Wiki Page, MsFernandezAP-CSP-2016-2017: Activity: Think-Pair-Share Semester 2 CSP

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2016-07-26T16:10:20-06:00

Let us practice the Think-Pair-Share activity by doing the following.

1. Take out a sheet of paper.

2. Write the following upper left hand corner. (1 - 2 minutes)

1. Your name.

2. The instructor's name: Mr. Lopez.

3. The name of the course: Computer Science Principles.

4. The date: 12 January 2016 or 13 January 2016.

5. Title: Think-Pair-Share-Semester 2.

3. Write the following questions on your paper before you start writing down your thoughts for this activity. Answer the questions as you are reading the information. (5 minutes)

1. What is the reading about?

2. What are you going to learn this semester for the Computer Science Principles course?

3. What is AP CSP designed to teach you?

4. What are computational thinking practices and can you describe what they mean?

5. What are the big ideas and can you describe what they mean?

6. Create a list of the computational thinking practices and the big ideas that you think you can explain to your partner.

4. Open the Semester 2 Computer Science Principles (you can also click Next button on the bottom right hand corner) page.

5. READ carefully the information in the content page.

1. If you do not understand the information you are reading, copy and paste the reading information into Rewordify.com.

2. Rewordify the text in order to understand new words or explain ones that you do not understand.

6. Write down your thoughts about the reading based upon the questions I am asking you. (15 minutes)

7. Share your thoughts with your partner. (2 - 3 minutes)

8. Share out with the class. I will randomly select you to share out your conversation with your partner. I (or someone) will write the answers on the white board for the class to see! (5 - 10 minutes)

Let's try it out!