Teach Basic Coding in Primary School: Tips and Strategies

Master primary school coding! Learn fundamentals, curriculum fit, and teaching strategies with confidence.

What you’ll cover

1. 1Course welcome
2. 2Introduction
3. 3Set some learning goals
4. 4Why do we need to actively engage students in learning how to code?
5. 5What is coding?
6. 6Some Coding Terms
7. 7Coding in the Australian landscape
8. 8An overview of digital literacies
9. 9Soft skills learned through coding
10. 10The role of digital citizenship
11. 11Understanding bias
12. 12Set up a growth mindset
13. 13Links to current studies/interests
14. 14Explore students' prior knowledge (guiding question prompts)
15. 15Give examples to introduce key concepts (sequencing, if/then algorithm)
16. 16Resources
17. 17The next steps
18. 18Cool lesson plans
19. 19Suggestions for collaboration
20. 20Taxonomy of learning
21. 21Congratulations