Computer Science/Coding

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

If your school lacks the latest technology, your students can still learn computing through unplugged programming.

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

Lessons about AI can provide a great entry point into computer science for middle and high school students.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Students can develop computer science skills starting in the early grades—even without a computer—in project-based learning and other units.

An activity that combines coding and solving equations improves students’ math skills and helps them build persistence.

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.

Songs and games can be used to teach the basics of computer science to young students in age-appropriate ways—without a screen.