I recently started dipping my toe into Twitter chats, and participated in a few regarding teaching kids how to code. During these chats, I’ve come across a few more fabulous resources that I want to share with any of you who are considering the idea of teaching programming to kids. I recently started dipping my … Read more
It’s probably no secret at this point that I would like to see more students learning how to code. There are numerous posts on this blog about the topic, including yesterday’s entry. In addition, I have a burgeoning Pinterest board on the topic. Code.org is gearing up for a campaign aimed towards students in K-12 … Read more
Last year, our school Robotics club had 18 boys and 6 girls. This year, I thought I would try to even out that ratio by using a bit of subtle persuasion. I put a picture of the girls from last year’s Robotics team on the applications. Apparently, I was a bit too subtle. We just … Read more