Beth Simon

Beth Simon is a Computer Science Education researcher with a focus on curriculum development for K-12. She is currently an Associate Teaching Professor in the Education Studies Department at UC, San Diego. In addition to curriculum development work, she has an action research program supporting the adoption of evidence-based practices in university computing courses.
Areas of Expertise:
- Computing Education
- Curriculum Development for K-12 Computing
- Evidence-Based Practices in STEM Education
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Teaching Impacts of Technology: Fundamentals (Coursera)

Apr 24th 2024
Teaching Impacts of Technology: Fundamentals (Coursera)
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In this course you’ll focus on the fundamentals of teaching the impacts of technology, starting by exploring how you interact with and benefit from technology in a typical 24 hour period, such as the desire for instant food and entertainment. This will be done through a series of paired [...]

Learn to Teach Java: Inheritance and Recursion (Coursera)

Learn to program with Inheritance and Recursion in Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook. In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts and skills but also in how to effectively teach those to your students.

Learn to Teach Java: ArrayLists and 2D Arrays (Coursera)

Learn to program with ArrayLists and 2-D Arrays in Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook. In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts and skills but also in how to effectively teach those to your students.

Learn to Teach Java: Writing Classes and Arrays (Coursera)

Learn to program using Class design and 1-D Arrays in Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook. In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts and skills but also in how to effectively teach those to your students.

Learn to Teach Java: Boolean Expressions, If Statements, and Iteration (Coursera)

Learn to program with Boolean Expressions, If Statement, and For and While Loops in Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook. In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts and skills but also in how to [...]

Learn to Teach Java: Sequences, Primitive Types and Using Objects (Coursera)

Get started with the basics of Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook. In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts and skills but also in how to effectively teach those to your students. This course [...]

Teaching Impacts of Technology: Global Society (Coursera)

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Teaching Impacts of Technology: Global Society (Coursera)
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In this course you’ll focus on how technology-enabled communication is changing geopolitics and, more broadly, how technology is connecting our world and changing lives. This will be done through a series of paired teaching sections, exploring a specific “Impact of Computing” in your typical day and the “Technologies and [...]

Minecraft, Coding and Teaching (edX)

Learn how to teach coding skills to your students by using Minecraft, one of the most popular games of all time. New to coding? Want to learn how to teach coding to your students? Do you have students who love to play Minecraft?