Resources
All the latest updates, podcasts, tools, and online guides to help facilitate your computer science classroom experience, in-person or online.
My Coding Story
Our founder, and Board Member, Ari Ioannides, shares his experience with code throughout the years and the positive impact on his life.
Remaining Trouble Spots With Computational Thinking
In this episode of the #CSK8 podcast, Jared O'Leary unpacks Denning’s (2017) publication titled “Remaining trouble spots with computational thinking: Addressing unresolved questions concerning computational thinking,” which answers three questions: what is computational thinking, how do we measure students’ computational abilities, and is computational thinking good for everyone?
Exploring Computer Science with Joanna Goode
Deep Dive into BootUp Professional Development Offerings
A librarian at a district where I conducted a professional development workshop recently stated that I don’t give a lot of information at the beginning of class. I told her that I learned a long time ago, less is more. Her comment reflects one of the many teaching philosophies we embrace within our professional development at BootUp.
The Role of Deliberate Practice in The Acquisition of Expert Performance
Other Resources
Integration Studios
In addition to the integration suggestions in our lesson plans and our discussion forum, our Scratch account has several studios that demonstrate the potential for integrating projects with Scratch.
Complete List of Lesson Plans
Use this document to quickly access all of our ScratchJr and Scratch lesson plans and coder resources.
Unplugged Resources
This spreadsheet is a curated list of more than 100 unplugged lesson plans and resources for elementary coders.
Resources Created by Affiliate Districts
This folder includes a curation of resources created by districts we have worked with.
Discussion Forum
Join in on the conversation with colleagues and peers about all things computer science!
Remote Learning Resources
We’ve compiled some resources to help districts, teachers, and families cope with the rise of school closures around the nation.