HowToTeachCS

Academic Papers

• Getting Started in Teaching and Researching Computer Science in the Elementary Classroom - Concise and practical guide to the quirks of teaching CS specifically
• Floors and Flexibility: Designing a Programming Environment for 4th-6th Grade Classrooms - Investigation into block-based programming and considerations while using it
• Finding the Hook: Computer Science Education in Elementary Contexts - Investigation into K-5 teacher experiences with integrating CS
• Finding time for computer science in the elementary school day: a quasi-experimental study of a transdisciplinary problem-based learning approach - Investigates use of problem-based transdisciplinary modules that integrate coding activities with ELA/science/social studies
• How to learn and how to teach computational thinking: Suggestions based on a review of the literature - Literature review of CT(computational thinking) (Note: May require institutional access to read the full article)

Books

For Educators

• No Fear Coding by Heidi Williams
• Let′s All Teach Computer Science!: A Guide to Integrating Computer Science Into the K-12 Classroom by Kiki Prottsman
• Your First Year Teaching Computer Science: A Practical Guide to Success for New Computer Science Teachers by Chris Gregg (NOTE: aimed towards university instructors)
• Computer Science in K-12: An A-To-Z Handbook on Teaching Programming edited by Shuchi Grover

For Learners

• My First Coding Book by Kiki Prottsman
• Best Practices of Spell Design by Jeremy Kubica
• Computational Fairy Tales by Jeremy Kubica
• Lauren Ipsum by Carlos Bueno
• Python For Kids by Jason Briggs
• How to Be a Coder by Kiki Prottsman
• Super Scratch Programming Adventure! by The LEAD Project
• The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay (Hardware and Machines)
• The Cartoon Guide to the Computer by Larry Gonick and Mark Wheelis
• The Manga Guide to Microprocessors by Michio Shibuya
• The Manga Guide to Databases by Mana Takahashi
• CODE by Charles Petzold

Community Resources

• Computer Science Teachers Association(CSTA)
• StackExchange Forum for CS Teachers
• YouTube Playlist