Junior Cycle Coding (PP)
Junior Cycle Coding (PP)
DATE: 5 Classes, 1 hour each on Tuesdays, 11, 18, 25 October & 8, 15 November 2022
TIME: 7pm - 8pm
VENUE: Online Via Zoom Meeting
Introduce basic coding concepts through Scratch coding
o Variables, operators, loops, decisions
o Assignment, arithmetic, comparison, Boolean combinations - arrays, lists
o Functions / Procedures
Design a simple ‘Lotto’ computer game in Scratch
Week3
Algorithms and Flowcharts
Creating Apps with Javascript and AppLab
Week4
Coding using Minecraft for Education
Designing a website with HTML
Components of a computer system – Hardware/Software - CPU, memory, main storage, I/O
Devices
How the internet works / protocols for communication
Week5
Binary/Octal/Hexadecimal Number Systems – Bits/Bytes/Switches/Pixels
Machine Code / Assembly Language
Sequential / Parallel flow of control
Python Coding
Coding the Raspberry Pi single-board computer
I have been teaching Maths, Physics and Applied Maths to Leaving Cert Honours level for the last twelve years in CBS Ennistymon, Co. Clare. I also teach Junior Cycle Science and Coding. I have a website www.hardsums.ie where I share my teaching resources for these subjects with other teachers/students.
From 2012 – 2015, I worked as a local facilitator for the Project Maths Development Team. This involved giving courses for Maths teachers in the Limerick and Clare Education Centres. In the last two years, I have also worked for various Education Centres giving teacher courses in Leaving Cert Honours Maths and Junior Cycle Coding.
In my role as chairman of the Clare/Limerick branch of the IMTA (Irish Maths Teachers’ Association) over the last 5 years I have organised events such as MathsFest 2018 in Limerick (see www.mathsfest.ie) and TEAM Maths Quizzes for Leaving Cert students. I also maintain the website www.clareimta.ie for sharing resources with maths teachers
I have also previously given Easter Revision Courses for Leaving Cert Honours Maths students in Ennis, Co. Clare, and at Brú na Páirce, Killarney.
Before changing career to teaching in 2003, I worked as an Electronic Engineer for Parthus/Ceva Inc. ( https://www.ceva-dsp.com ) for 7 years.
Course Properties
| Course date | 11-10-2022 7:00 pm |
| End Date | 15-11-2022 8:00 pm |
| Capacity | 30 |
| Fee | Free |
| Tutor - Speaker | Seán Murphy |
| Select Hours | 5 |
| Location | Online via Zoom |
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