ILEAD TEAM: GOALS
● Awareness
● Access to Tools & Resources
● Facilitate Connections
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ILEAD TEAM: OUTCOMES
● Website○ Kits○ Resources○ Stories (coming)
● Conference Tour● Community Building● Partnerships
Coding Is NOT:
● A lone geek in a basement pounding on a keyboard● Too complicated for everyday people to learn● Too complicated for everyday librarians/teachers to TEACH● Boring● Mechanical● Magical (though it can seem that way)
Coding is:
● Self-expression● Problem-solving● Everywhere● Imaginative● Fun● Power
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The Changing Landscape
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What can you make with coding skills? (Indirectly)(Analogous Processes)
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What can you make with coding skills? (Indirectly)(Analogous Processes)
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Coding in Your CommunitiesCommunity Partnerships
What are your schools doing?
Do you have a community makerspace?
Other local organizations, clubs, business...
Coding in Your CommunitiesMonroe Public Library
● Board game coding● Playing with robots● Elementary and middle
school age
Coding in Your CommunitiesMilton Public Library & Milton School District
● Summer Club Partnership● Elementary age ● Scratch - An Intro to Computer Science
Coding in Your CommunitiesDPI Partnership!
● 3 Year Coding Initiative● Develop Resources for Libraries● Beta Systems & Library Sites● LSTA Grants
how to talk about coding...to boards/administration
● By year 2020 there will be 1.4 million jobs in programming and a lack of qualified job applicants.
● Formal coding programs can cost $$$$$.● Library offered classes/programs offer access to tech
“have nots.”● Teaches problem solving, project management,
computational thinking = improved employability.
how to talk about coding...to parents & guardians
● Not all schools teach coding.● By year 2020 there will be 1.4 million jobs in
programming and a lack of qualified job applicants.● Coding teaches problem solving, project management,
computational thinking.● ● Coding is a skill that can be learned at
home! Fun board games and apps that you can play with your children teach important code literacy skills.
how to talk about coding...to educators
● By year 2020 there will be 1.4 million jobs in programming and a lack of qualified job applicants.
● Teaching code literacy helps kids learn analytical thinking and problem solving that they can use in other subjects.
● We (the library) offer coding lesson plans to help you bring coding games and activities into your classroom.
● (If possible) We can put the apps you use in the classrooms on library owned devices, to ensure software matches up with what students have at school.
how to talk about coding...to Kids & Teens
● Kids: This game (app, program) lets you show off your thinking skills to solve puzzles and/or make something!
● Teens: Coding teaches the skills needed to build apps and computer games!
● Coding lets you solve problems and try to outsmart your friends!
how to talk about coding...to businesses & organizations
● The library will highlight the partnership and your business will be promoted to the community.
● You will have access to future workforce and can help mold and mentor potential employees.
how to talk about coding...to Media
● By year 2020 there will be 1.4 million jobs in programming and a lack of qualified job applicants.
● Coding teaches problem solving, project management, computational thinking.
● Formal coding programs can cost $$$$$.
Discussion● What’s your first thought when someone says coding? Can
you find other ways to discuss coding w/o using the word “coding.” (2 Min)
Discussion● Where is your library in terms of code literacy/STEM
programs? and...● Where would you like to go? (4 mins)
Discussion● What potential issues could arise from implementing a
coding program into your library? or what is your biggest obstacle when it comes to code?
● How can you resolve these challenges?
Discussion● Pretend the newspaper heard about your coding program
and called to ask about it. What do you say? (2 Min)
Discussion● Create an elevator speech to tell your boss why you
want to do a coding program, OR for your friends/foundation to explain what coding is and why it belongs in your library (or department). (4 mins)
Discussion● How can you incorporate what you learned today into
your own libraries? ● Of the things you played with and the ideas we talked
about, what are you most likely to use in your programs? (4 mins)
How Can YOU Get Involved?● Share our website: wiscode.org● Share your coding program with us.● Use a kit of ours? Provide us with some feedback!
Thank you!wiscode.org
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WisCode Literati
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