Online coding platform Codingal has collaborated with IIT Madras (IIT-M) to improve the quality of Computer Science education at school level.
As part of IIT-M’s ‘Upskill’ program under its annual technical festival, Shaastra 2021, Codingal trained school teachers in Scratch Programing Language, a release from IIT Madras said.
The Codingal-IIT Madras collaboration aims to equip schoolteachers with new teaching methodologies and tools that can be used in the classroom to enhance their students’ Computer Science learning.
Codingal conducted a six-session course in Scratch Programming Language to train over 100 teachers from 78 schools. Once trained, these teachers will in turn be able to teach Scratch Programing to their students as part of their computer science education.
Scratch language skills will allow school-going students to make their own interactive games and animations, which would allow them to nurture and demonstrate their creativity via online games development.
IT education in School curriculum across India needs to be at par with global standards. Equipping more teachers with coding knowledge will go a long way in making India the software powerhouse. This is also in line with GOI education policy adding coding at school level, the release added.
IIT Madras Upskill Shaastra Co-ordinator Chetan Reddy said, “Shaastra 2021’s Upskill initiative is borne out of the necessity of transforming the Computer Science education at school level in India.”
“We believe that Codingal’s expertise in imparting coding education is well-suited for training schoolteachers in Scratch programming and we are therefore glad to collaborate with them to run this training program. Together, we are aiming towards making Computer Science learning more fun for school going children,” he added.
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) Senior Head Venkatesh Sarvasiddhi said, “With the world acknowledging and benefiting from the advancements in the field of IT and Computer Sciences, including basic understanding of coding language in the school curriculum is the need of the hour. Initiative like Shaastra Upskill equips teachers with new teaching methodologies, which in turn helps students understand coding at an early age.”
Codingal cofounder Vivek Prakash said, “From day one, our mission at Codingal has been to inspire school children to fall in love with coding. Learning to program in Scratch is ideal for school-going children as it allows them to build simple games and animations that give full expression to their creativity.”
Codingal has developed the world’s first coding curriculum with BIDE Model (Broad, inspiring, Deep, Efficient), integrated with Bloom’s Taxonomy and a dedicated focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Maths) learning methodology. School kids love the Codingal platform for its teachers, curriculum, and competitions.
