# Introduction for Teachers

I created this site for use with my secondary school students. It started with resources and examples from other teachers, so I also present this for other teachers to use.

This site supports my classroom practice by addressing two issues:

- the divergence of my students' coding experience entering into this introductory unit
- regular and extended absences during the Covid 19 pandemic

My pedagogical approach is thus:

- Students are presented with the website and are invited to proceed at their own pace.
  - This allows students to race ahead if they wish.
  - I have included a page with links to additional tutorials, for those students who finish before the class.
- I live code the content with the class.
  - This represents the minimum progress I expect from students
  - If they are behind what I am doing in class, they need to catch up.
- If students fall behind, they can catch up via this site.

Each of the six lessons consist of two parts. Each part should take approximately one hour to complete.

```{admonition} Corrections
:class: important
If you find any errors in this work, please **[raise an issue](https://github.com/DamoM73/turtle-introduction-to-python/issues)** via GitHub so I can remedy it. There is also a Github link in the footer of every page.
```

## Teacher Resources

The source code for this site can be found on [Github](https://github.com/DamoM73/turtle-introduction-to-python) where it is published under a [GNU GPLv3 license](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/gpl-3.0/). You are free to download and reuse for your own purposes within the licensing requirements.

To use these resources without using the website:

- Download a zip file of **{download}`slide decks and pdfs <teacher_resources/pdf_files.zip>`** for all lessons here.
- Download a zip file of **{download}`all Python files <teacher_resources/python_file.zip>`** here.
- Download a zip file of **{download}`all Exercise solutions files <teacher_resources/solution_file.zip>`** here.

```{admonition} Videos vs Website
:class: warning
The videos linked from this site where created prior to developing this site. Although they have similar content, this site provides more detail.
```

### Australian Curriculum

The content of this website can be used to address the following content descriptors of the Australian 
Curriculum - Digital Technologies.

| Level | Australian Curriculum v8.4 | Australian Curriculum v9 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Years 7 and 8 | [ACTDIP029](https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Search/?q=ACTDIP029) | [AC9TDI8P05](https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/learning-areas/digital-technologies/year-7_year-8_year-9_year-10/content-description?subject-identifier=TECTDIY78&content-description-code=AC9TDI8P05&detailed-content-descriptions=0&hide-ccp=0&hide-gc=0&side-by-side=1&strands-start-index=0&subjects-start-index=0&view=quick) |
| | [ACTDIP030](https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Search/?q=ACTDIP030)  | [AC9TDI8P06](https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/learning-areas/digital-technologies/year-7_year-8_year-9_year-10/content-description?subject-identifier=TECTDIY78&content-description-code=AC9TDI8P06&detailed-content-descriptions=0&hide-ccp=0&hide-gc=0&side-by-side=1&strands-start-index=0&subjects-start-index=0&view=quick) |
| | | [AC9TDI8P09](https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/learning-areas/digital-technologies/year-7_year-8_year-9_year-10/content-description?subject-identifier=TECTDIY78&content-description-code=AC9TDI8P09&detailed-content-descriptions=0&hide-ccp=0&hide-gc=0&side-by-side=1&strands-start-index=0&subjects-start-index=0&view=quick) |
| Years 9 and 10 | [ACTDIP040](https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Search/?q=ACTDIP040) | [AC9TDI10P05](https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/learning-areas/digital-technologies/year-7_year-8_year-9_year-10/content-description?subject-identifier=TECTDIY910&content-description-code=AC9TDI10P05&detailed-content-descriptions=0&hide-ccp=0&hide-gc=0&side-by-side=1&strands-start-index=0&subjects-start-index=0&view=quick) |
| | [ACTDIP041](https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Search/?q=ACTDIP041) | [AC9TDI10P06](https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/learning-areas/digital-technologies/year-7_year-8_year-9_year-10/content-description?subject-identifier=TECTDIY910&content-description-code=AC9TDI10P06&detailed-content-descriptions=0&hide-ccp=0&hide-gc=0&side-by-side=1&strands-start-index=0&subjects-start-index=0&view=quick) |
| | | [AC9TDI10P08](https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/learning-areas/digital-technologies/year-7_year-8_year-9_year-10/content-description?subject-identifier=TECTDIY910&content-description-code=AC9TDI10P08&detailed-content-descriptions=0&hide-ccp=0&hide-gc=0&side-by-side=1&strands-start-index=0&subjects-start-index=0&view=quick) |


### Website Blocked

If your school blocks GitHub and your students cannot access the website, a portable version of the website can be found in the repository under `_build/html`.

## Acknowledgements

The lessons that formed the backbone of this site were developed and generously shared by a community of Digital Technologies teachers from Queensland, Australia. I was first introduced to this work in a workshop by Steven Tucker.