Video games often get a bad rap among parents, but Code Ninjas, a learning center that opened in July at Landstown Commons, is proving that video games can be educational, too. The Houston-based ...

"All these people who've made it big have their own variation of the same story, where they felt lucky to be exposed to computer programming at the right age, and it bloomed into something that ...

The two approaches to instruction that are driving learning today are the use of technology for individual learning and testing by classroom educators. Online assessments whether used for classroom ...

Coding in K-12 schools has gained momentum over the last two years.But as we rush to bring coding to our schools, questions emerge: Do we need ‘coding’ teachers? Who will teach computer programming to ...

The Orangeburg County Library recently served as host to free workshops designed to teach teens computer programming and coding skills. The workshops were taught by Eddie Massey III, founder of the ...

With the tech industry concerned about the lack of skilled programmers coming up through the ranks, it’s hoped that this week’s Hour of Code initiative, which is taking place as part of Computer ...

A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...

In the new book Beyond Coding: How Children Learn Human Values Through Programming, Tufts professor Marina Umaschi Bers argues that schools can teach computer coding in ways that develop character as ...

SAN QUENTIN, CA—It sounds almost like a parody of Silicon Valley: two wealthy San Francisco Bay Area tech veterans want San Quentin State Prison inmates to learn basic computer programming as a way to ...

South Hills High School teacher Saleta Thomas bills her class as a digital game-design program for students. But once students opt to take the class, they start learning computer coding through basic ...

When you think about hackathons and coders building something quick and dirty, you might envision a dark dorm room at Harvard filled with pizza boxes and empty Red Bull cans. That’s because the only ...