focusing on investigating carbon emissions related to school technology use.
It includes a 90-minute or two-part lesson plan integrating science and computing, utilizing Scratch for data analysis and community-sharing animations. The session also celebrated Barefoot’s 10th anniversary, with a call for schools to participate in joke-themed activities to mark the milestone.
CAS Trainee & ECT - Adaptive teaching in Computing
Join Niall Martin a Subject Development Lead to explore adaptive teaching and how it can be used within the computing curriculum. This session aims to support you with developing computing specific strategies and how they can support developing an iunclusive classroom environment.
Event starts 5th November @ 4pm
CAS AI - Teaching programming with LLMs
This will be an interactive online session exploring the use of LLMs for teaching text-based programming. Specifically, we explore the use of LLMs to explain programming error messages.
The pedagogical implications of using LLMs to teach programming will be discussed, in view of feedback literacy general education theory.
Event starts 7th November @ 4pm
CAS Higher Education Community meeting
The Higher Education Community meeting brings members together to discuss ideas, share insights, and explore possible actions to support and advance our collective goals. As this is our second meeting, we’re continuing to foster collaboration and provide a space for participants to contribute to ongoing initiatives..
Event starts 11th November @ 4pm
Tools to assist in the classroom
Exciting News!
CAS has just launched a new collections of videos to help you master Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom and SeeSaw in the classroom. From collaboration tips to assignment organisation, these videos have got you covered.