Week-long activities bring computer coding to students By Lynn Desjardins | [email protected] Posted: Friday, December 9, 2016 11:31 Last Updated: Friday, December 9, 2016 11:34 ...

Canada is expecting a shortage of workers to fill thousands of tech jobs in the near future, and B.C. schools have responded by making computer coding a mandatory part of the curriculum.

To develop a computer programming language for Indigenous languages—and currently in Cree—Corbett uses its natural language and cultural perspectives directly in the computer interface. For example, ...

Coding apps and toys may motivate kids and improve their computer science confidence, but they are unlikely to work miracles.

Nova Scotia hopes to incorporate computer coding into the curriculum next year so that students get more hands-on experience with the technology that makes the modern world work.

Computer programming for kids could be the next big trend. That’s if the success of recent Kickstarter projects, including one aimed at teaching kids as young as three the basics of programming ...

Elementary students in Alberta will learn computer coding under the province’s proposed curriculum for elementary schools, starting in early grades by focusing on a concept called computational ...

“Coding teaches creativity, collaboration, problem-solving and other skills critical to the success of students regardless of the career they pursue,” said Chun, adding that the “ app ...

She is a kids coding advocate and volunteer who led the 2015 B.C. Hour of Code campaign, in addition to creating the B.C.-wide youth coding event, Codecreate, with support from the B.C. government ...