Register for the conference here. NewTechKids is pleased to continue our long-term partnership with the Amsterdam Public Library and Maakplaats 021 by becoming a programming partner for its upcoming 'Brave New Learning' conference which takes place in February 2019. We'll be teaching a workshop for educators focused on creative ways to introduce digital technology education to primary school students. We'll share our pedagogical framework, teaching approaches and observations from teaching children, including girls, minorities and

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NewTechKids is proud to be collaborating with Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam (the Amsterdam Municipal Library) to give workshops during Uitmarkt 2016. We'll be giving our 'intro to coding' workshops during the Uitmarkt in Amsterdam this weekend which takes place on Museumplain. Kids will design a robot head out of a cardboard box and then learn how to 'code' themselves. In the process, they'll learn about coding, algorithms and automation. On Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28th from 12:00 - 17:00, kids ages 5-12 are

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Toen Deborah Carter van NewTechKids aanbood om een codering workshop te geven in mijn klas was ik gelijk enthousiast. Met de grote rekendag (een dag waarop alle klassen alleen maar met rekenen bezig zijn) heb ik al een paar oefeningen gedaan omtrent programmeren en coderen. Mijn groep vond dat heel leuk om te doen. Ze worden immers op een andere manier uitgedaagd. Die manier van uitdagen bevorderd de intrinsieke motivatie bij veel leerlingen en dat

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