Jim CashinCode Like A GirlStrand A, Coding, and the new Ontario Mathematics CurriculumWhere’s the joy? Creating something, and sharing it, is an exciting and motivating endeavour. With the new 2020 Ontario Mathematics…May 8, 20221May 8, 20221
Jim CashWho Wants to Live Forever?Over 20 years ago, Ray Kurzweil published a book called The Age of Spiritual Machines. I’ve always been interested in science, science…Jul 18, 2020Jul 18, 2020
Jim CashinScratch MathlandSaving micro:bit sensor dataThe BBC micro:bit contains various sensors for measuring temperature, light intensity, direction, movement, and so on. These sensors might…Feb 10, 2019Feb 10, 2019
Jim CashinScratch MathlandScratch 3.0 has arrived!At long last, the new version of Scratch is now live at scratch.mit.edu. It launched officially on January 2, 2019. Scratch 3 is a…Jan 21, 2019Jan 21, 2019
Jim CashinCode Like A GirlText-based vs. Block-based coding (Part 1)This post is the beginning of a curation and research project. I am putting in one place various statements, beliefs, arguments, for or…Jun 24, 2018Jun 24, 2018
Jim CashinCode Like A GirlScratch vs. Swift PlaygroundsUltimately, for me, it comes down to a single key issue: In the limited time we have with children each day in school, what is the best use…May 30, 20181May 30, 20181
Jim CashPlay and LearningWhy is it that the older children get, the less play seems to be connected with learning? Personally, I think the two concepts are nearly…Mar 5, 2018Mar 5, 2018
Jim CashLearning FactoriesHere is an excerpt from an interesting blog post called The Invented History of ‘The Factory Model of Education.’Feb 4, 20181Feb 4, 20181