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Habits of Mind for computing
Enabling students to fully understand how the technology around them works and to use it creatively to change the world for the better.
INQUISITIVE
Wondering & questioning about the future of technology
Exploring & investigating the connections between topics
Challenging assumptions about who creates software and hardware
COLLABORATIVE
Co-operating appropriately in programming challenges
Giving & receiving feedback about our apps, games, sites and presentations
Sharing the ‘product’ with the wider school and local community
PERSISTENT
Sticking with difficulty when getting our code to work
Daring to be different in how we approach problems
Tolerating uncertainty by diving into new areas of the subject
DISCIPLINED
Crafting & improving work through iterative testing
Reflecting critically on the work we produce
Developing techniques to solve harder and harder problems
IMAGINATIVE
Using intuition to find novel solutions
Making connections between our everyday lives and technology
Playing with possibilities to try and test many solutions
Wondering & questioning about the future of technology
Exploring & investigating the connections between topics
Challenging assumptions about who creates software and hardware
COLLABORATIVE
Co-operating appropriately in programming challenges
Giving & receiving feedback about our apps, games, sites and presentations
Sharing the ‘product’ with the wider school and local community
PERSISTENT
Sticking with difficulty when getting our code to work
Daring to be different in how we approach problems
Tolerating uncertainty by diving into new areas of the subject
DISCIPLINED
Crafting & improving work through iterative testing
Reflecting critically on the work we produce
Developing techniques to solve harder and harder problems
IMAGINATIVE
Using intuition to find novel solutions
Making connections between our everyday lives and technology
Playing with possibilities to try and test many solutions
Thomas Tallis School, Kidbrooke Park Road, London SE3 9PX
T: +44 (0)208 856 0115 F: +44 (0)208 331 3004 E: [email protected]
T: +44 (0)208 856 0115 F: +44 (0)208 331 3004 E: [email protected]