Nova Scotia to expand school computer coding this fall with programmable robots
Posted May 6, 2016 02:12:13 PM.
Last Updated May 6, 2016 03:40:02 PM.
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HALIFAX – Small programmable robots will be introduced into all elementary schools across Nova Scotia this fall as the province moves to expand computer coding as part of its overall curriculum through high school.
Education Minister Karen Casey says $1 million announced in the spring budget will give students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 access to technical devices such as iPads, tech invention kits, and wireless probes and software.
Casey says the technology will be used to promote problem solving, teamwork and critical thinking skills across a range of subjects including math and science.
She says the funding will also be used to train teachers through a professional development program running through this month and June and an IT summer camp.
Casey says Nova Scotia is a national leader in incorporating coding as part of its curriculum having introduced basic coding for students from Kindergarten to Grade 3 last September.
She says the goal is to have computer coding fully integrated through every classroom in Grade 6 within three years and through junior and senior high schools within five years.
