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ALA Offers Hour of Code and 2020 Census Mini-Grants

ALA Offers Hour of Code and 2020 Census Mini-Grants
SLJ Staff,  Nov 05, 2019

American Library Association has two mini-grant opportunities with upcoming deadlines. 

ProjectREADY—Free Racial Equity Curriculum for Professional Development—Now Available | News Bites

ProjectREADY—Free Racial Equity Curriculum for Professional Development—Now Available | News Bites
SLJ Staff,  Jul 10, 2019

IMLS-funded free, online professional development racial equity curriculum is now available; Dav Pilkey and Scholastic try to "Do Good"; youth writer awards announced and more in this edition of News Bites.

Refocused on Education, LittleBits Expands Grade, Subject Content for Its STEAM and Code Sets

Refocused on Education, LittleBits Expands Grade, Subject Content for Its STEAM and Code Sets
Kathy Ishizuka,  Mar 20, 2019
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LittleBits is offering Expansion Packs, with additional hardware and instructional content, to enhance its STEAM Student Set and Code Kit.

Get On Board with LEGO's Coding Express| Tech Review

Get On Board with LEGO's Coding Express| Tech Review
Jessica Ralli,  Nov 13, 2018

Train-loving children get a coding primer as they play.

Technology That Sparks Creativity, Inspires Interactive Literacy Projects

Technology That Sparks Creativity, Inspires Interactive Literacy Projects
Colette Cassinelli,  Aug 29, 2018

Makey Makey, Hummingbird Duo, and Scratch can turn an ordinary poster or diorama into a talking, moving educational presentation.

Libraries Ready to Code Beta Collection Release

Libraries Ready to Code Beta Collection Release
Joyce Valenza | Blogs,  Jul 05, 2018
I was excited to attend the release party for the beta version of ALA’s Ready to Code Collection at Annual a few weeks back. The beta site is based on the experiences of the 30 participating school and public librarians who have been developing and piloting strategies for creating and facilitating programs that build problem-solving and […]
Online Courses, TED Partnership, and More from ISTE 2018 | News Bites

Online Courses, TED Partnership, and More from ISTE 2018 | News Bites
SLJ,  Jul 03, 2018
News and announcements from the annual International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference.
Going Rogue to Teach Code: A school librarian offers strategies for teaching every age group

Going Rogue to Teach Code: A school librarian offers strategies for teaching every age group
Addie Matteson,  Apr 05, 2018
Once we inspire our students to love coding, how do we transition them from the safety of block-based languages to the kind of coding that solves real-world problems?
Don't Stress About Coding: Focus Shifts To Teaching Problem Solving Not Computer Skills

Don't Stress About Coding: Focus Shifts To Teaching Problem Solving Not Computer Skills
Jennifer Snelling,  Apr 03, 2018
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Educators look at coding in a new context, with computational thinking and basic computer literacy as the goal.
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