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- The summer months are an exciting time at the Foundation: you can feel the buzz of activity as we prepare for the start of a new school year in many parts of the world. Across our range of fantastic (and free) programmes, everyone works hard to create new and improved resources that help teachers and… … Continue reading →
- Today, we are publishing the third report of our findings from our Gender Balance in Computing research programme. This report shares the outcomes from the Peer Instruction project, which is the last in our set of three interventions that has explored teaching approaches to engage more girls in computing. The premise of the teaching approach… … Continue reading →
- The Code Club community is global, and today we’re sharing a bit about the passion, dedication, and commitment of the Scottish community to support the digital, personal, and social skills of young people. Code Club launched in schools in 2012 to give opportunities to children to share and develop their love of coding through free… … Continue reading →
- In Hello World issue 18, available as a free PDF download, teacher Michael Jones shares how to use Teachable Machine with learners aged 13–14 in your classroom to investigate issues of accuracy and ethics in machine learning models. Machine learning: Accuracy and ethics The landscape for working with machine learning/AI/deep learning has grown considerably over… … Continue reading →
- In our current series of research seminars, we are exploring how computing can be connected to other subjects using cross-disciplinary approaches. In July 2022, our speakers were Professor Yasmin Kafai from the University of Pennsylvania and Elaine Griggs, an award-winning teacher from Pembroke High School, Massachusetts, and we heard about their use of e-textiles to… … Continue reading →
- You may have heard a lot about coding and how important it is for children to start learning about coding as early as possible. Computers have become part of our lives, and we’re not just talking about the laptop or desktop computer you might have in your home or on your desk at work. Your… … Continue reading →
- When we teach children and young people about computing, do we consider how the subject has developed over time, how it relates to our students’ lives, and importantly, what our values are? Professor Pratim Sengupta shared some of the research he and his colleagues have been working on related to these questions in our June… … Continue reading →
- Today we share the second report in our series of findings from the Gender Balance in Computing research programme, which we’ve been running as part of the National Centre for Computing Education and with various partners. In this £2.4 million research programme, funded by the Department for Education in England, we aim to identify ways… … Continue reading →
- It’s wonderful hearing from people in the community about what learning and teaching digital making means to them and how it impacts their lives. So far, our community stories series has involved young creators, teachers, and mentors from the UK and US, India, Romania, and Ireland, who are all dedicated to making positive change in… … Continue reading →
- With our online courses programme, launched in 2017, we made it our mission to provide computing educators with the best possible free training we can design. Five years on, here are some of the key stats about the courses’ impact: We’ve produced and launched 35 free online courses We’ve created over 650 educational course videos … … Continue reading →
- Connecting face to face with educators around the world is a key part of our mission at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, and it’s something that we’ve sorely missed doing over the last two years. We’re therefore thrilled to be joining over 1000 computing educators in the USA at the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Annual… … Continue reading →
- At the Raspberry Pi Foundation, we believe everyone belongs in computer science, and that it is a much more varied field than is commonly assumed. One of the ways we want to promote inclusivity and highlight the variety of skills and interests needed in computer science is through our ‘I belong’ campaign. We do this… … Continue reading →
- We love being able to share how young people across the world are getting creative with technology and solving problems that matter to them. That’s why we put together a series of films that celebrate the personal stories of young tech creators. For our next story, we met up with young digital maker Jay in… … Continue reading →
- Scratch Week is a global celebration of Scratch that takes place from 15 to 21 May this year. Below, we’ve put together some free resources to help get kids coding with this easy-to-use, block-based programming language. If you’re not sure what Scratch is, check out our introduction video for parents. Visit Scratch Island on Code Club… … Continue reading →
- We are excited to announce our second new Python learning path, ‘More Python’, which shows young coders how to add real data to their programs while creating projects from a chart of Olympic medals to an interactive world map. The six guided Python projects in this free learning path are designed to enable young people… … Continue reading →
- We are delighted to launch our next series of free online seminars, this time on the topic of cross-disciplinary computing, running monthly from May to November 2022. As always, our seminars are for all researchers, educators, and anyone else interested in research related to computing education. Crossing disciplinary boundaries What do we mean by cross-disciplinary… … Continue reading →
- Since the inception of Code Club in 2012, teachers in Wales have been part of the Code Club community, running extracurricular Code Club sessions for learners in their schools. As of late 2021, there are 84 active clubs in Wales. With our new Code Club Community Coordinator for Wales, Sarah Eve Roberts, on board, we… … Continue reading →
