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Shuchi Grover

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In this interview with Shuchi Grover, we discuss the importance of having a variety of assessments in a CS class, why we need more research on computational thinking, why educators and scholars should read literature outside of the field, Shuchi’s new book titled “Computer Science in K-12: An A-To-Z Handbook on Teaching Programming,” and much more.Click here for this episode’s show notes.This episode was powered by BootUp Professional Development.How to support the free content I create.━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Intro00:45 An introduction by Shuchi06:50 An experience in education that continues to impact Shuchi09:40 Something about Shuchi's research that has surprised her14:21 A place for multiple assessment types in a classroom18:30 Assessments demonstrate what is valued in a class23:06 How to include multiple forms of assessment24:44 The elevator pitch for Shuchi's book27:24 What are the main ideas in the book?30:49 What Shuchi has learned working on her book32:06 What Shuchi wishes more administrators and educators understood about CS35:59 Informal learning and CS38:26 How Shuchi prevents burnout41:15 What Shuchi wishes there was more research on47:03 The intersection of data analysis and language48:07 The disconnect between higher education and CS pedagogies54:24 Problematic discourse around CS + CT57:17 How to connect with Shuchi57:50 Outro

In this interview with Shuchi Grover, we discuss the importance of having a variety of assessments in a CS class, why we need more research on computational thinking, why educators and scholars should read literature outside of the field, Shuchi’s new book titled “<a href="https://www.shuchigrover.com/atozk12cs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Computer Science in K-12: An A-To-Z Handbook on Teaching Programming</a>,” and much more.<a href="https://jaredoleary.com/csk8feed/41" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here for this episode’s show notes.</a>This episode was powered by BootUp Professional Development.<a href="https://jaredoleary.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to support the free content I create.</a>━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Intro00:45 An introduction by Shuchi06:50 An experience in education that continues to impact Shuchi09:40 Something about Shuchi's research that has surprised her14:21 A place for multiple assessment types in a classroom18:30 Assessments demonstrate what is valued in a class23:06 How to include multiple forms of assessment24:44 The elevator pitch for Shuchi's book27:24 What are the main ideas in the book?30:49 What Shuchi has learned working on her book32:06 What Shuchi wishes more administrators and educators understood about CS35:59 Informal learning and CS38:26 How Shuchi prevents burnout41:15 What Shuchi wishes there was more research on47:03 The intersection of data analysis and language48:07 The disconnect between higher education and CS pedagogies54:24 Problematic discourse around CS + CT57:17 How to connect with Shuchi57:50 Outro

Discussing Computer Science in K-12 with Shuchi Grover