Terence Eden’s Blog

Code Club Lessons - The Checklist

By @edent · checklist checklist manifesto codeclub coding coding for kids codingforkids pens scratch · 1 comment · 850 words · read ~628 times.

Somehow, simultaneously, all 10 children in my CodeClub shoot their hands up. "Terence! Terence! Why doesn't this work? "Help! My bird isn't flapping!" "What do I press to set this variable?" I am run off my feet. I dash from workstation to workstation, troubleshooting the problems. In every case, my response is the same. "Did […]

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Lessons From CodeClub

By @edent · codeclub coding for codingforkids library scratch woking · 4 comments · 650 words · read ~370 times.

Last night, I ran my second Code Club at Woking Library - teaching kids how to program using Scratch. We're following CodeClub's syllabus which has loads of kid friendly lessons. The first lesson was a great success. It was held before the Christmas break - so I was eager to make sure that interest hadn't […]

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Coding For Kids - Android

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Last night I went to the Coding For Kids Barcamp. This event, organised by Emma Mulqueeny, was designed to bring together geeks, parents, kids, and educators to see if we can improve the woeful state of computer science education in this country. This is the blog version of the discussion I lead.

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