- Computer programming is now part of the school curriculum in England and many other countries. Although not necessarily the primary focus of the computing curriculum, programming can be the area teachers find most challenging to teach. There is much evidence emerging from research on how to teach programming, particularly from projects with undergraduate learners. That’s… … Continue reading →
- We are super excited to host a livestream to introduce young coders to creating 3D worlds with Unity. Tune in at 18:30 GMT on Thursday 24 March 2022 on YouTube to find out all about our free online learning path for getting started with Unity. If you know young coders who love gaming, digital art,… … Continue reading →
- India’s rapidly digitising economy needs people with IT and programming skills, as well as skills such as creativity, unstructured problem solving, teamwork, and communication. Unfortunately, too many children in India currently do not have access to digital technologies, or to opportunities to learn these technical skills. Roadblocks to accessing digital skills Before children and young… … Continue reading →
- Python is a programming language that’s popular with learners and educators in clubs and schools. It also is widely used by professional programmers, particularly in the data science field. Many educators and young people like how similar the Python syntax is to the English language. That’s why Python is often the first text-based language that… … Continue reading →
- Are you curious about coding and computer programming but don’t know how to begin? Do you want to help your children at home, or learners in your school, with their digital skills, but you’re not very confident yet? Then our new, free, and on-demand online course Introduction to Programming with Scratch course is a fun,… … Continue reading →
- For those of us living in the USA, February is Black History Month, our month-long celebration of Black history. This is an occasion to highlight the amazing accomplishments of Black Americans through time. Simply put, the possibilities are endless! Black history touches every area of our lives, and it is so important that we seize… … Continue reading →
- Since last year, we have been investigating culturally relevant pedagogy and culturally responsive teaching in computing education. This is an important part of our research to understand how to make computing accessible to all young people. We are now continuing our work in this area with a new project, bridging our research team here at… … Continue reading →
- Today we’re releasing an exciting new path of projects for young people who want to create 3D worlds, stories, and games. We’ve partnered with Unity to offer any young person, anywhere, the opportunity to take their first steps in creating virtual worlds using real-time 3D. The Unity Charitable Fund, a fund of the Tides Foundation,… … Continue reading →
- The global IT industry generates as much CO2 as the aviation industry. In Hello World issue 17, we learn about the hidden impact of our IT use and the changes we can make from Beverly Clarke, national community manager for Computing at School and author of Computer Science Teacher: Insight Into the Computing Classroom. With… … Continue reading →
- These are our recent external and internal research publications. If you have any difficulties getting hold of them, please contact research@raspberrypi.org. Where the published version is not open access, we have provided the author copy. 2023 Constructing feedback for computer science MCQ wrong answers using semantic profiling Waite, J., Kolaiti, E., Thomas, M.… … Continue reading →
- AI is a broad and rapidly developing field of technology. Our goal is to make sure all young people have the skills, knowledge, and confidence to use and create AI systems. So what should AI education in schools look like? To hear a range of insights into this, we organised a panel discussion as part… … Continue reading →
- At the Raspberry Pi Foundation, we have been investigating culturally relevant pedagogy and culturally responsive teaching in computing education. This is an important part of our research to understand how to make computing is accessible to all young people. What is culturally relevant pedagogy? “Culturally relevant pedagogy is a framework for teaching that emphasises the… … Continue reading →
- Today we bring you the sixth film in our series of inspirational community stories. It’s wonderful to share how people all across the world are getting creative with tech and solving problems that matter to them. Our next community story comes from Drogheda, Ireland, where a group of programmers set up one of the country’s… … Continue reading →
- This month, the team behind our Code Club programme supported nearly 6000 children across Scotland to “code against climate change” during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. “The scale of what we have achieved is outstanding. We have supported over 5750 young learners to code projects that are both engaging and meaningful… … Continue reading →
- How does teaching children and young people about machine learning (ML) differ from teaching them about other aspects of computing? Professor Matti Tedre and Dr Henriikka Vartiainen from the University of Eastern Finland shared some answers at our latest research seminar. Their presentation, titled ‘ML education for K-12: emerging trajectories’, had a profound impact on… … Continue reading →
- Today we are introducing you to Code Club World — a free online platform where young people aged 9 to 13 can learn to make stuff with code. In Code Club World, young people can: Start out by creating their personal robot avatar Make music, design a t-shirt, and teach their robot avatar to dance!… … Continue reading →
- We are inviting you all to a very special event this week: the CoderDojo team is hosting a 10th birthday livestream to celebrate the CoderDojo community and all that they have achieved over the last ten years. Everyone is welcome, so mark your diary and make sure you and your favourite young coders join us… … Continue reading →
