This textbook is intended for students of pedagogical universities studying in the direction of training "Pedagogical education" (profile "Informatics" or profiles combined with computer science; qualification - Bachelor / Master, namely for studying the course "Methods of teaching computer science" . It contains educational theoretical material on the first part of the general methodology of teaching computer science , List of practical tasks, given tasks for extra-audit (independent) work , and also formulated control questions , which allows it to be used as a basic teaching aid for full-time study, and for independent study of the most important aspects of modern methods of teaching computer science . It will be useful to teachers of computer science of secondary schools, teachers and students of pedagogical universities, colleges and the system of additional professional education of teachers, graduate students, etc.