On Thursday, February 29, 2024, a teacher training course on the above-mentioned topic
will take place at the Institute of Mathematics at Clausthal University of Technology,
Erzstraße 1, from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm, in cooperation with the Competence Center for Teacher Training Braunschweig
(KLBS), to which we cordially invite you. The cost of participation is 25 euros
per participant and will be charged via the KLBS.

Registration is possible at vedab.nibis.de possible. Direct link:
https://vedab.de/veranstaltungsdetails.php?vid=142390

Program (subject to change):
The Computer Science Day will feature four specialist presentations on the new content of the school subject of computer science
as well as current topics from research by experts, followed by a discussion:

Prof. Dr. Olaf Ippisch (Institute of Mathematics, TU Clausthal)
Programming with Python and the Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a (once again) inexpensive and versatile platform for learning programming
and understanding which how a modern computer works. Python is an optimal
programming language for this, as it combines simplicity with a wide range of possible applications
through to professional use. The simple option of connecting hardware to the
Raspberry Pi via the GPIO interface makes a wide range of DIY projects
possible. The four hardware cores also make it possible to gain an insight into parallel programming
. The presentation will introduce the platform and give examples of useful
student projects.

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OStR Dr. Arno Pasternak (Faculty of Computer Science, Dortmund University of Technology)
Red threads for computer science as a school subject at lower secondary level
Computer science is becoming a compulsory subject at lower secondary level in more and more German states. This also applies
to Lower Saxony. The importance of computer science as part of a general education is thus finally
generally recognized. However, this immediately raises the question of the content and skills,
which should be taught in this subject in the various year groups. Even if
curricula exist for the current point in time, it makes sense to consider which
criteria should be used to design courses for pupils now and in the future
. Not every current development should and must be reflected in the curriculum, but more
than other subjects, computer science must ask itself which long-lasting concepts characterize computer science
and how the further development of the subject is appropriately taken into account. The
speaker has been active in the didactics of computer science in schools and universities for decades
and can look back on many years of teaching at a comprehensive school in NRW and also at secondary level
I. In his contribution, he will present requirements for concepts, some concepts as well as
examples and partial evaluation of computer science teaching at lower secondary level. It
is of course desirable if it becomes clear that the newly developing computer science teaching
at lower secondary level in the various federal states is developing in comparable directions
. Hopefully, the lecture will and can provide assistance in this regard.

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Prof. Dr. Thorsten Grosch (Institut f¨ur Informatik, TU Clausthal)
Photorealistic Computer Graphics - Motivation for Mathematics and Programming
Photorealistic representations of three-dimensional scenes are needed today in movies and computer games,
as well as in the field of architecture or automotive development. The basis
for this are global illumination simulations, some of which are presented in the lecture.
A special feature here is that these simulations only require school mathematics and the first interesting images can be seen after just
a few days of programming. These
photorealistic images are therefore suitable as motivation for mathematics and programming and the simulations
can be implemented in the form of programming projects by pupils from year 12 upwards
.

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Daniel Szafranski (Institute of Computer Science, Clausthal University of Technology):
Wireless environmental monitoring with LoRaWAN
LoRaWAN has attracted a lot of attention in recent years as a new wireless technology in the IoT world
. Due to its high energy efficiency, long range and ease of implementation,
LoRaWAN can be found in many areas of research, industry but also in everyday
applications. The low hardware costs for the corresponding radio modules and
many open projects, such as the
"The Things Network", make it
easy to enter the IoT world with LoRaWAN and thus open up numerous possibilities for the realization
of wireless projects. For example, with the help of widely used hardware
platforms such as Arduinos or Raspberry Pis and a LoRaWAN radio module, a monitoring system can be set up in just a few
steps, which continuously records sensor data, transmits
wirelessly and displays this data live in the cloud.

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Program:

 

09:30 - 09:45	Welcome
09:45 - 10:45	Programming with Python and the Raspberry Pi Prof. Dr. Olaf Ippisch
10:45 - 11:15	Coffee break
11:15 - 12:15	Red threads for the school subject computer science in secondary level I OStR Dr. Arno Pasternak
12:15 - 13:30	Lunch break
13:30 - 14:30	Photorealistic computer graphics - motivation for mathematics and programming Prof. Dr. Thorsten Grosch
14:30 - 15:00	Coffee break
15:00 - 16:00	Wireless environmental monitoring with LoRaWAN Daniel Szafranski
16:00 - 16:30	Discussion and closing remarks

 

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Materials:

• Presentation by Prof. Dr. Olaf Ippisch
• Lecture by OStR Dr. Arno Pasternak
• Lecture by Prof. Dr. Thorsten Grosch
• Lecture by Daniel Szafranski