- Hello World, our free magazine for computing and digital making educators, has just published its very first special edition: The Big Book of Computing Pedagogy! “When I started to peruse the draft for The Big Book of Computing Pedagogy, I was simply stunned.” Monica McGill, founder & CEO of CSEDResearch.org This special edition focuses on… … Continue reading →
- Between September 2021 and March 2022, we’re partnering with The Alan Turing Institute to host a series of free research seminars about how to teach AI and data science to young people. In the second seminar of the series, we were excited to hear from Professor Carsten Schulte, Yannik Fleischer, and Lukas Höper from the… … Continue reading →
- On the occasion of Black History Month UK, we speak to Lynda Chinaka, Senior Lecturer in Computing in Education at the University of Roehampton, about her experiences in computing education, her thoughts about underrepresentation of Black students in the subject, and her ideas about what needs to be done to engage more Black students. Lynda,… … Continue reading →
- The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s mission is to make computing and digital making accessible to all. To support young people at risk of educational disadvantage because they don’t have access to computing devices outside of school, we’ve set up the Learn at Home campaign. But access is only one part of the story. To learn more… … Continue reading →
- Our mission at the Raspberry Pi Foundation is to help learners get creative with technology and develop the skills and confidence they need to make things that matter to them using code and physical computing. One of the ways in which we do this is by offering learners a catalogue of more than 250 free… … Continue reading →
- Between September 2021 and March 2022, we’re partnering with The Alan Turing Institute to host speakers from the UK, Finland, Germany, and the USA presenting a series of free research seminars about AI and data science education for young people. These rapidly developing technologies have a huge and growing impact on our lives, so it’s… … Continue reading →
- Today we bring you the fourth film in our series of inspirational community stories! Incredible young people from the community have collaborated with us to create these videos, where they tell their tech stories in their own words. Watch the new film to meet a “mischievous” tech creator who is helping other young people in… … Continue reading →
- In computing education, designing equitable and authentic learning experiences requires a conscious effort to take into account the characteristics of all learners and their social environments. Doing this allows teachers to address topics that are relevant to a diverse range of learners. To support computing and computer science teachers with this work, we’re now sharing… … Continue reading →
- It can be easy to think of science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) as fields that develop in a linear way, always progressing towards ever better solutions and approaches. Of course, alternative solutions are posed to all sorts of problems, but in western culture, those solutions that did not take hold are sometimes seen as… … Continue reading →
- A recent Forbes article reported that over the last four years, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in many business sectors has grown by 270%. AI has a history dating back to Alan Turing’s work in the 1940s, and we can define AI as the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to… … Continue reading →
- We love seeing all the wonderful things people are doing in the community — that’s why we’re sharing our new series of short films documenting some of the incredible journeys of community members in all corners of the globe! Today we bring you the third wonderful film in this series of community stories. For the… … Continue reading →
- We’re excited to share another incredible story from the community — the second in our new series of inspirational short films that celebrate young tech creators across the world. These stories showcase some of the wonderful things that young people are empowered to do when they learn how to create with technology. We hope that… … Continue reading →
- Today we are launching an exciting series of impact stories from the community, to shine a spotlight on some of the young people who are learning and creating with technology through our educational initiatives. These stories get to the heart of our mission: to put the power of computing and digital making into the hands… … Continue reading →
- Howdy, When we saw this R2D2-themed retro games console, we were reminded of a whole host of Star Wars maker projects, so we shared them with our favourite people. You’re our favourite people. We also learnt the difference between a glockenspiel and a xylophone, met a drone masquerading as a NASA Mars helicopter, and read… … Continue reading →
- Talk about a wearer of many hats, this week’s special guest on Digital Making at Home is a… … Continue reading →
- There’s a whole world to explore outdoors and this week at Digital Making at Home, we’re using our… … Continue reading →
- When Stack Overflow conducted a survey of 64,000 software engineers, it found that 1% of their respondents were blind — a far higher percentage than among the total population. Yet it is far from easy for young people with visual disabilities to engage in learning programming in school. In this month’s seminar, Dr Cecily Morrison… … Continue reading →
- Howdy, This week, we met one of Instagram’s Top 7 Women in STEM: software engineer and content creator Estefannie Explains it All. She told us why it’s so important to be yourself and why she can’t stop giving away free tech in her Instagram Live streams. We’re still learning about cool stuff you can do… … Continue reading →
