Coolest Projects returns as an online showcase
Through Coolest Projects, young people are empowered to show the world something they’re making with tech.
Articles
Using the PRIMM approach at primary level
Phil Bagge shares how he implemented the PRIMM approach with his primary school pupils and the impact this had on their knowledge, creativity, and code comprehension.
Support for teachers with home learning
The National Centre for Computing Education in England has free resources that can be accessed by teachers globally.
Going unplugged
Catherine Elliott shares ways to teach key computing concepts to learners with special educational needs and disabilities through unplugged activities.
Astro-Pi: Mission Zero
Ross O’Neill shares details of the project in which students can send code to the ISS.
Finding flow in the learning process
Francisco Mireles explores the theory behind the state of flow and shares how he applies this knowledge with his students using the concept of low floors, high ceilings, and wide walls.
“We need to move the social norm”
Anne-Marie Imafidon tells Sian Williams Page how she devised the approach of the social enterprise Stemettes, and her plans for wider social change in 2021.
Getting everyone excited about code
Vanessa Bakker shares how she overcame her hesitations and, in response to local interest, started a friendly and informal programming club for adults.
The new normal: Teaching programming remotely
School shutdowns and social distancing measures have required teachers to make quick adaptations to the way programming is taught.
“It was a jump in with both feet”
Sian Williams Page and Amy O’Meara spoke to five educators to find out how – and why – they switched subject specialisms to computing.
Make your classroom accessible by design
10 top tips on how to make your classroom accessible by design from CAS Include: the Computing At School inclusion and diversity working group. HW11: Diversity and inclusion, pg.24.
A movement to bring computer science to all students
Leigh Ann DeLyser outlines the systems CSforALL is putting in place to ensure computer science is an integral part of the educational experience of all students in the US, from kindergarten through to high school graduation. HW9: Computing & the arts.