Code the Future
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| Established | 2014 |
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| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia |
| Website | www |
Code the Future is a not-for-profit organisation aimed at teaching children in schools how to code.[2] It connects software engineers with school teachers to develop and present coding projects that teach children how to write in computer programming languages.[3] The organisation is aiming to have 10,000 students coding in schools by December 2016.[1]
History[edit]
Code the Future was founded in Melbourne, Australia by Bec Spink and Will Egan in November 2014.[4][5]
Participants[edit]
Schools[edit]
- Aitken Creek Primary School[4][6]
- Balwyn Primary School[7]
- Clifton Hill Primary School[8]
- Kingswood Primary School[9][10]
- Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School[2]
Reception[edit]
Teachers who have used Code the Future materials in their classrooms have reported enthusiuastic interest on their students' part.[2][8][9] Code the Future has been acknowledged by the state of Victoria's Department of Education and Training, Digital Learning Branch, for their efforts in digital learning and advocacy of Australia's new Digital Technologies Curriculum.[6]
In 2016, Code the Future was the winner of the Innovation category of the Australian and New Zealand Internet Awards.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Us". Code the Future official website. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Topsfield, Jewel (21 November 2014). "Professional coders step in to teach school kids to program the future". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "Code the Future aims to link developers to schools". GeekInSydney.com. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Creators of the future". Leader.NewspaperDirect.com. Leader Community Newspapers. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
Co-founder of Code the Future and Digital Learning teacher Bec Spink [...] project started last November, but already hundreds of schools and developers have posted projects or offers of assistance at www.codefuture.org. Among the collaborations is Code Club, supported by a Melbourne software developer at Clifton Hill Primary School, where students create apps for smartphones.
- ↑ "Find out more about… Coding the Future — 2015230". services.IS.Vic.edu.au. Independent Schools Victoria. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Spink, Bec (1 December 2014). Brown, Jillian, ed. "Digital Learning News — Code the Future". State Government of Victoria, Department of Education and Training. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ Wong, Michelle; Daniel, Tom. "D3 — Coding — What's that? Don't worry, we didn't know either!". Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria Conference (PDF). Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn Campus. pp. 29, 31. Retrieved 16 September 2015. Search this book on
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Code the Future at Clifton Hill Primary School". Code the Future official YouTube account. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Coffa, Celia (30 June 2015). "Code the Future — First steps". EduBlogs.org. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "Ignite, Innovate, Integrate ICT Conference 2015". Kingswood Primary School official website. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "2016 ANZIA Winners: The Real Showstoppers". auda.org.au. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
External links[edit]
- Australian government's Digital Technologies Curriculum Official site
- Code the Future Official website
- RRR Radio Interview 2016-10-05
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