Coding

Authentic learning gives students the opportunity to learn through doing while solving real-world problems. Accordingly, authentic opportunities to code allow students to apply their coding knowledge in a real-world context. In this session, you will explore examples of authentic coding projects integrated into the curriculum. Infusing coding skills into authentic learning is a powerful way to spark inquiry and boost students’ understanding.

Whenever a robot performs an action, it is running code. Students using robots are able to observe whether their code is fully functional or still needs iteration. In this course, we will examine how robotics and coding work together and will explore some robots that offer a variety of coding opportunities to students. Discover how coding and robotics can align across the curriculum and can be successfully implemented by any teacher!

Coding continues to be a hot topic in education because it teaches a wide variety of skills. Since coding can be incorporated into any content area, it would benefit all teachers to learn the basics of coding. In this course, you will examine the benefits of teaching coding to your students, identify key concepts of coding that can be incorporated across the curriculum, and explore a few tools that can be used in any content area to code with students.

As teachers work to incorporate coding, one challenge may be access to the internet, devices, or coding tools. However, exploring the concept of coding does not require any of these; many coding concepts can be taught offline. In this course, you will explore activities that teach coding concepts without devices, internet connectivity, or coding tools. Building a foundation of coding knowledge - with or without technology - can be a powerful catalyst for future coding lessons!