Pleasures and perils of Code Club
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The document discusses the pleasures and perils of running a Code Club at a primary school in Forest Gate, Newham. While some students have had breakthroughs and enjoyed learning, the wide range of abilities and discipline issues, especially boys gaming instead of coding, have been challenges. Going forward, the author plans to prepare more structured exercises and projects, implement a badge system, and have discussions with teachers about setting clear expectations to address these perils.
![Perils
Discipline, especially 'boys gaming' rather than
coding
Very wide ability range in this club, hard to
'teach'
Can't do Code Club exercises in one go
As a result, I'm preparing handouts/exercises
Many problems with school IT [net speed/log
ons etc.]
See above, saving and building on work](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/pleasuresandperils-150602102621-lva1-app6891/85/Pleasures-and-perils-of-Code-Club-4-320.jpg)
![Suggestions for 'new' year
Name badges, kids like badges
Code club badges [anyway], perhaps by level
Update and refine 'technique' handouts
Lists of logons and passwords, always
forgotten
Problem list for computers, Adobe updates
etc.
One or two opt-in 'big' projects](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/pleasuresandperils-150602102621-lva1-app6891/85/Pleasures-and-perils-of-Code-Club-5-320.jpg)
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Pleasures and perils of Code Club
- 1. Pleasure and Perils of Code Club Some reflections on my 'first' Code Club, what it's like, what I'll probably do differently!
- 2. Background Primary in Forest Gate, Newham Kids are probably wider age range than usual Started with 20 kids, now down to about 15 Opt-in, one hour at 3.30 on Monday Quite a few English as second language Not leafy suburb!
- 3. Pleasures Kids have fun, very open to new things Some very bright kids and some 'breakthroughs' Kids are staying, low drop out rate Some discussions 'non code club', partly 'pastoral/social' too Some exercises 'non code club' see Computing at School: my 'robot drawing', for example
- 4. Perils Discipline, especially 'boys gaming' rather than coding Very wide ability range in this club, hard to 'teach' Can't do Code Club exercises in one go As a result, I'm preparing handouts/exercises Many problems with school IT [net speed/log ons etc.] See above, saving and building on work
- 5. Suggestions for 'new' year Name badges, kids like badges Code club badges [anyway], perhaps by level Update and refine 'technique' handouts Lists of logons and passwords, always forgotten Problem list for computers, Adobe updates etc. One or two opt-in 'big' projects
- 6. Conclusion Establish aims and expectations at start Need discussion with supervising teacher about discipline/opt-in nature Not just extra child care/gaming time! Be prepared to 'fill in gaps'/CAS agenda Code Club size and effective support It's fun, do it, doubles size of IT access in many cases too!
- 7. Conclusion Establish aims and expectations at start Need discussion with supervising teacher about discipline/opt-in nature Not just extra child care/gaming time! Be prepared to 'fill in gaps'/CAS agenda Code Club size and effective support It's fun, do it, doubles size of IT access in many cases too!