Using data to help a school garden
How a school in New Jersey is directly linking data with life itself… HW10: Maths and computer science, pg.30-31.
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Breaking down barriers with micro:bit
Giles Booth shares the stories of artists and teachers who use the micro:bit to mix technology with traditional skills in ways that mutually benefit the worlds of art and computer science. HW9: Computing and the arts, pg.28-29.
Digital leaders in the Primary phase
Children with a passion for technology can raise the profile of computing within the school community, whilst simultaneously developing their own leadership qualities. HW10: Maths and computer science, pg.65-67.
'Run, robot, run'
Using robotics to engage children with special educational needs in computing. HW11: Inclusion and diversity, pg.28-29.
Supporting accessibility and inclusion in coding
Introducing an accessibility guide that’s designed to make CoderDojo clubs an environment for all. HW11: Diversity and inclusion, pg.40-41
A day in the life of a primary school computing teacher
Managing technology, leading computing, and teaching every pupil on roll – Sway Grantham tells Mac Bowley her strategies as a computing lead at a two-form primary school. HW8: Teach computing, pg.66-67.
Whose spline is it anyway?
How mathematical terminology can obscure otherwise straightforward concepts in Computer Science. HW10: Maths and Computer Science, pg.16-18.
Computing meets classical ballet
Genevieve Smith-Nunes wanted to bring art into the computer science classroom, so she created DataDrivenDance: a ballet that interrogates computer science theory, bioengineering, and digital ethics. HW9: Computing and the arts, pg.18-19.
How to support your students to write code
Will Grey shares some evidence-based approaches for teaching students to write code. HW9: Computing and the arts, pg.62-63.
Read before you write
Will Grey shares some evidence-based approaches for helping pupils to read code. HW8: Teach Computing, pg.58-59.
From the trenches: Snowflakes Autism Support Code Club
Snowflakes Autism Support started a Code Club for autistic children and their siblings in 2018. Located inside the Holywell Community Centre in Swords, it runs monthly and can accommodate up to ten children. HW11: Inclusion and diversity, pg.18-19.
Girls can code
Matt Warne shares how a group of girls at his school have encouraged their peers to take up coding in their spare time. HW9: Computing and the arts, pg.56-57.