If you were trying to really impact on digital literacy in schools, what would you focus on?
Teaching digital literacy is a contrast to the traditional academic education model and results in education that leads to empowerment and lifelong learning. We can develop children who are curious, engaged and creative and grow to become change makers, innovators and creators by focusing on creating lifelong learners, outcomes first then tools and technology creation not technology consumption.
Free web conferences: Learn to code with Scratch
Join guest facilitator, Emily de la Pena, Founder of Coding Kids and Advance Queensland’s Community Digital Champion as she demonstrates some of the ways she is helping Queensland teachers and students develop skills required in the new Digital Technologies curriculum. Let’s start from Scratch and learn to code. Play at home, build your first project with Scratch.
We’re hiring
We’re hiring. Join our vibrant Coding Kids team and support development of the next generation of coders.
Bring coding into the classroom using Scratch (Part 3 of 4)
This is Part 3 in a 4 part series: Designing an 8-week course
Bring coding into the classroom using Scratch (Part 2 of 4)
This is Part 2 in a 4 part series: Designing course levels.
It’s 2019. Start a coding club today.
You can start a coding club at your school today. Here are some of my ideas for getting started.
Digital Technologies Curriculum PD with the Queensland College of Teachers
Anna Kinnane, one of the ACARA writers of the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies, and Emily de la Pena, Founder of Coding Kids, will be delivering a web conference on Friday 20 January 2017 at 11am-12pm.
Thank you to our Coding Kids’ families for making it an epic year.
Thank you to our Coding Kids’ families, for your support and involvement. Coding Kids has had an epic year and it was our first year.
Recording of the QCT web conference (7 November 2016)
Did you miss out on Emily’s web conference with QCT on how to use Scratch to integrate Digital Technologies into your classroom? Click here for the web conference recording.
5 Misconceptions about Computer Programming
Coding is for everyone …..