Coding Kids Regional Tour
Coding Kids has been travelling around regional Queensland, delivering coding and robotics workshops for students, as well as professional development workshops for teachers. We had the chance to visit nine different locations: Thursday Island Longreach Mt Isa Ingham Cairns Rockhampton Bundaberg Kingaroy Gympie Noosa Thargomindah…
7 things I learned from Eddie Woo
Eddie Woo spoke at the Teacher Preview Event for World Science Festival Brisbane 2019 at the Queensland Museum. Here are the 7 things I learned from Eddie Woo: 1. Dispositions, not just skills, are a key to teaching STEM. 2. Dispositions lie underneath…
Monkey Maze Game Tutorial
Recommended for a Year 5 class. Access the original game here. The aim of this maze game is to get the monkey through the maze to the banana without touching the purple walls. If the monkey accidentally touches the wall, the game will restart. When the…
Live online coding classes (Part 2)
In Part 1, we learned about the nuts and bolts of how live online coding classes work. Live online classes can booked by parents for their children, but our classes are also very useful for regional communities such as schools and libraries. We also deliver…
Live online coding classes (Part 1)
From the comfort of your home In this 2-part blog series, learn about how our live online coding classes work. Access our classes from the comfort of your home. We have workshops for coding, innovation, game design, 3D modelling and app design. So much…
Technologies Teacher PD: build a maze game with drag and drop coding blocks
Recorded live online class Did you miss our live online Technologies Teacher PD workshop? If so, that’s ok. We recorded the live online class and now you can watch it in your free time. In a 1-hour online Technologies Teacher PD workshop we learned to…
Teacher PD microlearning sprint
*Only 4-6 minutes every day for 10 days* Join our Teacher PD microlearning sprint What is microlearning? Microlearning is small learning units with highly focused learning outcomes. It involves 4-6 minutes of targeted learning experience. Why microlearning? Microlearning is becoming more relevant in an…
Libraries, centres of coding and robotics
Libraries, centres of coding and robotics For many regional communities, libraries are the hub for knowledge, communication and now also learning about coding and robotics. Local children are able to access equipment and workshops to learn about becoming digital creators and innovators. Bulloo Shire…
Redeemer Lutheran College mid-term update
Schools: Redeemer Lutheran College Mid-term: Term 3, 2018 Course: Python – Art and Animation Dear parents, We are now half-way through Term 3. Below you will find the projects that your child has created and the concepts learned with Coding Kids. We will also…
St. John’s Anglican College mid-term update
School: St. John’s Anglican College Mid-term: Term 3, 2018 Course: Tynker -Sports & Teamwork Dear parents, We are now half-way through Term 3. Below you will find the projects that your child has created and the concepts learned with Coding Kids. We will also…