NORTH PROVIDENCE – Elementary students in North Providence will have the opportunity to learn to code next year thanks to a recent grant from the Rhode Island Department of Education.
The CAL, or Coding in Another Language, K-2 program will be piloted at McGuire Elementary School next year, funded with $20,000 from RIDE.
The project is part of Computer Science for Rhode Island, a statewide initiative seeking to expand computer science offerings in schools, and is funded by a research grant from the DevTech Research Group at Tufts University.
The CAL curriculum uses ScratchJr, a program designed for children that integrates math and literacy skills.
By Amanda Sullivan
04/20/21
When
walking through the toy section in most department stores, adults are
often still confronted with the startling divide between “the pink
aisle” and “the blue aisle.” Walking through these aisles can
feel like stepping into a time machine, warping us into a past era
full of masculine and feminine stereotypes we have spent decades
trying to eradicate. With so much material to wade through, finding
the right STEM tools and products for young girls can be daunting. This excerpt from my book Breaking
the STEM Stereotype: Reaching Girls in Early Childhood
will provide educators with examples of tools, games, and products