Computing Foundations Digital Age - Middle School

About The School City of Hammond

The School City of Hammond is a thriving, progressive educational community of approximately 12,200 culturally diverse scholars and over 2,000 employees. The district is comprised of 9 elementary schools (grades k-6), two middle schools (grades 7-8) and two high schools (grades 9-12) and the Area Career Center. The district also offers preschool and specialty programs.

The School City of Hammond embraces its diversity and communicates consistently high expectations. SCH provides a rich and challenging learning environment that encourages academic excellence and the development of talents that prepares students to make positive contributions to our world. District leadership provides continuous, system-wide, professional growth opportunities enhanced by technology and guided by data-driven, research-based strategies, assessments, and timely interventions.

Highly effective teachers and support staff collaboratively utilize best practices to maximize student growth and achievement. Supported by the pillars of sound, fiscal management, accountability, and community partnerships, SCH maintains a focus on transparency and good stewardship.

• A highly qualified, highly effective, and culturally diverse staff.
• The cultivation of internal leaders.
• Facilities that are clean, safe, and orderly, that facilitate optimal learning and promote the emotional and physical wellness of students and staff.
• A technologically integrated curriculum.

Computers and the internet have revolutionized the way we access and disseminate information. As technology continues to change at an ever-increasing pace, the need for students to gain a foundational understanding of computer science is clear. Computing Foundations for a Digital Age is designed to introduce students to five major topics within computer science including computing systems, networks and the internet, data and analysis, algorithms and planning, and impacts of computing.

The course introduces foundational computing concepts while exploring current events and building critical thinking, collaboration, problem solving, and other important skills that are invaluable for life in a global and technologically advancing society.

• Students create an understanding of computer science and explore how it impacts their everyday lives.
• Create a definition of computer science and computational thinking and explore growing and emerging careers in the computer science and information technology fields, as well as how changing technology impacts careers in all sectors.
• Demonstrate awareness of the history of computing.
• Investigate trends in computer science and their impact on society.
• Summarize ethical issues within computer science.

• Teach students in grades 7-8.
• Foster good public relations and effective communication with students, staff, parents, and others in the community.
• Assist in the maintenance of records and preparation of reports.
• Coordinate test distribution, test analysis, and the tracking of student progress.
• Participate in professional development activities.
• Coordinate student remediation and intervention.
• Classroom management.

• Valid Indiana 5-12 Teaching License.

The policy of the School City of Hammond is not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Act (I.C. 22-9.1), Title VI and VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).