Teaching

We Can is dedicated to offering high quality computer science teaching, curriculum, pedagogy, and professional development for all ages. If you’re interested in any of this curriculum, or something that isn’t here, please open an issue on our GitHub Repo!

Previous Teachings

3rd - 8th Grade

Dr. Guthals has developed curriculum and taught over 3,000 local San Diego students in the following programming environments and languages:

Scratch: Video Games, Movies, Simulations
Leap Motion
MIT’s App Inventor
Alice: Video Games, Movies, Simulations
HTML, Javascript, CSS
Arduino
Java

9th - 12th Grade

We Can has co-developed and taught a variety of courses for high school students, most notably is our work on the Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles course.

Undergraduates

We Can can offer advice and guidance on teaching a variety of undergraduate courses. Specifically, Dr. Guthals collaborated on the development and/or teaching of the following UCSD courses:

CSE 3. Fluency in Information Technology - Alice and Excel
CSE 8A. Introduction to Computer Science: Java I - Media Computation
CSE 8B. Introduction to Computer Science: Java II - Media Computation
CSE 11. Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Java
CSE 12. Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design - Java, C, C++
CSE 30. Computer Organization and Systems Programming - C and SPARC Assembly
CSE 131. Compiler Construction - Java and SPARC Assembly
CSE 195. Teaching
CSE 599. Teaching Methods in Computer Science
EDS 114: Cognitive Development and Interactive Computing Environments - EDS

Professional Development

Dr. Guthals has co-developed and delivered professional development courses and workshops for teachers interested in teaching computer science. Here are some examples:

Computer Science Supplemental Authorization for California - UCSD Extension Online
Minecraft, Coding, and Teaching - EdX - 2,600 Currently Enrolled
Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles - In Person - Over 50 Educators Taught
LearnToMod for Educators - Coursera (No Longer Offered) - Over 2,500 Enrolled