Codey McCoderson's guest appearances

Codey McCoderson

#CSK8 Podcast - A podcast for computer science educators

James Fester

Dan Schneider

Katie Henry

Mitch Resnick

Bryan Brown

Joanna Goode

Jorge Valenzuela

Chris Woods

Andreas Stefik

Grant Smith

Gail Lovely

Peter Rich

Mark Guzdial

Nicki Washington

Sarah Judd

OwlTail

Mathy McMatherson

In this interview with Dan Schneider, we discuss how Dan transitioned from math education to CS education, designing spaces for educational experiences, suggestions for expanding and diversifying CS programs, how pedagogical approaches evolve over time through experimentation and reflection, the importance of listening to and working with kids one-on-one, 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 Intro01:10 Dan introducing himself02:33 What is circuit-bending?03:54 How Dan got into CS education06:13 Advice for teachers who are new-to-CS09:39 What Dans classes looked like12:08 How to approach mandatory vs elective classes17:05 Teachers often have a negative self image18:01 The importance of designing a physical learning environment23:20 How to recruit students27:03 How Dans teaching changed with remote learning29:27 What informed Dan's approach to education?35:34 Something that Dan no longer believes about education38:26 The importance of listening to students40:47 How Dan has iterated on his abilities as an educator47:46 How Dan prevents burnout52:30 What Dan wishes there was more research on54:48 Suggestions for improving equity and inclusion in CS57:28 A question for the field01:00:10 How to connect with Dan01:01:44 Outro

In this interview with Dan Schneider, we discuss how Dan transitioned from math education to CS education, designing spaces for educational experiences, suggestions for expanding and diversifying CS programs, how pedagogical approaches evolve over time through experimentation and reflection, the importance of listening to and working with kids one-on-one, and much more.<a href="https://jaredoleary.com/csk8feed/47" 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 Intro01:10 Dan introducing himself02:33 What is circuit-bending?03:54 How Dan got into CS education06:13 Advice for teachers who are new-to-CS09:39 What Dans classes looked like12:08 How to approach mandatory vs elective classes17:05 Teachers often have a negative self image18:01 The importance of designing a physical learning environment23:20 How to recruit students27:03 How Dans teaching changed with remote learning29:27 What informed Dan's approach to education?35:34 Something that Dan no longer believes about education38:26 The importance of listening to students40:47 How Dan has iterated on his abilities as an educator47:46 How Dan prevents burnout52:30 What Dan wishes there was more research on54:48 Suggestions for improving equity and inclusion in CS57:28 A question for the field01:00:10 How to connect with Dan01:01:44 Outro

From Mathy McMatherson to Codey McCoderson: An interview with Dan Schneider