Computer Science/Coding

Lessons about AI can provide a great entry point into computer science for middle and high school students.

ChatGPT and other AI tools complicate how teachers think about student writing and how they teach academic integrity.

These tools provide creative ways to integrate coding and digital literacy skills into classrooms across a variety of subjects and grade levels.

Learn more about how to get started teaching students to code—even if you have no prior experience.

With this collection of resources, you can teach your students to code—even if you’re still learning yourself.

Introducing computer programming to your kids can be a challenge, especially for those who aren’t familiar with the nuances of code. Fortunately, in the last few years, a number of apps, software, and guides have been produced that make the often-complex subject of computer coding easy to grasp for young learners. So where to begin? These are a few resources that parents can share with their kids to help them start learning about programming.

An activity that combines coding and solving equations improves students’ math skills and helps them build persistence.

Mitch Resnick, one of the creators of Scratch, on why he thinks coding should be taught in all schools—it's not the reason you’d expect.

A teacher who sponsors a coding club shares how it helps students meet peers with similar interests and feel less alone while learning at home.

Dance moves and choreography can be useful in boosting students’ interest in and understanding of coding and other subjects.

A three-step plan to help teachers in any subject and any grade teach the foundations of coding.

Students can develop computer science skills starting in the early grades—even without a computer—in project-based learning and other units.

If you're concerned that a) elementary school students don't have the ability to code, b) there's no room in the curriculum, and c) you don't possess coding chops to teach programming skills, throw out those worries. Explore these free, or almost free, tools, sites and apps that require no coding background or expertise.

Songs and games can be used to teach the basics of computer science to young students in age-appropriate ways—without a screen.