80
What’s included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
The intrepid student will: *Learn the basics of navigating the Minecraft: Education Edition world using the keyboard, mouse and WASD keys. *Become familiar with the interface of the game and Minecrafts "MakeCode" interactive development environment (IDE). *Be introduced to their agent and the basic agent moves using the MakeCode interface. *Cover CSTA standards (https://www.csteachers.org/page/standards) 1A-AP-11, 1A-AP-08. ISTE standards (https://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards-for-students) 1.5c and 1.5d
Learning Goals
Students are familiar with writing code using the MakeCode interface, composing operations and variables, breaking problems into component parts, extracting key information, and developing descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving. Students understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
CSTA standards coverage: 1A-AP-11, 1A-AP-08. ISTE standards coverage: 1.5C, 1.5D
Supply List
You will need a computer that can run Minecraft Education Edition (ie: a windows PC, a Mac, an iPad or a Chromebook).
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Minecraft Coding Fundamentals 1 curriculum. The image was taken from the Minecraft coding fundamentals world.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have a masters degree in computer science and a bachelors degree in applied mathematics and computational science. I also have been teaching Minecraft at my local Boys and Girls club for the past year for grades 1st - 6th. I work there twice a week and run their computer lab. I am named in two patents related to digital signage technology, I have published a couple of papers using computer science and machine learning to solve challenges in environmental science and medicine. I have also had some experience in the video game industry as a developer and tester.
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