Introduction: What Is This Guide About?

Abstract

In the Introduction, we present the motivation for writing this Guide that, among many options, can serve as a textbook for the Methods of Teaching Computer Science (MTCS) course. We present the structure of the Guide and how it can be used in different frameworks of computer science education. We highlight that the varied topics and teaching methods, presented in this Guide in the context of computer science, can serve educators at all levels when designing their curriculum. We also suggest an organizing theme for the MTCS course -- the MERge framework.