Coding has many differences when compared to other subjects kids learn. One of them is that most parents never learnt coding. This is unique among subjects our children learn. For this reason, parents have many questions about coding. So, ahead of the upcoming half term coding courses, here are the Top 5
Learning how to code has become a more important skill now than it was a decade or two ago. And its importance is still increasing. But programming can mean different things to different people. Some think of coding as making apps. Others think of creating web pages. Many look at programming as a way of
In this blog I shall look at what makes a great coding curriculum and how to deliver it effectively. Coding is a relatively new subject in children’s education. This means that the way it is taught, in schools and elsewhere, varies a lot. Sometimes it is treated as a lightweight subject, focussing on gadgets and
The first step when starting to learn coding is very important. It puts the foundations in place and getting these early steps right is essential. But what next? There are several routes to learning programming. However when it comes to teaching kids how to code, getting the order of what topics to introduce is key
In a recent course I ran in the City, as we often do on the final day of a Python coding three-day training course, I asked participants to bring along some of their work. They had to choose something they are working on which they believe could be done better and more efficiently with programming.
“Scratch or Python?” “Should I be worried that my child is not using Scratch yet at school?” “Should I be concerned that my children’s school does not teach them Python at all?” …and many more questions parents often ask about the coding their children are or should be learning. Unlike other traditional subjects, programming (the
Codetoday is growing fast and this week we welcome two new staff members. Anthony Limberg and Yll Buzoku join us as we continue to expand our small-group computer coding courses and holiday camps. It’s great to have them onboard and here’s a little about them and their coding background. Anthony Limberg Anthony’s interest in coding
1995 was a time when computers already played an important role in our society but weren’t as omnipresent in our lives as they are today. 1995 was a time when programming was a field for a very tiny subset of the population, and the only children who ever learnt it were an even tinier subset. 1995 was the year
Fail and Fail Again: The (not so) secret path to learning how to code successfully My son’s reading book from school the other day was about Steve Fossett. His summary after reading it was how Fossett tried, and failed, six times to cirgumjavigate (difficult word for a six-year old) the globe before he finally
Scratch or Python? When should my child switch? “Scratch or Python?” “Should I be worried that my child is not using Scratch yet at school?” “Should I be concerned that my children’s school does not teach them Python at all?” …and many more questions parents often ask about the coding their children are or should be
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