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This is something from my days teaching science- Curriculum Pathways has many options for your students.  This post concentrates on the upcoming Computer Science Week.

It's almost Computer Science Education Week. This annual program, which lands Dec. 3-9, is dedicated to inspiring K-12 students' interest in computer science. There's no better time to experiment with hands-on, collaborative coding across the curriculum using CodeSnaps, which requires only one robot and one app.

Coding in math class adds up to fun

Try our popular Show With Code: 24 Game, in which students use restricted combinations of mathematical operations to navigate a grid of numbers, finding only paths where the result is 24. Teams can also collaborate to code a program that successfully maneuvers a robot in Navigating an Obstacle Course, as featured inCode.org's Robotics and Circuits activities.

Can you code with ELA content? Yes!

Grid-based activities are the perfect fit for integrating ELA content into coding. For example, Show With Code: Finding Word Families requires students to write a program that moves a robot through a grid of familiar words. To solve the grid, only land on squares containing words in the same family. This lesson is easily modified to suit any age or grade level.

Why code is music to our ears

Similarities between music and coding make music a natural instructional tool for computational thinking. Try dissecting the Itsy Bitsy Spider song. Students can break down the story into individual components and translate the song into a program a connected robot "spider" can follow. Watch this quick video to see how it works.

Create and share CS lessons and more

Transform your lessons into interactive, online resources withCrio™, our free drag-and-drop editor. Create a new approach to computer science or any subject. Remix and build on the best work of your peers. Then share your lessons with other educators around the world – our library features more than 2,000 lessons, and it's growing! – and consolidate your lesson plans online.Learn more and try Crio.

No-cost professional development

Remember to check out our no-fee professional development opportunities.  We offer self-paced online learning, customizable on-site workshops, live webinars with Curriculum Pathways®experts and video tutorials on YouTube.

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Visit the Curriculum Pathways website to explore more than 1,700 interactive, standards-based resources in the core disciplines. To receive the most relevant resources and news, update your profile by logging in to your Curriculum Pathways account, clicking on settings under the welcome button, and selecting the user profile tab.

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