Why CS Teachers should blog (and a suggestion for teaching sorting)
I read about a very useful class exercise in Dave Jacobus' blog yesterday. In it he talks about some fun and educational live action simulations that he used in his class to teach sorting. Read his blog for the full story but the short version is that he sorted the students in his class using different sort algorithms. He could actually see the students "getting it." What a wonderful experience for a teacher to see something work and know that are students gaining understanding.
I wish more teachers would blog about the things they try that work. We need to have more sharing of best practices. Every teacher needs to constantly learn new things so that they can reach different students. Only by sharing the good ideas can we really make this happen. Blogs are one really good way to do this.
I've got blog links to a couple of really good and innovative teachers in the blog lists of this web site. Take a look. And if you have or know of a blog that should be listed please let me know. Thanks!
