Code Club Teacher Training - Manchester
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Liz Smart
Jan 11, 2016, 9:42:08 AM1/11/16
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Hi everyone. See below from the lovely Lauren at Code Club about Teacher Training opportunities for volunteers in Manchester.
Since 2012, Code Club has developed a strong and growing network of volunteer-led after-school clubs across the UK as well as abroad. It's our ambition to offer the opportunity for all children to learn to code and become digital makers, through after school clubs and teacher training sessions.
The computing curriculum came into effect in England in September 2014, and teachers are now expected to teach computer science to children from ages 5 - 11 years old. However, many teachers feel they have not had sufficient programming experience or training. Our goal is to train teachers, so that they feel confident and excited about delivering the new computing curriculum. Informed and inspiring teachers help develop great students who have computational thinking skills and have a thorough understanding of how technology works.
We have been funded by Google to train 200 teachers in the Manchester area over the next few months, which is fantastic news. I am recruiting volunteers who understand and care about computer science, and who want to share their knowledge. We will train the volunteers in a one day workshop, and then they will go into the local schools to train the teachers who have requested help with the new Computing curriculum.
The computing curriculum came into effect in England in September 2014, and teachers are now expected to teach computer science to children from ages 5 - 11 years old. However, many teachers feel they have not had sufficient programming experience or training. Our goal is to train teachers, so that they feel confident and excited about delivering the new computing curriculum. Informed and inspiring teachers help develop great students who have computational thinking skills and have a thorough understanding of how technology works.
We have been funded by Google to train 200 teachers in the Manchester area over the next few months, which is fantastic news. I am recruiting volunteers who understand and care about computer science, and who want to share their knowledge. We will train the volunteers in a one day workshop, and then they will go into the local schools to train the teachers who have requested help with the new Computing curriculum.
The next training will be held on February 6th 2016 and I have attached the invite flyer for full information.
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