Schlagwort: education
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Imagining students’ progression in the era of generative AI
Reading Time: 6 minutesGenerative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming more easily accessible to learners and educators, and increasingly better at generating code solutions to programming tasks, code explanations, computing lesson plans, and other learning resources. This raises many questions for educators in terms of what and how we teach students about computing and AI,…
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5 ways to use Arduino with kids
Reading Time: 5 minutesOne of the great things about making is that it really is for everyone — every budget, every skill level, and every age group. Children are one of the groups that can benefit the most from Arduino. Getting exposed to making and home automation from an early age can be enormously beneficial…
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Introducing classroom management to the Code Editor
Reading Time: 4 minutesI’m excited to announce that we’re developing a new set of Code Editor features to help school teachers run text-based coding lessons with their students. New Code Editor features for teaching Last year we released our free Code Editor and made it available as an open source project. Right now we’re developing…
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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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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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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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Arduino Education at Bett 2024: Inspiring STEAM innovation
Reading Time: 2 minutesDiscover the future of K-12 & HE at Bett 2024 with Arduino Education Arduino Education will be back at Bett 2024, the global stage for education innovation, from January 24th-26th at ExCel London. Our booth (which you’ll find in Bett Hall, Stand NJ12) will be a hub of creativity and excitement, where…
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Evolving our online courses to help more people be computing educators
Reading Time: 4 minutesSince launching our free online courses about computing on the edX platform back in August, we’ve been training course facilitators and analysing the needs of educators around the world. We want every course participant to have a great experience learning with us — read on to find out what we’re doing right…
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Arduino Education is a three-time Bett Awards finalist for 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe are proud to announce that Arduino Education has been shortlisted as a finalist in three categories for the Bett Awards 2024: COMPANY OF THE YEAR (MORE THAN £3M) COLLABORATION WITH A SCHOOL for the Medellin Challenge with Colegio San Jose de Las Vegas in Colombia Bett INNOVATION AWARD for innovation on…
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Coding futures: Celebrating our educational partnership in Telangana
Reading Time: 6 minutesOn September 29 2023, amidst much excitement and enthusiasm, a significant event took place at a unique school in Moinabad, Telangana: the teams of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) gathered to celebrate our partnership on the esteemed Coding Academy of TSWREIS. This event marked…
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What does AI mean for computing education?
Reading Time: 9 minutesIt’s been less than a year since ChatGPT catapulted generative artificial intelligence (AI) into mainstream public consciousness, reigniting the debate about the role that these powerful new technologies will play in all of our futures. ‘Will AI save or destroy humanity?’ might seem like an extreme title for a podcast, particularly if…
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Young children’s ScratchJr coding projects: Assessment and support
Reading Time: 5 minutesBlock-based programming applications like Scratch and ScratchJr provide millions of children with an introduction to programming; they are a fun and accessible way for beginners to explore programming concepts and start making with code. ScratchJr, in particular, is designed specifically for children between the ages of 5 and 7, enabling them to…
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Discover the world of physics, for real – with the new Arduino Science Kit R3!
Reading Time: 2 minutesStephen Hawking once said, “No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before.” That joy is exactly what we hope to ignite with Arduino’s Science Kit R3, bridging theory with practical exploration with a complete toolbox that…
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Digital making with Raspberry Pis in primary schools in Sarawak, Malaysia
Reading Time: 6 minutesDr Sue Sentance, Director of our Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre at the University of Cambridge, shares what she learned on a recent visit in Malaysia to understand more about the approach taken to computing education in the state of Sarawak. Dr Sue Sentance Computing education is a challenge around the…
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Apply for a free UK teacher’s place at the WiPSCE conference
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom 27 to 29 September 2023, we and the University of Cambridge are hosting the WiPSCE International Workshop on Primary and Secondary Computing Education Research for educators and researchers. This year, this annual conference will take place at Robinson College in Cambridge. We’re inviting all UK-based teachers of computing subjects to apply…
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The Raspberry Pi Foundation and edX: A new way to learn about teaching computing
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe are delighted to announce that we’ve joined the partner network of edX, the global online learning platform. Through our free online courses we enable any educator to teach students about computing and how to create with digital technologies. Since 2017, over 250,000 people have taken our online courses, including 19,000 teachers…
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How we’re learning to explain AI terms for young people and educators
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhat do we talk about when we talk about artificial intelligence (AI)? It’s becoming a cliche to point out that, because the term “AI” is used to describe so many different things nowadays, it’s difficult to know straight away what anyone means when they say “AI”. However, it’s true that without a…
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A vocational digital skills course in Kakuma refugee camp: Connecting to learners’ lives
Reading Time: 6 minutesWe are working in partnership with Amala Education to pilot a vocational skills course for displaced learners aged 16 to 25 in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. Kakuma camp was set up in Kenya in 1992, following a civil war in neighbouring South Sudan in East Africa. Today, 2 million people are living…
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How can computing education promote an equitable digital future? Ideas from research
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) focuses on innovation and technology for gender equality. This cause aligns closely with our mission as a charity: to enable young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. An important part of our mission is to shift the gender…
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Teach your learners with The Computing Curriculum
Reading Time: 3 minutesComputing combines a very broad mixture of concepts and skills. We work to support any school to teach students about the whole of computing and how to create with digital technologies. A key part of this support is The Computing Curriculum. We help schools around the world teach their learners computing. The…
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Computing curriculum fundamentals | Hello World #20
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhy are computing systems at the heart of our computing curriculum design? Senior Learning Manager Sway Grantham from the Foundation team explains in her article from the brand-new issue of Hello World, our free magazine for computing educators, out today. Whether you plan lessons on a Computing topic, develop curriculum content, or…
