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Hour of Code at Foothill
A nationwide event that happens during Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-9), Hour of Code aims to engage students in computer science, especially women and underrepresented minorities.
Why women make gifted coders
Linda Liukas believes the world will be a better place if more women learn computer coding, and has written a children’s book to catch them young
What It’s Really Like to Be a Girl Who Codes
Why Coding Is Your Child’s Key to Unlocking the Future
Computer programing is a skill uniquely suited to training children how to solve problems and to express themselves, and many educators think it should be part of the basic curriculum, even for grade schoolers.
Students Consider “What is Right?” through Project Based Learning
Project Based Learning (PBL) is a cornerstone of a Foothills School education; it lets students learn collaboratively by asking questions that enhance their understanding of a subject. Last year, f…
Coding in the classroom: What is coding and why is it so important?
As part of the new computing curriculum, coding will be taught in primary and secondary schools across England.
Why Should Girls Code?
Coding is a new buzz word in the girl world, made popular by organizations like Girls Who Code and other technology experts like Google who point out that in our increasingly digital world coding i…
How to Get Started Teaching Coding
A three-step plan to help teachers in any subject and any grade teach the foundations of coding.
Coding for Kids ~ STEM Project Ideas
In this post, we talk about ways to let kids delve into Computer Science activities. Coding for kids is awesome. Look at these STEM project ideas with 4-H!
Why coding is not the new literacy
The revolution we've all been waiting for hasn't yet arrived.
I Want My Daughter To Learn No-Code, Not Coding
I’ve been experimenting with no-code tools a lot lately. I’m using them to expand Commerce Hero to the Shopify world, and I’ve been learning how great no-cod...
Girls Who Code: The Best Summer Ever
One of my biggest passions in life is definitely teaching. My goal is to help as many people as I can in my lifetime, and one of the best ways to do that is to be able to share my thoughts and...
How to get kids to start coding
Several tools helps kids brush up on their computer skills.
Why Coding Is The Answer To Our Children's Future
10 Reasons Kids Should Learn to Code
Coding Improves Academic Performance Math: Coding helps kids visualize abstract concepts, lets them apply math to real-world situations, and makes math fun and creative! //pagead2.googlesyndication…
Getting Started with Coding: 18 Tools for Early Learners
By: R.D. Poth. Looking to get your elementary and middle schoolers started with coding? These coding resources are geared toward younger students.
Why the heck is my website doing that?! Coding Decoded
Donated software and technology resources for Canadian charities, nonprofits & libraries
Is Computer Code a Foreign Language?
Mandatory Basic Coding in Schools?
The TIMES explains that today's youth are simply not being taught programming languages.
Why coding for special education students computes
Coding and STEM activities for special education students create career pathways that some learners are uniquely suited for.
