At the inaugural BC Tech Summit, Christy Clark,the Premier of British Columbia announced that computer coding will be added to the province’s K-12 school curriculum:
Opening Keynote
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What are some of the difficult questions concerning BC’s new tech strategy, including: teacher training, backend support, equitable funding for classroom technologies, and the need for government accountability?
What are the complex ethical, technical, and pedagogical issues associated with the development and implementation of BC’s new ADST framework?
How is technology changing the way children think, learn, and focus in school?
How might we increase student voice and choice in the development of new curriculum? For example, consider ISTE (International Society for Technology Education): Student Feedback; Standards for Students (7 Standards; 28 Performance Indicators).
BCIC (British Columbia Innovation Council)
Scratch Coding Curriculum Guide (draft by the Scratch Ed Team)
Computational Thinking (Wing, 2006)
Big ideas on British Columbia’s redesigned curriculum
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