Teaching Programming in

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Teaching Programming in Middle School
TeachScheme! Anniversary Workshop Brown
University, Providence, Rhode Island June 11-12,
2005 Pamela Ossorio, The Rice School K-8 Houston
ISD, Houston, Texas Technology Middle School
Teacher, Future Math Teacher
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The Rice School/La Escuela Rice A Magnet School
for Technology and Spanish Houston I.S.D. Public
School
Demographics

50
Hispanic
38
African American
6
White
6
Asian
100
Total Students
40
At Risk
64
Free/Reduced Lunch
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My Computer Power Students

• 8th grader, 2nd year technology students
• 20 students, 16 boys 4 girls
• 25 also in Algebra class, scheduling rules!

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Guided Graphics Lessonswith Dr.Scheme

• Projects by Mrs. Ossorios
• 7th and 8th grade Students

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First Draw Project

1. Duplicate this image on grid paper
2. Write Dr.Scheme Code
3. Type Code
4. Debug

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Design art for name cards using only
draw-solid-rect command
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• Free Choice Assignment
• Using 4 of the commands from the draw.ss
  TeachPack
• Draw-circle
• Draw-solid-disk
• Draw-solid-line
• Draw-solid-rect
• Student work samples

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Programmed flower pot by Angelina Grid design
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Programmed flower pot by Angelina Hand written
code
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Programmed flower pot by Angelina Dr.Scheme
program output
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Programmed flower pot by Angelina Code from
Dr.Scheme
This is the code that I used to make my
picture. (start 640 480) (draw-solid-line(make-po
sn 315 240)(make-posn 315 360)'green)
(draw-solid-line(make-posn 220 360)(make-posn
220 380)'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn 220
360)(make-posn 400 360)'blue) (draw-solid-line(ma
ke-posn 400 360)(make-posn 400 380)'blue)
(draw-solid-line(make-posn 220 380)(make-posn
400 380)'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn 240
380)(make-posn 380 380)'blue) (draw-solid-line(ma
ke-posn 264 460)(make-posn 355 460)'blue)
(draw-solid-line(make-posn 240 380)(make-posn
264 460)'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn 380
380)(make-posn 355 460)'blue) (draw-solid-disk(ma
ke-posn 120 60 )40 'yellow) (draw-solid-disk(make
-posn 190 85)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn
225 80)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 240
96)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 210
101)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 300
42)20 'blue)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 300 40)20 'blue)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 322 62)20 'blue)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 360 60)20 'blue)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 450 58)20 'blue)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 488 63)20 'blue)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 460 84)20 'blue)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 440 84)20 'blue)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 335 40)20 'blue)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 280 238)20 'red)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 315 220)20 'red)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 340 238)20 'red)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 330 270)20 'red)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 290 270)20 'red)
(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 313 250)20 'yellow)
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Student Choice of Subject
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Draw Assessment 1 Given verbal/written
instructionsWrite code Execute code
Assess graphic results Correct code as needed
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Draw Assessment 2

• Part I
• Give image on grid paper, printed in color
• Write code

• Part II
• Type code
• Debug

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Graphing Lines Assignments
Use cartesian plane TeachPackRead clues and draw
the line
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Vertical Teaming

• Pre-AP CS Curriculum
• Collaborating with Karen North to create online
  curriculum for Middle School through 10th grade
• Houston A Teacher as Research Grant
• 6-hour teacher professional development workshop
  for GT credit, approved by Texas Association for
  the Gifted and Talented

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• Pamela Ossorio
• possorio_at_houstonisd.org
• www.possorio.com
• The Rice School
• Houston I.S.D.