Resources

If you are interested in finding out more about Coding, Computational Thinking, Computer Science and the Digital Technologies Curriculum, we have provided some resources for you to explore.

Websites

• NESA Coding and Computational Thinking Across the Curriculum Guide
• Digital Technologies Hub
• Computer Science Field Guide
• CS4FN - Computer Science 4 Fun
• CSTeachingTips
• Google’s Computer Science Education Resources

Online Courses

• CSER Digital Technologies MOOCs
• Harvard’s Creative Computing Curriculum
• Google’s Exploring Computational Thinking Course

Free Lessons

• Computer Science Unplugged
• TryComputing Lesson Plans
• Google CS First
• Code Club Resources

Articles

• A Different Approach to Coding, by Mitch Resnick & David Siegel
• Computational Thinking in Primary Schools, by Miles Berry
• From Computational Thinking to Computational Participation in K-12 Education, by Yasmin B. Kafai

Books

General Coding & Computational Thinking

• Connected Code: Why Children Need to Learn Programming
• Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom
• Learner-Centered Design of Computing Education: Research on Computing for Everyone

Coding & Math

• The Children’s Machine: Rethinking School In The Age Of The Computer
• Changing Minds
• Connected Gaming: What Making Video Games Can Teach Us about Learning and Literacy