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Bots, coding, games design and the new UK primary school National Curriculum for Computing
Stacey Pogoda Computer Games Design & DevelopmentSchool of Arts and Digital Industries
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Ten Y1 & Y2 Children
Problem solving and critical thinking Visualising and programming directional
sequences Cycle of planning, doing, testing
Functions/procedures Conditional statements Repeat loops
Spatial awareness & embodied learning
Problem based learning Constructivist approach Empowerment & control Immediate feedback
BOT CLUB
Ten Y1 children
COMPUTING CLUB
Eight Y2 & Y3 children
Movement & positioning Variables Conditional statements Events Collision detection Animation Input /output Sound Logical operators
Outreach to schools & consultation Extension to wider classroom? Teaching materials? Training? Publications
Games design to introduce computing
Teaching formal systems logic in primary
Constructivist approaches
Impact on cognitive development
And then a miracle happens…