education – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:25:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Designing for every learner in every classroom https://noise.getoto.net/2025/11/11/designing-for-every-learner-in-every-classroom/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:25:35 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=91857 One of the things I love most about my role as Chief Learning Officer at the Raspberry Pi Foundation is hearing from teachers around the world. A teacher in Kenya told me how their students debugged their first programming projects on a shared laptop. In Scotland, another explained how our resources gave them the confidence…

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]]> Celebrating the UK’s National Engineering Day 2025 https://noise.getoto.net/2025/11/05/celebrating-the-uks-national-engineering-day-2025/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:52:49 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=91798 We’re happy to celebrate National Engineering Day in the UK with our friends at the Royal Academy of Engineering. Today they launch the AI-Z of Engineering, an online collection showcasing more than 100 current engineering jobs, and over 100 more engineering jobs envisaged for the future. Their aim is to inspire more young people to…

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]]> Adapting our computing curriculum resources for Telangana — the journey so far https://noise.getoto.net/2025/09/04/adapting-our-computing-curriculum-resources-for-telangana-the-journey-so-far/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:57:59 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=91392 This blog is the third and final in our mini-series about the things we’ve learnt from adapting The Computing Curriculum resources, and from training teachers to use them in schools. In the first two blogs, we wrote about our experiences in Kenya and Odisha, India. Here, we focus on our work in Telangana, India.  This…

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]]> How social learning can lead to better outcomes in your computing classroom https://noise.getoto.net/2025/08/14/how-social-learning-can-lead-to-better-outcomes-in-your-computing-classroom/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:24:26 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=91283 Throughout our lives, we’re constantly learning from others. Whether we’re interacting with teachers or trainers, or observing friends or strangers, we’re learning either deliberately or inadvertently. This process is known as ‘social learning’.  In today’s blog, you’ll dive into what social learning is and how you can use it to create more engaging and effective…

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]]> Adapting our computing curriculum resources for Odisha — the journey so far https://noise.getoto.net/2025/07/31/adapting-our-computing-curriculum-resources-for-odisha-the-journey-so-far/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:56:17 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=91177 Today’s blog is the second in a mini-series of three sharing our experiences of adapting computing curriculum resources for different contexts, and off training teachers to use them in schools. Last month we wrote about our collaboration with partners in Kenya. Here we discuss our work in Odisha, India. This article has been written by…

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]]> How to rapidly design and adapt quality learning experiences for your students https://noise.getoto.net/2025/07/29/how-to-rapidly-design-and-adapt-quality-learning-experiences-for-your-students/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:18:21 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=91133 At this time of year, many educators are considering ways to update their content ahead of the new school term. Whether you’re a teaching assistant or head of department, it’s important to ensure that the content you’re updating — or even designing anew — is relevant and high quality, and meet learners’ needs. In today’s…

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]]> Essential tips to integrate computer science into your lessons: Teacher tips from CSTA 2025 https://noise.getoto.net/2025/07/17/essential-tips-to-integrate-computer-science-into-your-lessons-teacher-tips-from-csta-2025/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:49:14 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=91014 In our latest podcast miniseries, we spoke to educators live from the CS11TA 2025 annual conference in Cleveland, Ohio, to hear their top tips for integrating computer science (CS) into other subjects. Hello World editor, Meg Wang and the team met teachers in the exhibit hall for real-time reflections and essential teacher tips on teaching…

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]]> How to build young people’s agency through accessible learning https://noise.getoto.net/2025/07/08/how-to-build-young-peoples-agency-through-accessible-learning/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:10:50 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=90907 We think computing or computer science (CS) needs to be accessible to all learners, and we know that teachers work hard towards this. Traditional CS approaches can lack flexibility, creating barriers to learning and excluding some young people. In today’s blog, we’re highlighting the ‘Universal design for learning’ (UDL) framework and how you can use…

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]]> Adapting our computing curriculum resources for Kenya — the journey so far https://noise.getoto.net/2025/06/24/adapting-our-computing-curriculum-resources-for-kenya-the-journey-so-far/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:28:14 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=90673 Young people everywhere deserve a high-quality computing education. But what a high-quality computing education looks like differs depending on a learner’s culture, context, and the existing provision in the country they live in. Therefore, adapting our educational resources for a range of contexts is a key part of our work at the Raspberry Pi Foundation,…

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]]> How to give your students structure as they learn programming skills https://noise.getoto.net/2025/06/19/how-to-give-your-students-structure-as-they-learn-programming-skills/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:01:45 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=90522 Creating a computer program involves many different skills — knowing how to code is just one part. When we teach programming to young people, we want to guide them to learn these skills in a structured way. The ‘levels of abstraction’ framework is a great tool for doing that. This blog describes how using the…

