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Can a coding program get youth connected with backyard nature?

This guest post is by Governor Mifflin (Shillington, Penn.) High School Librarian Kristin Brumbauch, a member of the Libraries Ready to Code cohort. (Check out the cohort’s newly-released beta Collection and give us your feedback!)

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RT @ALALibrary: Super excited that the Libraries #ReadytoCode project is presenting at #2017DML this October! Details here: https://t.co/luVbApt6mj 2PLAN22 http://twitter.com/2PLAN22/status/913855907318030336

Super excited that the Libraries #ReadytoCode project is presenting at #2017DML this October! Details here: https://t.co/luVbApt6mj

— Amer. Library Assn. (@ALALibrary) September 29, 2017

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What's next for the Libraries #ReadyToCode project? Updates are available on District Dispatch.

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Join us on May 23, 2018, at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET for an informational webinar: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/107679832

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It’s Teen Tech Week! Check out the computational thinking resources Google has made available to educators, and be sure to join us on Twitter on Friday from the #ReadyToCode tweetchat @ALALibrary at 3:30 eastern.

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ICYMI - the Libraries Ready to Code project saw great results this year! You can find details and a link to the final report on District Dispatch.

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Makers2Mentors, like all of the Ready to Code projects, capitalize on local interests and community resources to create relevant programs and address gaps in innovative ways. In Homer, kids have very cool opportunities, but access to computer science is not one of them. No computer science is taught in area schools so what they get in a school robotics club or at the library is it. Already, just one month into the project, the Homer community is talking about the importance of access to computer science for kids and we look forward to contributing to the conversation and ultimately being part of the solution.

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The wait is over! The Libraries Ready to Code grant program is now accepting proposals (through August 31, 2017). The program seeks to facilitate the development of  youth programming in libraries that will teach computer science and computational thinking skills. An informational webinar will be held on August 1, 2017 at 2:30 eastern. Visit http://www.ala.org/tools/readytocode to sign up for the webinar and find out how your library can apply for the grant.

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RT @ALALibrary: Is your library #ReadytoCode? Here's what you need to know abt applying for the $500K pilot launching this summer: https://t.co/DxrySBtNkS 2PLAN22 http://twitter.com/2PLAN22/status/881274691226394624

Is your library #ReadytoCode? Here's what you need to know abt applying for the $500K pilot launching this summer: https://t.co/DxrySBtNkS

— Amer. Library Assn. (@ALALibrary) June 29, 2017

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Here’s a great example of the Libraries Ready to Code program at work!

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Earlier this month, ALA members got a taste of Google’s new digital literacy curriculum at their Midwinter Conference in Denver. The curriculum, Applied Digital Skills, uses video-based lessons to help learners create projects with digital applications and is free to everyone. As learners build projects, they practice the new skills they will need for future jobs, as well as other practical skills such as financial literacy, communication, critical thinking, and collaboration. The curriculum includes more than 100 hours of lessons that can be used in a library or classroom, independently or in a group. 

For more information, visit District Dispatch.