In an increasingly digitalised world, a basic understanding of the technologies that shape our environment is becoming ever more important. This professional development course offers insights into various areas of Computing Science and presents action-oriented methods for teaching Computing Science in a practical way from Year 3 onwards in General Studies, as intended for use in your own teaching:

1. How is data transmitted digitally?
- From blinking to binary coding
- Encryption and other secret languages

2. What components make up a computer system and how do they work together?
- The structure and functioning of computers and digital devices (EVA principle)

3. How does the computer find information on the internet when I visit a website?
- The structure of the Internet and how data is transmitted

4. Who tells the robot where to go, and how does that work?
- Algorithms as sets of instructions for computer systems
- Programming and controlling robots and microcontrollers

The aim of this professional development series is to offer primary school teachers of General Studies, as well as secondary school teachers (Key Stage 1), insights into various areas of Computing Science, to introduce them to concrete and tried-and-tested materials for teaching the fundamentals of Computing Science, and to try these out together. As part of the training programme, participants will develop, deliver and reflect on their own lessons.

As part of the D4MINT joint project, funded by the BMBF’s ‘Lernen:digital’ competence network, we would also like to work with you to foster an active exchange between subject didactics and practising teachers, in order to continuously develop the training concepts and adapt them to your needs.

No prior knowledge of Computing Science is required to take part in this training course.

Please note: Participating teachers are asked to bring a laptop with them for the practical sessions during the training.