coding
Step It Up: Girls Who Learn to Code Through Dance
Computer Science Education
Step It Up: Girls Who Learn to Code Through Dance
Dance and coding might seem like an odd pairing, but in fact they go together gloriously. One of the core…
An MIT Icon Breaks Down Why Kids Need to Learn to Code
Computer Science Education
An MIT Icon Breaks Down Why Kids Need to Learn to Code
Watch Mitch Resnick of MIT’s Media Lab explain why coding is important for children to learn today, what it is…
Stop Teaching Computer Science. Start “Embedding” It.
Computer Science Education
Stop Teaching Computer Science. Start “Embedding” It.
I’ve said it before: if we are serious about teaching computer science in K-12 schools, we have to reimagine how…
Shakespearean Robotics
Computer Science Education
Shakespearean Robotics
In honor of Shakespeare’s 454th birthday, I presented BardBots–a Shakespearean introduction to computational thinking. Students study monologues from Shakespeare, annotate…
If Coding is Writing, What’s Feedback Look Like?
Elementary Education
If Coding is Writing, What’s Feedback Look Like?
The idea the coding should actually be considered a form of writing is something educators must seriously consider. (See this…