Premiers Coding Challenge gets the Sir Humphrey treatment
I suppose it was ridiculously optimistic to expect a straight answer to the suggestion that there should be a Premier’s
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Programming
Teachers need more support if digital curriculum is to have a point
I was reading an article yesterday designed to reassure teachers about the new digital curriculum. The article said, in effect,
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Is coding for kids “another silly fad”?
As time goes by and there is a glut of articles, and thought-pieces, and movements on the importance of coding
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Another push at the Premier’s Coding Challenge idea
A few months ago I floated the idea that there should be a Premier’s Coding Challenge, just as there is
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The student winners of NSW iAwards
There are some very talented young people preparing to represent NSW at the National iAwards. Here are the three student
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Coding is not meant to be easy
There is an excellent article over on Grok’s blog about why we should Stop making learning to code easier, I
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Kids coding competitions in NSW
A couple of years ago I had a cup of coffee with a local who was just starting setting up
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