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The iCode curriculum is designed to empower young people by weaving together experiences that value individual and family identity, teach social justice, and develop computer science skills and mindsets. In block-based coding, computer commands are grouped together in pre-programmed blocks that…
Every child should have the opportunity to learn computer science. Coding can be an expression of youth’s identity and their artistic selves. The iCode curriculum develops computational thinking, computer science skills, and career motivations by focusing on identity and cultural heritage.Before they…
Social justice youth development fosters critical thinking in young people while encouraging them to act toward achieving an equitable distribution of resources and opportunity for all. The iCode curriculum is designed to empower young people by bringing together critical thinking about social justice with…
iCode develops computational thinking, computer science skills, and career motivations by focusing on identity and cultural heritage. The activities encourage exploration, discourse, and reflection to foster positive ethnic-racial identity. The curriculum integrates culturally relevant and experiential…
Blog by Nanelle Jones-SullivanI have been visiting therapeutic gardens in Southern California as a part of a Horticultural Therapy class. Dorn and Relf, in "The Profession and Practice of Horticultural Therapy,” write that the basic premise is “working with and around plants brings about positive…
A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, is hanging out in a patch of African blue basil in a Vacaville garden.Me: "Whatcha doing, Ms. Mantis?"Ms. Mantis: "Oh, just watching the bees. Look at how much pollen and nectar they're collecting! It's a bee-utiful thing!"Me: "Just watching them?"Ms. Mantis: …
