We are pleased to announce that our next free webinar, ‘Coding – it’s not scary- it’s easy, it’s free and it promotes cerebral fitness!’ will be held on Tuesday 27th June at 3:30pm. Our speaker will be Charmaine Roynon, a Microsoft MIEExpert from Cape Town. Charmaine is the ICT Integrator at Wynberg Girl’s Junior School, and she is also Head of Curriculum Development and Teacher Training at EDU 365 SA. Charmaine is very interested in coding and its importance to our learners and she recently ran a Coding Conference at her school for teachers around Cape Town. She says, “I started exploring the world of coding, it’s educational impact and why it is often referred to as “21st Century Oxygen”. After doing some research, I discovered some incredible coding websites that are interactive, engaging and include teaching functions in the form of short video clips to guide users through each process. All this – for free!”We invite you to hear what Charmaine has to say about coding on our SchoolNet free webinar.
Webinar details
Webinar title: Coding – it’s not scary- it’s easy, it’s free and it promotes cerebral fitness
Presenter: Charmaine Roynon, MIEExpert, ICT Integrator at Wynberg Girl’s Junior School, and Head of Curriculum Development and Teacher Training at EDU 365 SA, Charmaine is also a member of the NAPTOSA Pro Gro and Professional Development teams in the Western Cape where they present and deliver 2 ½ day educational conferences.
Summary: Charmaine says: “I have spent many years supporting teachers in their ICT integration journey. Sometimes I have to expose teachers to material that I am not so sure of myself! So, in line with the saying: “If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.” (Seth Godin), I started exploring the world of coding, it’s educational impact and why it is often referred to as “21st Century Oxygen”. After doing some research, I discovered some incredible coding websites that are interactive, engaging and include teaching functions in the form of short video clips to guide users through each process. All this – for free! The coding community have really come together to enable and empower young people to develop computational thinking, problem solving and logical thinking and many other competencies! In 36 years in education, this has got to be one of the easiest things I have ever done – with (by far) the most impact. Join me on my journey into the invigorating and exciting world of coding – made easy! ”
Date: Tuesday 27th June, 3:30pm
Duration: 15-30 minutes
Host: Fiona Beal
To join the online meeting: http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/coding-charmaine/
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