Description
Book SynopsisCreating 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 e
Table of Contents
SECTION ONE: Teaching coding 1: What is coding? 2: Teaching Computational Thinking 3: Ten Considerations for Teaching Coding to Children 4: Coding cleverness: a beginner’s guide to artificial intelligence 5: Bits and Bytes in Blue, Programming in Pink: Gender Bias or reality? SECTION TWO The subject of coding 6: DIY Zones for Scratch Design in Class & Club 7: A journey from order to disorder: Coding snippets in mathematics 8: Computer Science: Silent C in STEM 9: Sonic Pi - Live Coding in Education. Engaging a New Generation of Coders 10: Minecraft as a Framework for Engagement 11: SOLE Coding: Towards a Practitioner-Led Development Framework for the Teaching of Computational Thinking SECTION THREE Coding and the wider curriculum 12: Possible - The Raspberry Pi - A World of opportunities 13: Kids, Coding, and Computational Tinkering 14: Collaborative Coder Poets
