Computer Science/Coding

Coding can help middle school students gain a deeper understanding of ELA concepts and build problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

Mitchel Resnick—creator of Scratch and OctoStudio—shares how teachers can maximize students’ use of tech for creative purposes.

ChatGPT and other AI tools complicate how teachers think about student writing and how they teach academic integrity.

Learn more about how to get started teaching students to code—even if you have no prior experience.

Giving children projects with low floors, high ceilings, and wide walls allows them to creatively explore the world around them.

With this collection of resources, you can teach your students to code—even if you’re still learning yourself.

Introducing computer programming to your kids can be a challenge, especially for those who aren’t familiar with the nuances of code. Fortunately, in the last few years, a number of apps, software, and guides have been produced that make the often-complex subject of computer coding easy to grasp for young learners. So where to begin? These are a few resources that parents can share with their kids to help them start learning about programming.

Focusing on future-ready skills—like computer science and app development—helps English language learners become better critical thinkers and more fluent speakers.

Mitch Resnick, one of the creators of Scratch, on why he thinks coding should be taught in all schools—it's not the reason you’d expect.

Dance moves and choreography can be useful in boosting students’ interest in and understanding of coding and other subjects.

A teacher who sponsors a coding club shares how it helps students meet peers with similar interests and feel less alone while learning at home.

If you're concerned that a) elementary school students don't have the ability to code, b) there's no room in the curriculum, and c) you don't possess coding chops to teach programming skills, throw out those worries. Explore these free, or almost free, tools, sites and apps that require no coding background or expertise.

These tools provide creative ways to integrate coding and digital literacy skills into classrooms across a variety of subjects and grade levels.

A three-step plan to help teachers in any subject and any grade teach the foundations of coding.