{"product_id":"9783032009524","title":"Guide to Teaching Computer Science: An Activity-Based Approach","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGuide to Teaching Computer Science: An Activity-Based Approach\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHazzan, Orit; Ragonis, Noa; Lapidot, Tami\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"para\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-indent: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eFocusing on the teaching of computer science in the generative A.I. (GenAI) era, t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003ehe 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e edition of this \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eGuide to Teaching Computer Science \u003c\/em\u003eaims to contribute to the urgent effort to rethink and redesign \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003ecomputer science education.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"para\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-indent: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: HE;\"\u003eThis \u003cem\u003eGuide to Teaching Computer Science\u003c\/em\u003e is intended for all computer science educators, from elementary, middle and high school to academia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eIt is organized in a way that enables an immediate application of its main ideas. This goal is achieved by presenting the rationale for addressing a variety of computer science education topics, as well as their detailed actual teaching process (including activities, worksheets, topics for discussions, and more). The rise of GenAI \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: HE;\"\u003enecessitates\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eimmediate changes in computer science education, even as we recognize that predictions about the future of the discipline of computer science—and of educational systems more broadly—must \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: HE;\"\u003ebe made with caution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"para\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-indent: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"para\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe guide focuses on computer science education – \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eteaching and learning\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"para\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe guide is organized in three parts: Overview of Contemporary Computer Science Education; Computer Science Education Pedagogy: Research and Implementation; and Teacher Preparation Frameworks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"para\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eEach chapter presents a pedagogical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-language: HE;\"\u003etopic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003e along with its meaning, importance and relevance in the context of computer science education, its basic pedagogical principles, and how it can be applied in computer science education in general—and in the Methods of Teaching Computer Science (MTCS) course in particular.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"para\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-language: HE;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eTopics addressed in this guide include the following in the context of computer science education: research in computer science education; learners’ alternative conceptions; types of questions; assessment; teaching methods and learning spaces; lab-based teaching; teaching planning; teacher preparation programs; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-language: HE;\"\u003eprospective teachers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003e practicum. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"footnote\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e edition of this highly useful guide includes 232 activities. This unique resource can be used by many people involved in computer science education:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ein particular, instructors of an MTCS course, instructors of in-service teachers’ professional development programs, and teachers across all levels and students.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-01-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032009524\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-00953-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 560\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309933326476,"sku":"9783032009524","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032009524.jpg?v=1774538016","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032009524","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}