[Yr11 Information Technology] Computational Thinking

[Ziad Baroudi]

I want to add my voice to Roland's. The NCSS Challenge is a very worthwhile
activity that is very well run. At our school, we run it as an out of class
activity for interested students across year levels. We have lunchtime
sessions where the students come and code so they could feel part of a
group.

Sincerely,

Ziad Baroudi
Avila College,
Mount Waverley


On 21 July 2014 20:05, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> The annual National Python Competition starts Aug. 5th.  Details can be
> found at:
> https://groklearning.com/challenge
>
> The NCSS Challenge runs for 5 weeks in Term 3 starting on August 5th and
> teaches students how to program as they compete.  Last year, thousands of
> high school students (and some primary school students) and teachers
> competed in the Challenge from hundreds of schools across Australia and New
> Zealand.  I will be registering all our year 11 students and a swag from
> around the college. Cannot speak highly enough of how well this activity is
> run.
>
> If you are still wondering what is computational thinking and why it is
> important, then listen to Nicky Ringland and the ACCELN crew tonight as we
> lift the lid on decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction and
> algorithm design.
>      http://acceln.wikispaces.com/ (showtime is 8:30 tonight, Monday 21
> July Melbourne time)
>
> Still not convinced? Then check out the ACEC2014 conference program to see
> how others are tackling this and how it will fit into our new national
> curriculum. It’s a cumin down the line ..
>      http://acec2014.acce.edu.au
>
> Regards Roland Gesthuizen
>
>
>
> —
>
> *Roland GESTHUIZEN*http://about.me/rgesthuizen
> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens
> can change the world;
> indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
> <http://acec2014.acce.edu.au/>
>
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