This was a presentation given on 17th Sept 2015 at a CodeHub meet-up in Bath.

1. Gicela Morales
@gicela
@codingbug
10 things I’ve learned
teaching coding to kids

2. All children are creative1.
Characters they love always a good
starting point
Children love drawing & have
fantastic imagination

3. They are storytellers2.
Every story is unique
The tardis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdPxT74zZS8

4. https://youtu.be/j4mmO7QiWLA
https://youtu.be/1VJMlw7dB3U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ3yOLlTk7E
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/28963678/
… and begin to grasp
computational thinking

5. They all love Minecraft3.
Minecraft is always
at the top of the
games list
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp6DxZyDuRw

6. Sharing & collaborating4.
Show & tell helps
kids learn from
each other through
sharing
Helping others helps
kids to understand
about collaboration

7. JavaScript is easy5.
Animating with
javaScript is fun
‘Live coding’ javaScript
while playing with
Codecombat
Making apps with Bitsbox

8. Free and open6.
ICT rooms are BORING!
Freedom to move about
Playful atmosphere

9. It’s got to be fun!7.
“I love coding
because it’s fun”
“I love coding
because it teaches
me how to make
my own games”
“I love coding
because I like
making new apps”

10. Boys & girls work together…8.
They are used to seeing each other in class
A coding class is no different!
It’s normal :)

11. …but STILL more boys than girls9.
About 10% of children
attending coding club
are girls
Who is responsible for
encouraging girls to
learn to code?

12. Tablets aren’t really
that exciting - but
desktops are!
The ‘ICT Suite’ is
outdated; we
desperately need new
spaces for learning
10. The technology

13. Catching the coding bug
Keep creating new
stories & games
Leave the boring bits out
Experiment with
different educational
technologies

14. Educational technologies…

15. #SummerOfCode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB1AJ_eJytk
100 places
97% turned up

16. STEM ambassador
http://www.stemnet.org.uk/ambassadors/
CoderDojo
https://coderdojo.com/volunteer/
How to get involved…
Code club
https://www.codeclub.org.uk/start-a-club/volunteers
Volunteer in local your school

17. Codingbug
Gicela Morales
@gicela
@codingbug
Inspiring the next generation of coders