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]]> Why kids still need to learn to code in the age of AI  https://noise.getoto.net/2025/06/04/why-kids-still-need-to-learn-to-code-in-the-age-of-ai/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 06:00:20 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=90354 Today we’re publishing a position paper setting out five arguments for why we think that kids still need to learn to code in the age of artificial intelligence. Just like every wave of technological innovation that has come before, the advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are raising profound questions about the future of human work.…

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]]> What do we even mean by digital literacy? https://noise.getoto.net/2025/05/13/what-do-we-even-mean-by-digital-literacy/ Tue, 13 May 2025 10:05:38 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=90111 ’Digital literacy’ is a term that seems to pop up everywhere. In the early 2000s, it was the next big thing; some even suggested it might replace traditional literacy and numeracy. But, like many educational trends, it soon faded from the spotlight, and became something that schools ‘should’ do, or something left to the lone…

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]]> Pedagogy Quick Reads: turning abstract ideas into classroom practice https://noise.getoto.net/2025/05/08/pedagogy-quick-reads-turning-abstract-ideas-into-classroom-practice/ Thu, 08 May 2025 10:56:23 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=90081 What does outstanding computing education look like in the age of AI? We’ve just released a new series of Pedagogy Quick Reads exploring this vital question. Focusing on three aspects of AI in computing education, these short guides offer practical insights and new strategies for your classroom practice. Each Pedagogy Quick Read is designed to…

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]]> Raspberry Pi Foundation joins UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition https://noise.getoto.net/2025/04/10/raspberry-pi-foundation-joins-unescos-global-education-coalition/ Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:03:31 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=89785 Introduction We are thrilled to announce that the Raspberry Pi Foundation (RPF) has been accepted as a member of UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition (GEC).  Initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic, when 1.6 billion learners were shut out of the classroom, the GEC aimed to provide continuity of education in times of crisis. Since then, the Coalition…

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]]> Empowering India’s digital future: Our computing curriculum’s impact https://noise.getoto.net/2025/04/01/empowering-indias-digital-future-our-computing-curriculums-impact/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:07:10 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=89727 The Raspberry Pi Foundation has been working in India since 2018 to enable young people to realise their potential through the power of computing and digital technologies.  We’ve supported Code Clubs, partnered with government organisations, and designed and delivered a complete computing curriculum for students in grades 6 to 12 and at the undergraduate level.…

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]]> UNESCO’s International Day of Education 2025: AI and the future of education https://noise.getoto.net/2025/02/07/unescos-international-day-of-education-2025-ai-and-the-future-of-education/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:03:24 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=89400 Recently, our Chief Learning Officer Rachel Arthur and I had the opportunity to attend UNESCO’s International Day of Education 2025, which focused on the role of education in helping people “understand and steer AI to better ensure that they retain control over this new class of technology and are able to direct it towards desired…

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]]> How Open Universities Australia modernized their data platform and significantly reduced their ETL costs with AWS Cloud Development Kit and AWS Step Functions https://noise.getoto.net/2025/01/30/how-open-universities-australia-modernized-their-data-platform-and-significantly-reduced-their-etl-costs-with-aws-cloud-development-kit-and-aws-step-functions/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:14:16 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=a65cce8c3b604d62096ebf4236f968ed Computing Curriculum Framework: Adapting to India’s diverse landscapes https://noise.getoto.net/2024/12/23/computing-curriculum-framework-adapting-to-indias-diverse-landscapes/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:06:42 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=89135 The digital revolution has reshaped every facet of our lives, underscoring the need for robust computing education. At the Raspberry Pi Foundation our mission is to enable young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. Since starting out in 2008 as a UK-based educational charity, we’ve grown into…

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]]> Addressing the digital skills gap https://noise.getoto.net/2024/12/05/addressing-the-digital-skills-gap/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:28:09 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=89052 The digital skills gap is one of the biggest challenges for today’s workforce. It’s a growing concern for educators, employers, and anyone passionate about helping young people succeed. Digital literacy is essential in today’s world, whether or not you’re aiming for a tech career — yet too many young people are entering adulthood without the…

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]]> AWS Education Equity Initiative: Applying generative AI to educate the next wave of innovators https://noise.getoto.net/2024/12/04/aws-education-equity-initiative-applying-generative-ai-to-educate-the-next-wave-of-innovators/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:13:13 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=16ea533d254dbadbedd1257dee53c299