To keep school education relevant and motivating for students, learning goals should be connected to real life. When it comes to teaching coding, we see too many “piggy trains” where a student just plays a game and follows instructions.
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South African kids return to classrooms for learning coding and skills for the changing world
In preparation for the nationwide roll-out plan of coding & robotics announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa and the department of basic education, forward-looking schools are already running coding courses in classrooms.
The secret of Finnish coding education
The Finnish education system is known for teaching kids to code already in primary school. We often get asked what other countries could learn from the Finnish approach on coding education. Here are our top picks.
Student-centred learning is in the heart of teaching coding – and this calls for a change in the role of the teacher
Why should our students learn how to code? The answer is not “so that they would do better in tests”. Coding skills are a vital 21st century competence that should be seen as the future literacy for all rather than as a skill set for some. As technology surrounds us, those who can understand and […]