Codio has released the first in a series of five-minute videos which provide comment from industry specialists on the best ways of teaching computer science and coding in schools. The videos will be published on Codio’s website and Youtube channel.
The first episode features Shahneila Saeed - a founder board member of Computing at School, former Head of Computing at an inner London secondary school, and Programme Director for the Digital Schoolhouse - a Mayor of London and Department for Education backed initiative aiming to raise engagement and achievement in computer science in 100+ London schools.
Shahneila talks about how learning to code prepares students for the jobs of the future, the importance of making lessons fun and engaging, and the innovation in teaching programming that can be gained by using web-based platforms such as Codio.
The ‘Ask the Experts’ series follows Codio’s recent roundtable event which brought together many computing specialists to discuss the best ways of delivering the new Computing curriculum in schools. Attendees included UK exam board OCR, whose recent partnership with Codio will ensure that all learners have the appropriate technology to learn computer science and coding successfully.
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is8YAFQfRGI
