Enhance your students' engagement in digital literacy, computational thinking, and coding concepts with interactive virtual sessions. The Northern Coding Academy invites Edmonton Teachers to enroll in a week-long series of lessons and challenges designed to cater simultaneously to multiple classes and grades.
Digital Skills Week is structured in two parts. The first part includes four (4) live virtual sessions, each lasting 45 minutes, conducted on consecutive days by your dedicated Northern Coding Academy instructor. Accompanying the live sessions are approximately 3.5 hours of optional additional activities that students can complete at their own pace.
Classes cost $225.00 for 4 x 45-minute sessions over four days
Additional classes booked by the same school are $50.00 per class.
To book a program for your school, please use the booking form provided with each program listed below.
If you have questions, please email outreach@twose.ca
Storybook Coding
Recommended for: Grade 1-2
How do you use coding to tell stories? What even is code? Students will explore the concepts of “sequencing” and “variables” through both traditional and interactive digital stories, then apply that knowledge to create a story of their own!
Dates: To be announced soon!
Cost: $225.00 per class for 4 x 45-minute sessions across four consecutive days.
Additional classes from the same school are $50.00 per class.
*Chromebook or Tablet based activity optional
Coding in Nature
Recommended for: Grades 1-3
You're probably wondering, what do nature and coding have in common? More than you'd think! Students will explore how patterns, loops, and other coding concepts manifest in the natural world. Then, they will apply those concepts to understand the changing seasons, the Medicine Wheel, and life cycles.
Dates: To be announced soon!
Cost: $225.00 per class for 4 x 45-minute sessions across four consecutive days.
Additional classes from the same school are $50.00 per class.
*Chromebook or Tablet based activity optional
Cryptic Coders
Recommended for: Grade 2-3
How can you use computational thinking to solve problems? In this program designed especially to meet the outcomes of the new grade 3 computer science curriculum, students will decode messages and crack logic puzzles as they learn all about pattern recognition, decomposition, and algorithms. Become a junior codebreaker and embark on a journey of mind-bending fun!
Dates: To be announced soon!
Cost: $225.00 per class for 4 x 45-minute sessions across four consecutive days.
Additional classes from the same school are $50.00 per class.
Hello, Code!
Designed for grades 4-6, students will explore essential computational thinking concepts! Computational thinking is really just problem solving in a way a computer understands. Breaking a problem into simpler steps, following instructions in order, recognizing when a problem is similar to something familiar. Learn computational thinking while exploring coding, games and activities!
Dates: To be announced soon!
Cost: This program is supported through funding from the Government of Canada for eligible schools. The program includes 4 x 45-minute sessions across four consecutive days.
*Requires Chromebook
Game On!
Recommended for: Grades 4-6
How do we create video games? What’s code got to do with it? Students will learn how computational thinking helps us design games—both online and unplugged—then create a game of their own using MakeCode Arcade!
Dates: To be announced soon!
Cost: $225.00 per class for 4 x 45-minute sessions across four consecutive days.
Additional classes from the same school are $50.00 per class.
*Requires Chromebooks
Creative Coders
Recommended for: Grades 4-6
Where do you use code? Math, science, and.... well, any subject! Students will learn coding concepts then apply them creatively to visual art, poetry, and music. Students will then create a multimedia art project in Scratch to demonstrate what they’ve learned!.
Dates: To be announced soon!
Cost: $225.00 per class for 4 x 45-minute sessions across four consecutive days.
Additional classes from the same school are $50.00 per class.
*Requires Chromebooks
Fact Finders
Recommended for: Grades 5 to 7
What is research? How can we be sure the content we find online is accurate? Students will learn to think critically about the media they consume on platforms like TikTok and on the internet more generally. Learn about bias in the media, copyright laws, and why a graph isn’t always what it seems. This program highlights climate change, health, vaccines, and more.
Dates: To be announced soon!
Cost: $225.00 per class for 4 x 45-minute sessions across four consecutive days.
Additional classes from the same school are $50.00 per class.
*Requires Chromebooks
Digital Wellness
Recommended for: Grades 7-12
Why do we find it difficult to disconnect from our devices? Does social media affect self-esteem? How do you stay safe online? Students will learn to navigate the internet confidently, get tips on avoiding deception, and embrace a growing library of online tools and digital wellness features.
Dates: To be announced soon!
Cost: $225.00 per class for 4 x 45-minute sessions across four consecutive days.
Additional classes from the same school are $50.00 per class.
* Phone recommended, Chromebook acceptable
Media Sleuths
Recommended for: Grades 8 - 12
What is “fake news”? How about peer review? Can you identify bias in a source? Students will use critical thinking skills to examine the spread of misinformation and evaluate the credibility of online content. Understand how to apply copyright laws and discuss the ethics of copyright with respect to new machine learning technology. Learn about scientific research methods, how statistics can be misleading, and why a graph isn’t always what it seems. This program highlights health, vaccines, artificial intelligence, and more.
Dates: To be announced soon!
Cost: $225.00 per class for 4 x 45-minute sessions across four consecutive days.
Additional classes from the same school are $50.00 per class.
*Requires a Chromebook
Questions?
Please call: 780-451-3344 or visit in person at our Box Office.