Students learn during Hour of Code

Looking ahead, Partovi said the “most important milestone” is the new AP Computer Science Principles exam, which debuts this year. The Hour of Code is connected to 2016 Computer Science Education Week, a grassroots movement that kicks off nationally Monday. “We’ve made a great start, but there is still a lot more to achieve”, says Te Whaiti.

Ambe Tierro, senior managing director, Philippines, will host students at the Southridge School for Boys, as well as a special employee event for daughters of Accenture employees in Manila.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been a supporter of Minecraft initiatives within Microsoft and he had some strong words to say in support of Minecraft’s involvement in Hour of Code.

Tech companies can learn how to participate here. Second-graders tested operating robots with iPads and heard from state and local leaders in education and computer science. President Barack Obama challenged the nation to create opportunities for every child to learn computer science during February’s State of the Union Address. “They will be using automatized, computer systems for a wide range of activities”.

CAITE’s work for CS Ed Week, now in its seventh year, promotes and supports teachers with kits that include a poster and buttons, among other items. “We want to make sure that they understand that this isn’t simply an activity, but this could be a lifetime level of work”.

For the past three years, Rowland Unified has had a concentrated focus on educational technology across the District addressing 21 century learning and preparing students for college and career. “Everything was easy, but I got stuck on a few things like placing blocks”.

Hoping to become a detective one day, Lock said understanding coding will come in handy when investigating computer crimes. The Hour of Code™ is a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming.

The Women Tech Council is working to raise awareness about the importance of computer science education by participating in National Computer Science Education Week and creating a Hour of Code module using the creativity and innovation of student-coders. The event is created to “demystify” coding and show that anyone can learn how to do it, she said, later adding the push toward coding stems in part from a coding grant Albany County School District No. 1 received during the summer. A total of 11 volunteers, who were either engineering students or IT professionals, helped out students to learn the basics of coding through a friendly programme.