This document outlines the agenda and activities for a coding and robotics orientation workshop held in Mokopane, South Africa. The workshop aims to introduce teachers to coding and robotics concepts and how they can be implemented in the classroom. The one-day agenda includes introductory presentations and activities to illustrate computational thinking skills like algorithms, decomposition, and pattern recognition. Teachers will participate in hands-on unplugged coding activities and discussions on applying the concepts learned to their own classrooms. The goal is to help teachers embrace robotics as a learning enhancement tool and feel prepared to incorporate coding into their lesson plans.

1. CODING AND ROBOTICS IMPLEMENTATION
ORIENTATION WORKSHOP
2022
WESTERN REGION, MOKOPANE WESTERN REGION

2. 06 SEPTEMBER 2022 PROGRAMME
MOKOPANE SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL
Programme Director: Cde D. Aphane
Time Item Responsibility
08:30 – 09:00 Registration All Delegates
09:00 – 09: 10 Opening & Welcome School Official
09:10 – 09:20 Plenary
Introduction & Purpose
Cde D. Aphane
09:20 – 09:30 Pre-Workshop Assessment Facilitators
09:30 – 11:30 Expectations & Training Outline
Training: Both Foundation and Inter-Sen
together
Facilitators
11:30 -12:30 Training : Phases separate into groups. Facilitators
12:30 – 13:00 Training Wrap-up and Consolidation (Both
Phases Together)
Facilitators
13:00 – 13:15 Post-Workshop Assessment Facilitators
13:15 – 13:30 Way Forward Cde D. Aphane
13:30 Closure and Refreshments
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3. INTRODUCTION
Give the emotions you think teachers experience
when they hear the words “Coding and Robotics”
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4. ROBOTICS IS NOT A
MONSTER TO BE FEARED.
ROBOTICS IS A LEARNING
ENHANCEMENT TOOL TO BE
EMRACED.
CODING AND ROBOTICS
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5. What are the challenges for “Computer Education”
in Africa? This includes any education using a
computer, thus also teaching coding and robotics.
COMMON CHALLENGES FOR COMPUTER
EDUCATION.
* Access to infrastructure
* Theft
* Lack of teacher training and support
* Lack of transformative management
* Lack of access to relevant information and resources
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6. 1. CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO TEACH CODING AND
ROBOTICS IN OUR SCHOOLS?
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2. PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
3. CREATIVE TEAMWORK
4. COLLABORATION

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ACTIVITY 1: ORDER OF MAKING TEA
1
2
3 4
5
6
7
8

8. ACTIVITY 2
YOU ARE ALREADY A CODER
You are already using coding in your daily life, you just did not
realise it till now
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MOVE FORWARD
TURN RIGHT
MOVE FORWARD
TURN LEFT
MOVE FORWARD
TURN LEFT

9. ACTIVITY 3
DAILY USES OF CODING
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DAILY ACTIVITIES THAT NEED A SET OF
INSTRUCTIONS?
1. WASH
2. DRAIN
3. RINSE
4. DRAIN
5. DRY
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10. COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
(LOGICAL PROCESS TO SOLVE A PROBLEM)
ABSTRACTION DECOMPOSITION PATTERN
RECOGNITION
ALGORITHIM
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11. COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
(LOGICAL PROCESS TO SOLVE A PROBLEM)

12. ACTIVITY 7
APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTATIONAL THINKING SKILLS
HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR FAVOURITE SANDWICH?
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13. ACTIVITY 8
APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTATIONAL THINKING SKILLS
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Algorithm
Decomposition
Abstraction
Pattern recognition

14. ACTIVITY 8
APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTATIONAL THINKING SKILLS
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Algorithm
Decomposition
Abstraction
Pattern recognition

15. ACTIVITY 9
GRID MAPS
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16. ACTIVITY 10
CODING UNPLUGGED (TANKS)
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17. ACTIVITY 11
CODING UNPLUGGED (TANKS)
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RIGHT
UP
DOWN
LEFT
C,D,R
C,D,R
C,D,R
C,D,R
C,D,R
C
C,D,R : REPEAT * 6
C
END

18. ACTIVITY 10
CODING UNPLUGGED (TANKS)
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- REPEAT LOOP
- EARLY TERMINATION
- REPEAT LOOP EXTENDED BODY
- WHILE LOOP
- IF STATEMENT

19. WHERE TO START IN THEORY
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20. FROM THEORY TO CLASSROOM PRACTICE
PRACTICAL CLASSROOM
APPLICATION WESTERN REGION

21. FROM THEORY TO CLASSROOM PRACTICE
PRACTICAL CLASSROOM APPLICATION
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22. END OF BRIEF PRESENTATION
QUESTIONS & WAY FORWARD.
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