- After a brief hiatus over the Easter period, we are excited to be back with our series of online research seminars focused on diversity and inclusion, where in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering, we host researchers from the UK and USA. By diversity, we mean any dimension that can be used to differentiate… … Continue reading →
- Howdy, It has been a while since we saw a good cyberpunk-inspired project, so we were happy to see Zack Freedman’s Raspberry Pi 400-based creation. We also featured a couple of simple-to-follow audio projects, and a tutorial on how to build a custom USB games controller with Raspberry Pi Pico. The new issue of HackSpace… … Continue reading →
- Howdy, We had a cool mix of serious science and weird, fun projects on the blog this week. A Nerf gun was turned into a Call of Duty controller, while we went down a YouTube rabbit hole with some of our favourite content makers. Then Dr Jolle Jolles showed us all the ways Raspberry Pi… … Continue reading →
- Howdy, We are steadily showing you everything Raspberry Pi Pico can do. This week we shared with you how to add Ethernet to our first ever microcontroller. We also released a new update for Raspberry Pi Imager, offering advanced options if you want them, and some easy interface if you don’t. And, as always, the… … Continue reading →
- Howdy, We asked for your help last week to support our #RaspberryPiDay campaign. All we can say is WOW and thank you! You Raspberry Pi Weekly readers have gone above and beyond to provide young people with the skills and inspiration they need to become confident, creative digital makers. We’re on the home stretch now,… … Continue reading →
- Seminars main pagePrevious seminarsSeminar publications How do we develop AI education in schools? Date: 16 November 2021 Time: 16:30-17:30 GMT / 11:30-12:30 ET / 8:30-9:30 PT / 17:30-18:30 CET AI and data science have recently received a lot of attention in the media, as machine learning systems are now used to make decisions in areas… … Continue reading →
- 50 weeks — almost a whole year! — have passed since we first started Digital Making at Home.… … Continue reading →
- You already light up a room with your amazing digital making skills, and you can shine even brighter… … Continue reading →
- In our brand-new issue of Hello World magazine, Hayley Leonard from our team gives a primer on how computing educators can apply the Universal Design for Learning framework in their lessons. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for considering how tools and resources can be used to reduce barriers and support all learners.… … Continue reading →
- Howdy, Thanks for all the Valentine’s Day cards you must have accidentally forgotten to send. It’s fine, we’re over it. We said it’s FINE. Computer refurb master James Dawson hit us in the feels with a charitable project that saw boxes full of original Raspberry Pi 1 Model B and Model A given new life.… … Continue reading →
- Today, I discuss the second research seminar in our series of six free online research seminars focused on diversity and inclusion in computing education, where we host researchers from the UK and USA together with the Royal Academy of Engineering. By diversity, we mean any dimension that can be used to differentiate groups and people… … Continue reading →
- Working with Oak National Academy, we’ve turned the materials from our Teach Computing Curriculum into more than 300 free, curriculum-mapped video lessons for remote learning. A comprehensive set of free classroom materials One of our biggest projects for teachers that we’ve worked on over the past two years is The Computing Curriculum: a comprehensive set… … Continue reading →
- Hola, Welcome to 2021. Feels weird being back at work. Is it weird? Anyway, we’ve already packed a couple of cool projects on the blog for you to build and code yourself, plus a whimsical art installation made from old toys. And Wireframe is the first of our in-house magazines to release a new issue.… … Continue reading →
- Happy holidays, digital makers! This season might look a little different from what we’re all used to, but… … Continue reading →
- At the Raspberry Pi Foundation, we are continually inspired by young learners in our community: they embrace digital making and computing to build creative projects, supported by our resources, clubs, and volunteers. While creating their projects, they are learning the core programming skills that underlie digital making. Over the years, many tools and environments have… … Continue reading →
- Want to learn how to make computers see using Scratch code? You’ve come to the right place! That’s… … Continue reading →
- They say two heads are better than one, but what happens when those two heads belong to siblings?… … Continue reading →
- When we think back to our school days, we can all recall that one teacher who inspired us, believed in us, and made all the difference to how we approached a particular subject. It was someone we maybe took for granted at the time and so we only realised (much) later how amazing they were. … … Continue reading →
- We’re pleased to share that Dr Sue Sentance, our Chief Learning Officer, is receiving a Suffrage Science award for Mathematics and Computing today. The Suffrage Science award scheme celebrates women in science. Sue is being recognised for her achievements in computer science and computing education research, and for her work promoting computing to the next… … Continue reading →
- We’re proud to show our support for This is Engineering Day, an annual campaign from the Royal Academy of Engineering to bring engineering to life for young people by showcasing its variety and creativity. This year’s #BeTheDifference theme focuses on the positive impact engineering can have on everyday life and on the world we live… … Continue reading →
