There is another Ladies Learning to Code event in Calgary. This one is an Introduction to JavaScript. The event costs $54.49, which I think is very reasonable. Register here. The event space is in Hillhurst, an area affected by the #yycflood. As invites were sent yesterday, I’m assuming the location is not damaged.
UPDATED: Canadian Coding Camp Bitmaker Labs Is Back In Business | ReadWrite
Learn-to-code programs go up against the status-quo education system. Now at least one code school has learned that it might also be going up against the law.
See the full article: Canadian Province Cracks Down On Coding Schools – ReadWrite.
See also: Canadian Hacker School Goes Dark After Government Probe | WIRED
Giving young girls an education has such a huge impact in developing countries that you need to see it to believe it. A new film called Girl Rising shows how education affects nine girls from nine countries–with some help from Meryl Streep.
CNN will be broadcasting Girl Rising June 16 & June 22. Check out the Girl Rising trailer website.
10×10 (Educate Girls: Change the World) is “a global action campaign for educating girls.” There will be a companion curriculum launched on October 11, 2013, The International Day of the Girl. The curriculum will be free of charge and educators can fill out a form to be notified when the curriculum is available.
There is also the 10×10 Book Club with toolkits for book clubs for two specific books so far (they will be adding more), as well as young adult and middle grade toolkits.
Hogwarts for Hackers: Inside the Science and Tech School of Tomorrow | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com
The article takes an in depth look at the unique education approach at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA), where students have the opportunity to work on self-directed projects.
Quotables:
“ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom recommends that libraries cultivate videogame creation, play, and contests. Many reluctant learners are at-risk youth, and gaming helps bring them into the library.”
“Libraries are among the most trusted of institutions. It is time to use that trust to create activities and programs that help solve the problem of gun violence.”
via Gun Violence, Videogames, and Libraries | American Libraries Magazine.
The humanoid NAO Robot can interact with kids in a way that grownups sometimes can’t.
via A Robot For Autistic Kids, Now In Schools | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation.
Extraordinary and heartwarming.
You may also like:
Robot Aids in Therapy for Autistic Children | The Wall Street Journal Online
Whether or not your child grows up to be the next Zuckerberg, programming is a highly useful skill for him or her to learn. It teaches vital problem-solving, creativity, and communication skills. Plus, it can be downright fun for you both. Here are some of the best tried-and-true apps for teaching kids of all ages how to code.
via How and Why to Teach Your Kids to Code | LifeHacker
Apps discussed cover from the very young to older learners and include:
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Collection of Links: Resources for Learning to Code | The Modern MLIS
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