Full course description
This course is designed to support educators in providing students with computational thinking and coding in Python or JavaScript skills by using the Coding in Minecraft credential program available to schools across the state.
Coding in Minecraft is a computer science credential program, delivered through Minecraft Education. The program is available at no cost to schools in Wyoming through a partnership between the Wyoming Department of Education, Prodigy Learning and Microsoft.
The program engages young learners in an immersive computer science and coding curriculum and rewards their learning with industry-recognized credentials. The learning pathway is comprised of a series of courses, which immerse students in a Minecraft world to develop and prove their coding skills using MakeCode and JavaScript or Python.
Coding in Minecraft enables students to gain critical skills such as computational thinking, reasoning and problem-solving for in-demand job roles.
The Coding in Minecraft Certified Educator is available either as a self-paced online course supported by the team at Prodigy Learning and is also offered instructor-led virtually throughout the year. The course totals approximately six hours of content (for instructor-led this is split across three, 2-hour sessions).
To sign up for this course, complete the form linked below and you will receive details of how to join the professional development and obtain your free Coding in Minecraft credential license by Prodigy Learning.
https://codingcredentials.com/wy#connect
Upon completion of the Coding in Minecraft Certified Educator course, you will be awarded a Certificate and Digital Badge to recognize your status.
Enroll in the course with Prodigy Learning at https://codingcredentials.com/wy and send your record of completion to Steven Priest for PTSB Credit.