ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book focuses on the key pedagogical issues which arise during teacher training, such as: planning pupil learning and progression, managing the learning environment, using assessment to improve pupil learning and your own teaching, developing pupils' understanding of key concepts and ideas in Computing, anticipating where pupils get confused and seeking to avoid this and helping pupils appreciate the good and bad effects of computing. Practical activities are at the heart of the approach taken in the book, promoting critical and strategic thinking, as well as guidance on 'how to' do things. The tasks will stimulate you to seek evidence to support developments in practice, from your own experiences or from reading, and will guide your reflection on the evidence. The book adopts the view that knowledge, understanding and skills in teaching.
