dww@math.fu-berlin.de (Debora Weber-Wulff) (02/25/91)
Do there exist explicit teacher training courses of study in the US/world for computer science teachers? Or are they mostly trained by learning after they have their degrees? We have both programs here in Berlin : Secondary school teachers can major in CS, and people who are already teachers can participate in a 3-year course to get an extra certification. Does the same discussion rage as it seems to over here in Germany over a) what should be taught in the schools b) what do the teachers need to know in order to teach it (i.e. do we teach our teachers Miranda or HOPE and Modula, or do we just get down and teach Turbo Pascal because that is what the schools will have available. If you want to reach me directly: Debbie Weber-Wulff weberwu@fubinf.uucp FU Berlin ZI Fachdidaktiken Didaktik der Informatik Habelschwerdterallee 45 W-1000 Berlin 33
freewill@nstar.rn.com (Bill Williston) (02/27/91)
I graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1987 with one of the first eight computer science teacher certifications. Like most teachers, I have learned 'on the job'. :-) -- Bill Williston NSTAR conferencing site 219-289-0287 internet: freewill@nstar.rn.com 1300 newsgroups - 8 inbound lines uucp: ..!uunet!nstar.rn.com!freewill 99 file areas - 4300 megabytes --- backbone news & mail feeds available - contact larry@nstar.rn.com ---