Your Development as a Teacher of Computing - A Practical Guide to Teaching Computing and ICT in the Secondary School - page 3

Introduction to Part 1
Your Development as a Teacher of Computing
This section aims to provide you with practical advice and guidance on the key
areas of developing your expertise as a Computing specialist, planning Computing
lessons, managing the learning environment, and the assessment of Computing.
Chapter 1 focuses on helping you to develop your capacity to teach Computing.
Specifically, it deals with the challenges you will face, understanding what you
already know and what new expertise is required, the relationship between
knowledge and the ability to apply it in a learning and teaching context, plus
success strategies.
Chapter 2 explores planning. It discusses why you need to plan, identifies the
challenges and different approaches to planning, and provides specific help in
understanding how to plan a Computing lesson. In particular, it focuses on
common mistakes made, the key questions to ask, and coursework and project-
specific planning in Computing.
Chapter 3 considers many factors which have an impact on the quality of learning
and teaching, including welfare, the physical environment, classroom layout,
computer systems' layout, working patterns and organisation, resources and other
adults in the classroom. The combined effect of all of these factors has a significant
impact on the quality of the learning and teaching experience.
Chapter 4 discusses what we mean by 'assessment', the different types of
assessment techniques, the need for structured assessment based on learning
objectives, and outcomes that can be assessed. It provides guidance in developing
practical strategies to help you collect evidence and judge pupil progress, including
the important role of moderation. Assessment has a particularly important
influence on learning, as well as providing information that you can use to improve
your teaching.