CES hosts CODE workshop

Recently, Crestline Elementary hosted the first Code.org workshop in Alabama.

Participants from all over the state attended this full day of training on computer coding for students. Scott McKerley, Ashley Crossno, Stacey Dorsten, Ruth Moore and Susan Dulin participated from Crestline. Dr. Jeff Gray was the facilitator for the day.

Launched in 2013, Code.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding participation in computer science by making it available in more schools. The organization believes that computer science and computer programming should be part of the core curriculum in education, alongside other science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses such as biology, physics, chemistry and algebra. 

For elementary students, modules introduced by Code.org feature videos, puzzles, group activities and game design created with input from Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates.