The new Canadian landscapes are digital.
Canada Learning Code designs, delivers, and partners on technology education for Canadians.
Start here to: learn, teach or volunteer.
Welcome to a new way of learning. From workshops to local meetups, our learning experiences are designed to be a welcoming environment where you can learn in a social and collaborative way.
Make sure you have your parent's permission to attend any event!
Canada Learning Code believes all teachers can teach coding.
Teachers Learning Code is designed to help K-12 teachers with little-to-no coding experience teach coding fundamentals with confidence!
A quick start guide is available for download, as well as a variety of lesson plans!
What does it take to build inclusive technology? In this lesson, around AI ethics, students will experience how algorithmic bias occurs using Google’s Teachable Machine tool using a biased data set. Hint: you might hear some “woofs” and “purrs”!
Learn how to to teach our lesson, "Cats, Dogs & Machine Learning", from our Instructor Training Lead, Cael!
"What happens when your students have a platform that allows them to envision the impact they make in the world? In this lesson, your students will learn how to use CoSpaces to build their own 3D creations, animate them with code (using block coding) and explore the topic of virtual reality."
Note - you do NOT need VR sets to do this lesson.
Search for online and face to face learning experiences or workshops in your area!
When you join our new Learning Tool you gain access to:
• Learning courses designed to show you how to teach code to kids and teens
• Access to FREE resources including micro-lessons, (which can be as quick as 30 min), training videos, rubrics, language/tool assessments and so much more
• A national network of others who are learning to teach coding and computer science; together you can share what you’ve learned, ask questions and join a growing virtual community!
A collection of coding lessons for all ages. Filter by coding concept, subject, grade or province!
"During Canada Learning Code Week, students around Canada will collectively code to unlock Emoji World and make it a better place for all emojis.
Last year students all over Canada learned how to code and filled Emoji World with 1000s of emojis including many 💩 poop 💩 emojis. Unfortunately, this has resulted in the release of too much CO₂ And now Emoji World is at risk of severe climate change.
Teachers, with you as the Commanders and us as your co-pilots, our mission is to mitigate the CO₂ emissions caused by thousands of poop emojis from Canada Learning Code Week last year.
Get started by getting featured lesson plans delivered right to your inbox. It’s code time, go time 🚀"
FULL COURSES are available here for students.
Learn to make your own game, app, or computer drawing. (K-5)
Build real working apps, games and websites using blocks, JavaScript, CSS, HTML and more. (6-9)
Go beyond Code.org and take university courses online or learn a new programming language. (10-12)
Plus access to all the Hour of Code games/coding activities!
"All the courses on Codecademy are free. The free course catalog features hundreds of hours of content that help learners develop skills in their desired programming language. However, CodeCademy offers a “pro” option that allows tailored lessons and tutorials for the user as well as live tutoring."
You have to make an account to use this excellent site. You can learn 180 hours of content for FREE! You can sign up to do more for a cost if you wish.
Each month, we’ve selected a different theme encouraging people (like you!) to inspire your projects during our learning experiences. Here are some ideas on how you might combine your super powers and perspectives with technology throughout 2019:
A video game inspired by your findings on declining bee population
A piece of artwork to illustrate how we might learn in the future
A website to share your thoughts on food security in your community
A website to share your favourite ways to stay active in the winter season
An interactive story on how we might reduce food waste
A website to share your fun invention idea!
Create emojis with code! In this activity, students remix a Processing sketch to build their very own interactive emoji artwork.
Anyone can learn computer science! Over 70 million students have learned on Code.org!
Get started coding today. Our courses and activities are free! Create an account to save your projects.
Code.org® is an education innovation nonprofit dedicated to the vision that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part of their core K-12 education. The program increases diversity in computer science by reaching students of all backgrounds where they are — at their skill-level, in their schools, and in ways that inspire them to keep learning.
Microworlds is a coding platform that is free for Canadian residents and schools.
Versions are also availalbe in Cree and Ojibwe.
If you download this the book "Getting Started with Coding: Get Creative with Code" by Camille McCue
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Learn to code. EARN CERTIFICATIONS.
Free code camp is a great website for online learning. The site lets you learn to code with free online courses, programming projects, and interview preparation for developer jobs.
Find everything you need here to participate in the our of code this December - or any day of the year!
The coding activities here teach problem solving and computational thinking.
No previous experience required for teachers or students! Choose from beginner or comfortable to get started in the top right corner area. Use the filters on the left side of the screen to find the perfect activity!
Students will learn about innovation in Canada, and create a website about their chosen recipient of the Governor General Innovation Award.
"Want to help kids understand the magic of machine learning? In this lesson students will learn how machine learning algorithms work, and their uses in day-to-day life!"
A simple introduction to learning like a computer - no devices required.
The lesson is divided into:
Prep Work
Lesson
Assessment
Extensions
Curricular Connections
References
"Build your library’s capacity to help youth gain skills for the future
The Ready to Code Collection provides resources and strategies for coding and computational thinking activities that are grounded in research, aligned with library core values, and support broadening participation."
"Taking up the mantel for helping students learn coding, the Libraries Ready to Code project is an initiative of the American Library Association and sponsored by Google. The Ready to Code Collection provides resources for librarians based on their own expertise. Resources can be browsed by different topics and include such support as lesson plans and professional development on topics as diverse as design thinking, robotics and storyline." (AASL)