One of the most common questions I get from teachers and parents is: What programming language should we use to teach kids to code? Is it important to always start with block-based languages like ...

In 2022, coding and computational thinking are increasingly important tools that allow kids to engage with a high-tech society and each other, and to realize their own potential. Marina Umaschi Bers, ...

Coding is a big deal right now. Worldwide, 36 million kids have taken part in “Hour of code” activities, helping them become active, rather than passive users of technology and starting learning that ...

BERLIN - SEPTEMBER 18: A fourth-grade student reads a book with her teacher in the elementary school at the John F. Kennedy Schule dual-language public school on September 18, 2008 in Berlin, Germany.

A hands-on, integrated approach has the potential to transform math from a gatekeeper into a gateway for STEM opportunities for all students.

The expert view: “Great iPad app to teach coding. Used it with my two kiddos.” — Educational entrepreneur and Google Teacher Academy co-founder Mike Lawrence Above: Cargo-Bot was created with Codea on ...

At the upper bounds of education, in the post-college and career training universes, we think of computer coding as a skill. It’s a thing you can learn how to do that will make you more valuable as an ...

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