A recent case study on teachers’ perceptions before and after taking the 21st Century Coding Pedagogy online course shows that participants’ confidence levels about teaching coding increased. They felt better equipped to teach coding, although they did not get any additional training on coding content knowledge.
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Case study: training teachers into 21st century coding pedagogy online
Related to a recent training program with participants from Malaysia and Hungary, I prepared a research study about how attending our course would change the participants’ perceptions and attitudes towards their own role as a coding teacher. Sign up to receive full details.
South Africa welcomes Code School Finland
Our first teacher training program starts this week in South Africa with participants from 4 schools both in the Eastern and Western Cape districts.
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 […]
