Up the Engagement and Collaboration in Your CS Classroom

In this professional development session, teachers will explore innovative, hands-on strategies to foster collaboration and boost student engagement in the computer science classroom. Instead of silent, heads-down programming, the focus will be on dynamic activities that promote interaction and peer learning. The session begins with Collaborative Debugging, an unplugged activity that encourages students to problem-solve together while stepping away from screens. Next, teachers will experience the Code Debate, where students explain and defend their coding choices—deepening their understanding of code...