Simon Sinek (2009) says that the most successful endeavours, regardless of the fields from which they originate, have one thing in common: their founders carefully develop their ‘why’ first and use it to inspire others. It is, therefore, appropriate to begin by considering ‘why’ questions regarding the integration of CT/coding with mathematics. These questions, along with their answers, comprise a large part of Barr and Stephenson’s (2011) first set of resources for changing educational systems to include CT/coding in a meaningful and lasting manner. Given the implications of Sinek’s statement, it is necessary to diverge from Barr and Stephenson in at least one regard. They consider the first set of resources to be solely within the purview of educational decision makers. However, educational systems are most effective when all members are inspired to work hard to achieve desired ends. Inspiration begins with the ‘why,’ and so the ‘why’ must be shared with educators within schools.
This section, appropriately titled Start with Why, offers a justification for the integration of CT/coding into mathematics instruction by discussing the following three questions:
It will also describe the challenges involved in this integration by discussing the following question:
The answers to these questions are offered in two forms: a white paper and a PowerPoint presentation. Both are found below.
This section, appropriately titled Start with Why, offers a justification for the integration of CT/coding into mathematics instruction by discussing the following three questions:
- Why should CT/coding be included in K-12 education at all?
- Why should CT/coding be integrated with existing subjects rather than stand alone as a separate subject?
- Why is mathematics the ideal discipline for CT/coding integration?
It will also describe the challenges involved in this integration by discussing the following question:
- Why are the benefits of CT/coding instruction unavailable to the majority of Ontario's students?
The answers to these questions are offered in two forms: a white paper and a PowerPoint presentation. Both are found below.
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References
Barr, V., & Stephenson, C. (2011). Bringing computational thinking to K-12. ACM Inroads, 2(1), 48-54.
Sinek, S. (2009). How great leaders inspire action. Puget Sound. Retrieved July 10, 2018, from https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action
Barr, V., & Stephenson, C. (2011). Bringing computational thinking to K-12. ACM Inroads, 2(1), 48-54.
Sinek, S. (2009). How great leaders inspire action. Puget Sound. Retrieved July 10, 2018, from https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action