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Engaging primary Computing teachers in culturally relevant pedagogy through professional development
Reading Time: 8 minutesUnderrepresentation in computing is a widely known issue, in industry and in education. To cite some statistics from the UK: a Black British Voices report from August 2023 noted that 95% of respondents believe the UK curriculum neglects black lives and experiences; fewer students from working class backgrounds study GCSE Computer Science;…
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Creating connections at our 2023 Africa partner meetup
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe partner with organisations around the world to bring coding activities to young people in their regions through Code Club and CoderDojo. Currently involving 54 organisations in 43 countries, this Global Clubs Partner network shares our passion for educating kids to create with technology. We work to connect our Global Clubs Partners…
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Experience AI: Making AI relevant and accessible
Reading Time: 7 minutesGoogle DeepMind’s Aimee Welch discusses our partnership on the Experience AI learning programme and why equal access to AI education is key. This article also appears in issue 22 of Hello World on teaching and AI. From AI chatbots to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence (AI) is here and rapidly transforming our world.…
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Spotlight on teaching programming with and without AI in our 2024 seminar series
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow do you best teach programming in school? It’s one of the core questions for primary and secondary computing teachers. That’s why we’re making it the focus of our free online seminars in 2024. You’re invited to attend and hear about the newest research about the teaching and learning of programming, with…
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Coolest Projects is back in 2024
Reading Time: 5 minutesBig news for young tech creators: Coolest Projects will return in 2024. The world’s leading showcase for young creators of digital tech will be open for registration in the online gallery, and we want young people worldwide to showcase their tech projects. In 2024, we are hosting the Coolest Projects online showcase…
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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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Support for new computing teachers: A tool to find Scratch programming errors
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe all know that learning to program, and specifically learning how to debug or fix code, can be frustrating and leave beginners overwhelmed and disheartened. In a recent blog article, our PhD student Lauria at the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre highlighted the pivotal role that teachers play in shaping students’…
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Celebrating the community: St Joseph’s Secondary School
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn our series of community stories, we celebrate some of the amazing young people and educators who are using their passion for technology to create positive change in the world around them. In our latest story, we’re sharing the inspiring journey of St Joseph’s Secondary School in Rush, Ireland. Over the past…
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AI literacy for teachers and students all over the world
Reading Time: 5 minutesI am delighted to announce that the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Google DeepMind are building a global network of educational organisations to bring AI literacy to teachers and students all over the world, starting with Canada, Kenya, and Romania. Learners around the world will gain AI literacy skills through Experience AI. Experience…
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Code Editor update: Support for HTML and mobile devices
Reading Time: 3 minutesEarlier this year, we launched our Code Editor, a free online tool to help make learning text-based programming simple and accessible for kids age 9 and up. We focus on supporting the needs of young people who are learning programming at school, in Code Clubs and CoderDojos, and at home. Today, we…
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New micro:bit coding projects for kids
Reading Time: 6 minutesYoung people can now learn to code and create with our brand-new path of micro:bit coding projects. The ‘Intro to micro:bit’ path is free and kids can follow it to code projects that focus on wellbeing, including topics like mental health, relaxation, and exercise. As you might know, a micro:bit (pronounced “microbit”)…
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Explore space science and coding with Astro Pi Mission Space Lab
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday we’re calling all young people who are excited to explore coding and space science, and the mentors who want to support and inspire them on their journey. Astro Pi Mission Space Lab is officially open again, offering young people all over Europe the amazing chance to have their code for a…
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The Experience AI Challenge: Make your own AI project
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe are pleased to announce a new AI-themed challenge for young people: the Experience AI Challenge invites and supports young people aged up to 18 to design and make their own AI applications. This is their chance to have a taste of getting creative with the powerful technology of machine learning. And…
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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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Welcome, new partners: Growing the global impact of Code Club and CoderDojo
Reading Time: 5 minutesIncreasing access to computing education is a global challenge, and at the Raspberry Pi Foundation we take a global approach in addressing it. One way we do this is to partner with organisations around the world and support them to introduce Code Clubs and CoderDojos in their local or national communities. Code…
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Hello World #22 out now: Teaching and AI
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecent developments in artificial intelligence are changing how the world sees computing and challenging computing educators to rethink their approach to teaching. In the brand-new issue of Hello World, out today for free, we tackle some big questions about AI and computing education. We also get practical with resources for your classroom.…
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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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Take part in the UK Bebras Challenge 2023 for schools
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe UK Bebras Challenge is back and ready to accept entries from schools for its annual event, which runs from 6 to 17 November. More than 3 million students from 59 countries took part in the Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge in 2022. In the UK alone, over 365,000 students participated. Read on…
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Launch kids’ code into space with the European Astro Pi Challenge 2023/24
Reading Time: 4 minutesThroughout this year, space agencies have been embarking on new missions to explore our solar system, and young people can get involved too through the European Astro Pi Challenge 2023/24, which we’re launching today. Kids’ code in space with the Astro Pi Challenge In the past few months India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission landed…
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Celebrating young tech creators in person: Coolest Projects events 2023
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn the 2023 Coolest Projects online showcase, 5801 young people from all over the world shared the wonderful, fun, and creative things they had made with technology. But that’s not all we’ve seen of Coolest Projects this year. As well as our worldwide annual online showcase, a number of in-person Coolest Projects…
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Experience AI: Teach about AI, chatbots, and biology
Reading Time: 4 minutesNew artificial intelligence (AI) tools have had a profound impact on many areas of our lives in the past twelve months, including on education. Teachers and schools have been exploring how AI tools can transform their work, and how they can teach their learners about this rapidly developing technology. As enabling all…
