Creating the Coding Generation in Primary Schools

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Creating the Coding Generation in Primary Schools

A Practical Guide for Cross-Curricular Teaching

Primary and middle schools Teaching skills and techniques

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 14th September 2017

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 3 Mb

ISBN: 9781134797882


Creating the Coding Generation in Primary Schools sets out the what, why and how of coding. Written by industry innovators and experts, it shows how you can bring the world of coding to your primary school practice.

It is packed with a range of inspirational ideas for the cross-curricular teaching of coding, from demystifying algebra in maths, to teaching music, to designing digital storytelling, as well as an insight into the global movement of free coding clubs for young people such as CoderDojo and Girls Learning Code.

Key topics explored include:

what we mean by ‘coding’

understanding and teaching computational thinking

building pupils’ passion for and confidence with technologies

artificial intelligence systems

how gender impacts on coding

STEM learning and Computer Science

using Minecraft to improve pupil engagement

fun projects using a Raspberry Pi

Designed to be read from cover to cover or dipped into for ideas and advice, Creating the Coding Generation in Primary Schools offers all teachers a deeper knowledge and understanding of coding that will help them support and inspire the coding generation. It is cool to code!

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