Autor: Maria Richter
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Supporting Computing in England through our renewed partnership with Oak National Academy
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe are pleased to announce that we are renewing our partnership with Oak National Academy in England to provide an updated high-quality Computing curriculum and lesson materials for Key Stages 1 to 4. New curriculum and materials for the classroom In 2021 we partnered with Oak National Academy to offer content for…
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How we’re creating more impact with Ada Computer Science
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe offer Ada Computer Science as a platform to support educators and learners alike. But we don’t take its usefulness for granted: as part of our commitment to impact, we regularly gather user feedback and evaluate all of our products, and Ada is no exception. In this blog, we share some of…
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Using an AI code generator with school-age beginner programmers
Reading Time: 5 minutesAI models for general-purpose programming, such as OpenAI Codex, which powers the AI pair programming tool GitHub Copilot, have the potential to significantly impact how we teach and learn programming. The basis of these tools is a ‘natural language to code’ approach, also called natural language programming. This allows users to generate…
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The Experience AI Challenge: Find out all you need to know
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’re really excited to see that Experience AI Challenge mentors are starting to submit AI projects created by young people. There’s still time for you to get involved in the Challenge: the submission deadline is 24 May 2024. If you want to find out more about the Challenge, join our live webinar…
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Celebrating the community: Micah
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe love hearing from members of the community and sharing the stories of inspiring young people, volunteers, and educators all over the world who have a passion for technology. Micah attends a Code Club in a library in Leeds, UK. With this latest story, we’re taking you to Leeds, UK, to meet…
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Season 6 of the Hello World podcast is here
Reading Time: 3 minutesThrough the Hello World podcast, we help to connect computing educators around the world and share their experiences. In each episode, we expand on a topic from a recent Hello World magazine issue. After 5 seasons, and a break last year, we are back with season 6 today. Episode 1: Do kids…
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Fostering collaboration in the Global Clubs Partner network
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe partner with educational organisations around the world to bring coding activities to young people in their regions through Code Club and CoderDojo. Currently involving 52 organisations in 41 countries, this Global Clubs Partner network shares our passion for empowering kids to create with technology. Learners in a Code Club run by…
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Black role models in tech are making history every day
Reading Time: 5 minutesIt’s the last week of Black History Month 2024 in the USA, but by no means is the celebration over. The beautiful thing about history is that it’s not an isolated narrative about the past, but an ongoing dialogue in which we talk about how our collective past informs our present, and…
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Hello World #23 out now: Global exchange of computing education ideas
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow is computing taught around the globe? Our brand-new, free issue of Hello World, out today, paints a picture for you. It features stories from over 20 countries, where educators, researchers, and volunteers share their work and their personal challenges and joys in bringing computing education to their part of the world.…
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Supporting learners with programming tasks through AI-generated Parson’s Problems
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe use of generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) in education is now common among young people (see data from the UK’s Ofcom regulator). As a computing educator or researcher, you might wonder what impact generative AI tools will have on how young people learn programming. In our latest research seminar, Barbara Ericson…
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Registration is open for Coolest Projects 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutesBig news for young coders and everyone who supports them: project registration is now open for Coolest Projects 2024! Coolest Projects is our global technology showcase for young people aged up to 18. It gives young creators the incredible opportunity to share the cool stuff they’ve made with digital technology with a…
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Our T Level resources to support vocational education in England
Reading Time: 3 minutesYou can now access classroom resources created by us for the T Level in Digital Production, Design and Development. T Levels are a type of vocational qualification young people in England can gain after leaving school, and we are pleased to be able to support T Level teachers and students. With our…
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Grounded cognition: physical activities and learning computing
Reading Time: 4 minutesEveryone who has taught children before will know the excited gleam in their eyes when the lessons include something to interact with physically. Whether it’s printed and painstakingly laminated flashcards, laser-cut models, or robots, learners’ motivation to engage with the topic will increase along with the noise levels in the classroom. However,…
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An integrated learning experience for young people
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’re currently trialling the full integration of our Code Editor in some of the projects on our Projects site, with the aim of providing a seamless experience for young learners. Our Projects site provides hundreds of free coding projects with step-by-step instructions for young people to use at school, in Code Clubs and…
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Celebrating the community: Sahibjot
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn our series of community stories, we celebrate some of the wonderful things young people and educators around the world are achieving through the power of technology. In our latest story, we’re heading to Vivek High School in Mohali, India, to meet Sahibjot, a 14-year-old coding enthusiast who has taken his hobby…
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Code Club at Number Ten Downing Street
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the rapid advances in digital technologies like artificial intelligence, it’s more important than ever that every young person has the opportunity to learn how computers are being used to change the world and to develop the skills and confidence to get creative with technology. Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government…
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Get ready for Mission Space Lab with our new simulation tool
Reading Time: 5 minutesSince November, registration is open for Mission Space Lab, part of the European Astro Pi Challenge 2023/24. The Astro Pi Challenge is an ESA Education project run in collaboration with us here at the Raspberry Pi Foundation that gives young people up to age 19 the amazing opportunity to write computer programs…
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Integrating computational thinking into primary teaching
Reading Time: 6 minutes“Computational thinking is really about thinking, and sometimes about computing.” – Aman Yadav, Michigan State University Computational thinking is a vital skill if you want to use a computer to solve problems that matter to you. That’s why we consider computational thinking (CT) carefully when creating learning resources here at the Raspberry…
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Working with UK youth and community organisations to tackle the digital divide
Reading Time: 5 minutesAt the heart of our work as a charity is the aim to democratise access to digital skills and technologies. Since 2020, we have partnered with over 100 youth and community organisations in the UK to develop programmes that increase opportunities for young people experiencing educational disadvantage to engage and create with…
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Teaching about AI explainability
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn the rapidly evolving digital landscape, students are increasingly interacting with AI-powered applications when listening to music, writing assignments, and shopping online. As educators, it’s our responsibility to equip them with the skills to critically evaluate these technologies. A key aspect of this is understanding ‘explainability’ in AI and machine learning (ML)…
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Celebrating young Coolest Projects creators at a London museum
Reading Time: 4 minutesEach year, young people all over the world share and celebrate their amazing tech creations by taking part in Coolest Projects, our digital technology showcase. Our global online showcase and local in-person events give kids a wonderful opportunity to celebrate their creativity with their communities, explore other young creators’ tech projects, and…
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What is the impact of attending a Code Club or CoderDojo?
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe support two networks of coding clubs where young people around the world discover the countless possibilities of creating with digital technologies. Young people in a CoderDojo in India. Code Club is a global network of after-school coding clubs for learners aged 9 to 13, where educators and other volunteers help young…
