Recently, I spoke at the SXSWedu conference in Austin about the opportunity to teach coding across university disciplines.Computer programming is quickly becoming an expected 21st century literacy, ...

Teaching coding to kids was something very few people thought about. But today, parents and teachers know that teaching kids to code has lots of benefits beyond the computer screen.

Caroline Burgess, a STEM education and career consultant, argues that to set children up for success, coding should be taught early in Canadian schools along with core curriculum such as math ...

If we want students to be well prepared for the 21st century, then we should be teaching coding in school.

For digital resources: Code.org is a wonderful online resource full of free computer science courses and activities for educators interested in teaching their students coding without needing a robot.

Despite the rapid spread of coding instruction in grade schools, there is some concern that creative thinking and other important social and creative skills could be compromised by a growing focus ...

Plobot is a coding robot that teaches kids as young as four the basics of programming and computational thinking using physical command cards.

Code.org provides free online coding lessons, and has crafted coding curricula for elementary, middle and high school students. Last year, Apple released a free app to teach the programming ...

Now a growing realisation among educators that this gap needs to be filled is prompting a new revolution, in the belief that teaching children how to code will give them a skill for life.