Saturday 9 a.m.–9:45 a.m.

A Pyth Less Travelled

Soong Chee Gi

Audience level:
Novice
Room:
Lecture Room E4

Description

This talk hopes to initiate ideas on shaping a high school computer science curriculum in marrying Python as a tool for computational thinking and real-life web application development under constrained environments. We will share our journey taken in the Dunman High School A-level Computing curriculum and seek enlightenment and collaboration to improve the state of affairs.

Abstract

Outline - Introduction to Dunman High School - Introduction to A-level Computing syllabus - Developing intrapreneurial/entrepreneurial learners - Constraints and challenges/opportunities - Forward and onward