This course explores the trajectory of advances in K-12 CS education with the goal of preparing students to design and teach CS educational experiences and build tools for the future. The course begins with an introduction to 8 seminal programming languages used in schools and learning theories from the 1970s Read more…
Courses
We practice what we teach
CMS.586/11.124 Introduction to Education: Looking Forward and Looking Back on Education
On campus course offered in the fall. Covers topics including curriculum design, fundamentals of learning, and history and policy of education
CMS.587/11.125 Introduction to Education: Understanding and Evaluating Education
This on campus course focuses on assessment, learning design, and models of student understanding.
CMS.590/11.127/CMS.863/11.252 Design and Development of Games for Learning
Learn to design and develop digital and non-digital games for learning.
CMS.591-593/11.129-131 Educational Theory and Practice
Sequence of courses focusing on skills and understanding for teaching in schools.
EDUC 325 (cross registered)
Pedagogy of Sheltered English Immersion and English as a Second Language
11.133x Implementation and Evaluation of Educational Technology
This course provides a practical overview for selecting, integrating, implementing, and evaluating educational technology initiatives in formal educational settings, primarily in the US.