Teaching Kids Programming
- 1. Teaching Kids to Program Sarah Phelps Follow me on Twitter! @mrsphelpscodes
- 3. My background Then: Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction 4th grade general education teacher from 2008-2016 After school science and math enrichment program coordinator Now: 2-5 computer science teacher district wide (~550 students)
- 4. Why teach programming to children? By the year 2020, there will be more than 1.4 million computer programming jobs, but currently, US growth rate project the US will only provide 400,000 computer science students to fill those jobs. (Source: US Bureau of Labor and Statistics)
- 5. Programming ideas can be applied to math, reading, and English concepts. They address many Common Core and NGSS standards including- Problem solving Computational thinking Critical thinking Art and design Engineering Coding encourages collaboration, communication, and creativity! Early introduction reduces the barriers often associated with getting kids
- 6. Pre-readers/Emergent readers Kids can start learning how to program even before they learn how to read! Offline Robot Turtles Code-a-pillar Code and Go Robot Mouse Online/Apps Kodable Tynker
- 7. Elementary (K-5 students) Code.org Start with an Hour of Code FREE, high quality curriculum Block coding 4 courses that teach computer science fundamentals such as algorithms, loops, conditionals, etc. Pair programming suggested Code Combat Game based
- 8. LEGO WeDo 2.0 and Mindstorms STEM projects Students build and program using a simplified block coding Student design, test, and modify creations using the engineering design process Highly engaging
- 9. Robots Ozobot- No computer necessary, color based code/block coding optional (http://ozobot.com/) Dot and Dash (https://www.makewonder.com/) Sphero (http://www.sphero.com/ ) Finch (http://finchrobot.com/) Cozmo (https://anki.com/en-us/cozmo)
- 10. Building Games Help your kids realize that consuming technology is not the only option! Bloxels Physical game set to develop characters and levels Free app where design and sharing takes place Scratch (Creative Computing) Free curriculum related to game development OR Trade book guides to game development
- 11. Middle School (4-8) Scratch Block based Project library Code Academy Free Beginner level- multiple language Khan Academy Intro to JavaScript
- 13. Call to action! Introduce your own children Volunteer at a local organization (library, Boys and Girls Club, etc.) Establish a Coder Dojo Push for change at your local school district Hold a Family Code Night
- 14. Kansas City Kids Conference (KC)2 Come hang out with me at KCDC for the first ever Kansas City Kids Conference! Free family STEM conference August 5 following KCDC from 10:00-2:00.
- 15. Contact me with any questions! Sarah Phelps @mrsphelpscodes sphelps5136@gmail.com