The Computational Thinker

An interesting thing about computational thinking (CT) is that is based on the assumption that learning is achieved through failures rather than immediate success. CT seeks to dissect a problem into smaller more manageable problems, using logic to sequentially give sub solutions to the posed problem. Potential errors need to be catered for (debugging) whilst […]

EU CodeWeek in Malta

Very proud that for the 3rd consecutive year, once again as the EU CodeWeek Education Coordinator, I am seeing Malta at the very top of the codeweek.eu scoreboard. This shows the enthusiasm and hard work of so many local educators. What’s impressive is that this year we more than doubled the number of activities registered […]

Family Code Nights

This October, I launched the Family Code night initiative where 150 families participated in sessions introducing coding. These free sessions were open for Parents and Guardians together with their children aged from 8 to 11. Through this unique fun-filled, educational ‘family time’ activity qualified LEGO Education Academy Trainers sponsored by IMS ltd introduced participants to […]

Coding for the young ones: Computational Thinking

Till a few years back, ICT professionals were pushing for the delivery of coding lessons at primary level. This was started in couple of countries such as the UK. Others kept a pace back. Nowadays policy makers throughout Europe and beyond are pushing for the integration of early coding concepts into curricular subjects. The emergence […]