Chapter 2: Making Teaching CS Easier
Lesson 3: Providing Differentiation and Feedback For Your Students
Learning Objectives
- Explain how the flexibility of VEXcode VR Playgrounds supports differentiation for students of varying coding levels
- Explain how having coding conversations with students promotes reflection, and offers insight into how students are progressing towards learning goals beyond simple code completion
- Identify how shared projects offer multiple opportunities to provide feedback about student learning
Summary
In this Lesson, you will learn how to use VEXcode VR to offer differentiated learning experiences and meaningful feedback, addressing the diverse coding levels of students. You will explore how various VR Playgrounds allow for adaptation and the creation of advanced challenges, and ways to promote reflective coding conversations to deepen student learning and problem solving. Lastly, this Lesson covers ways you can use shared projects to give feedback that supports a holistic understanding of students' learning processes and outcomes.
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