- In computing education research, considerable focus has been put on the design of teaching materials and learning resources, and investigating how young people learn computing concepts. But there has been less focus on assessment, particularly assessment for learning, which is called formative assessment. As classroom teachers are engaged in assessment activities all the time, it’s… … Continue reading →
- Catch this week’s Digital Making at Home live stream now on all available platforms! Wondering how you can… … Continue reading →
- We are delighted to share the news that Carrie Anne Philbin, Raspberry Pi’s Director of Educator Support, has been awarded an MBE for her services to education in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020. Carrie Anne was one of the first employees of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and has helped shape our educational programmes over the… … Continue reading →
- In the brand-new issue of Hello World magazine, Shuchi Grover tells us about the limits of constructionism, the value of formative assessment, and why programming can be a source of both joy and angst. How much open-ended exploration should there be in computing lessons? This is a question at the heart of computer science education… … Continue reading →
- If you weren’t able to code along with us today, you can watch the recording from this week’s… … Continue reading →
- Learning computing is fun, creative, and exploratory. It also involves understanding some powerful ideas about how computers work and gaining key skills for solving problems using computers. These ideas and skills are collected under the umbrella term ‘computational thinking’. When we create our online learning projects for young people, we think as much about how… … Continue reading →
- Did you have fun with the past weeks’ well-being theme here at Digital Making at Home? You’ve made… … Continue reading →
- September is wellness month at Digital Making at Home. Your young makers can code along with our educators every week to create projects that focus on their well-being. This week’s brand-new projects are all about helping young people concentrate better. Through Digital Making at Home, we invite parents and kids all over the world to… … Continue reading →
- All aboard this non-stop train to your renewed body and mind, digital makers! With last week’s projects, you… … Continue reading →
- September is wellness month at Digital Making at Home. Your young makers can code along with our educators every week to create projects which focus on their well-being. This week’s brand-new projects are all about embracing the things that make you feel calm. Start coding with our all-new projects now! Through Digital Making at Home,… … Continue reading →
- Take a look at yourselves, digital makers — after coding last week’s projects with us, you’re looking happier… … Continue reading →
- Keep calm and check out this week’s livestream, which is available to watch now! This week, we discussed… … Continue reading →
- Through Digital Making at Home, we invite your and your kids all over the world to code and make along with us and our new live streams every week. Since March, we’ve created over 20 weeks’ worth of themed code-along videos for families to have fun with and learn at home. Here are some of… … Continue reading →
- As you know, digital makers, if you are happy and healthy, then you can also take care of… … Continue reading →
- It’s Wednesday, so you know what that means: a new live stream code-along session is available for you… … Continue reading →
- Digital makers, you’re about to get caught in a web — of fun! Last week we built robots… … Continue reading →
- You can now watch and share this week’s recorded live stream session on YouTube! This week you’ll get… … Continue reading →
- Digital making isn’t just about coding, sometimes you have to slide the keyboard to the side and get… … Continue reading →
- You can now watch and share our recording of this week’s live stream coding session on YouTube. This… … Continue reading →
- Join us for Digital Making at Home: this week, young people can do stop motion and time-lapse animation with us! Through Digital Making at Home, we invite kids all over the world to code along with us and our new videos every week. So get your Raspberry Pi and Camera Module ready! We’re using them… … Continue reading →
- What would we do in a world with no graphics? Graphics make the code go round and round,… … Continue reading →
- Join us for Digital Making at Home: this week, young people can explore the graphics side of video game design! Through Digital Making at Home, we invite kids all over the world to code along with us and our new videos every week. So get ready to design video game graphics with us: Check out… … Continue reading →
- Seminars main pageSpecial panel sessionsSeminar publications Catch up on our previous computing education research seminars All our online research seminars are available below to watch and share after they take place. You can also download the slides that were presented using the links below. Teaching programming (with or without AI) series (Jan 2024 – Dec… … Continue reading →
- Join us for Digital Making at Home: this week, young people can recreate classic* video games with us! Through Digital Making at Home, we invite kids all over the world to code along with us and our new videos every week. So get ready to code some classic retro games with us: Check out this… … Continue reading →
- After your intergalactic excursion last week, this week we invite you to travel with us to the past…of… … Continue reading →
- This week’s live-stream coding session had us creating a galactic animation! In case you missed it, it’s available… … Continue reading →
- Join us for Digital Making at Home: this week, young people can do out-of-this-world coding with our space-themed projects! Through Digital Making at Home, we invite kids all over the world to code along with us and our new videos every week. So get ready to do some galactic coding with us: Check out this… … Continue reading →
- Hey digital makers, are you all secretly astronauts? Because your projects are always out of this world! That’s… … Continue reading →