Jan 10, 2024 | Teacher Blogs
In an era where technological advancements continue to shape our daily lives, it’s only fitting that we explore innovative ways to enhance education. One such avenue that has gained significant traction in recent years is the integration of robotics into...
Dec 21, 2023 | Teacher Blogs
RoboGarden has been an exercise in patience, perseverance, and resilience for most of my Grade 5 students. Over the last two years of the program implementation, a select few students have been exposed to coding at home (from a parent, personal interest, etc.), and...
Mar 3, 2022 | Teacher Blogs
By Cari Wilson @kayakcari It’s that time of year in our district again – students in many of our schools are hard at work, designing and building curriculum-based video games as part of Coding Quest. For the most part, the kids build their games in Scratch. The...
Jul 7, 2021 | Teacher Blogs
Little Blue Robot By: Daphne McMenemy It was September 2016. The shyest, kindest and most compassionate little girl walked through my door. She followed every rule, did whatever was asked of her, every teacher’s dream student. Life at school for her was...
Jun 30, 2021 | Teacher Blogs
Little Coders By: Erica PhillipsVice Principal/Grade 1 Teacher at Sir Charles Tupper School Halifax, NS Follow her on Twitter at @MsPhillipsHRCE Are they too young to start coding? Absolutely not. They are actually the perfect age. They have no inhibitions, no...
Jun 24, 2021 | Teacher Blogs
The Robots Are Coming! (Though Not Like in the Movies) By: Michael Washburn Step into most modern classrooms today, and it won’t take long to realize that school has changed. It has changed so much, it may even elicit some jealousy; that wouldn’t be out of the...
