Oklahoma doesn’t write its computer science standards from scratch — the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science (OAS-CS, February 2023) are built directly on top of the CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards, the national framework maintained by the Computer Science Teachers Association. But “built on top of” doesn’t mean “copied word for word.” This post…
Teaching Choosing the Right Computing System in Grade 5: Arkansas Standard 4.1.1 Teaching computing systems in grade 5 does not have to be complicated. Picture a photographer shooting on a smartphone but editing on a desktop with a color-accurate monitor. That kind of thinking is exactly what Arkansas's grade 5 computer science standard 4.1.1 asks…
Teaching Our Online Code of Conduct in Grade 5: Oklahoma Standard 5.IC.SI.01 Teaching digital citizenship in grade 5 does not have to be complicated. Picture apps and games enforcing community guidelines with report and block tools. That kind of thinking is exactly what Oklahoma's grade 5 computer science standard 5.IC.SI.01 asks students to practice —…
Teaching Built for Everyone in Grade 5: Oklahoma Standard 5.IC.CU.02 Teaching digital accessibility in grade 5 does not have to be complicated. Picture technology companies running whole teams that test products with users of many abilities. That kind of thinking is exactly what Oklahoma's grade 5 computer science standard 5.IC.CU.02 asks students to practice —…
Teaching Computing Changes the World in Grade 5: Oklahoma Standard 5.IC.CU.01 Teaching impacts of computing in grade 5 does not have to be complicated. Picture a child video calling a grandparent across the world in real time. That kind of thinking is exactly what Oklahoma's grade 5 computer science standard 5.IC.CU.01 asks students to practice…
Teaching Show Your Work in Grade 5: Oklahoma Standard 5.AP.PD.04 Teaching explaining code in grade 5 does not have to be complicated. Picture software teams filling code with comments so teammates worldwide can build on each other's work. That kind of thinking is exactly what Oklahoma's grade 5 computer science standard 5.AP.PD.04 asks students to…
Teaching Plan It, Test It, Improve It in Grade 5: Oklahoma Standard 5.AP.PD.01 Teaching program planning in grade 5 does not have to be complicated. Picture an app studio running testing sessions and revising a prototype many times before launch. That kind of thinking is exactly what Oklahoma's grade 5 computer science standard 5.AP.PD.01 asks…
Teaching Whose Code Is It? in Grade 5: Oklahoma Standard 5.AP.PD.02 Teaching intellectual property in grade 5 does not have to be complicated. Picture a filmmaker licensing every song and listing everyone in the closing credits. That kind of thinking is exactly what Oklahoma's grade 5 computer science standard 5.AP.PD.02 asks students to practice —…
Teaching The Four Building Blocks of Code in Grade 5: Oklahoma Standard 5.AP.PD.03 Teaching coding concepts in grade 5 does not have to be complicated. Picture a weather app using variables for temperature and conditionals to choose a sun or rain icon. That kind of thinking is exactly what Oklahoma's grade 5 computer science standard…
Teaching Remix and Modify Programs in Grade 5: Oklahoma Standard 5.AP.M.02 Teaching modifying code in grade 5 does not have to be complicated. Picture a game studio remixing an existing engine instead of building movement and graphics code from scratch. That kind of thinking is exactly what Oklahoma's grade 5 computer science standard 5.AP.M.02 asks…
