Nov
2013
Should Coding be the “New Foreign Language” Requirement?
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/coding-new-foreign-language-requirement-helen-mowers
Coding, Cognition and Communication
In terms of cognitive advantages, learning a system of signs, symbols and rules used to communicate — that is, language study — improves thinking by challenging the brain to recognize, negotiate meaning and master different language patterns. Coding does the same thing. Students who speak English and Mandarin are better multitaskers because they’re used to switching between language structures. Coding, likewise, involves understanding and working within structures.
Foreign language instruction today emphasizes practical communication — what students can do with the language. Similarly, coding is practical, empowering and critical to the daily life of everyone living in the 21st century.
Coding is Ubiquitous
Programming is the global language, more common than spoken languages like English, Chinese or Spanish.
5 Reasons Why You Should Teach Kids to Code ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/10/5-reasons-why-you-should-teach-kids-to.html
Why We’re Learning about Coding in Our 6th Grade Writing Class
http://www.middleweb.com/11559/learning-coding-in-writing-class/
Should coding replace foreign language requirements?
http://www.educationdive.com/news/should-coding-replace-foreign-language-requirements/361398/
Washington state and Kentucky have both proposed legislation that mirrors this trend, with Washington asking that students be allowed to count two years of computer science courses as two years of foreign language studies.
In an October post, Washington Post columnist Valerie Strauss wrote that coding is something like “cursive 2.0” — a practice that will soon become compulsory in schools across the nation.
Plamen Miltenoff
June 10, 2014 at 2:24 am (11 years ago)http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2014/06/09/320309576/learn-to-code-learn-to-think
Learn To Code, Learn To Think
Programming languages come and go. And it doesn’t much matter whether most people master the subtleties of semicolon use in Python versus C. But the basic abilities to think a problem through carefully, clearly and thoroughly are essential for just about all people in just about all fields.
Plamen Miltenoff
June 13, 2014 at 11:01 pm (11 years ago)Why Programming Teaches So Much More Than Technical Skills
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/why-programming-teaches-so-much-more-than-technical-skills/
Plamen Miltenoff
June 14, 2014 at 1:37 pm (11 years ago)Coding for Kids: Free Websites That Teach Kids Programming
http://mommypoppins.com/coding-kids-free-websites-teach-learn-programming