Teacher Resources

Why should your students start coding?

1 million of the best jobs in North America may go unfilled because there aren't enough programmers.

"The programmers of tomorrow are the wizards of the future. You're going to look like you have magic powers compared to everybody else."

- Gabe Newell - Founder of Valve

"It's the closest thing we have to a superpower."

- Drew Houston - Creator of Dropbox

"Great coders are today's rock stars. That's it."

- will.i.am - The Black Eyed Peas

"Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you just want to pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming is an essential skill to learn."

- Steven Hawking

Code.org is a site where kids of all ages can learn to code by going through easy-to-use self-guided lessons.

Teachers can sign up for a free account with Google and import Google Classroom classes to assign lessons.

Scratch is a free coding site for kids!

*Teachers will need to sign students up for accounts through a verified teacher account

Apply for a Teacher Account

Teacher accounts will be verified within 24 hours of request.

Once your account has been verified, you can proceed with setting up logins for your students.

If you requested that we create your account when you registered, check your email for a confirmation from Scratch the week before the Codeathon.

Tynker has free coding lessons for kids

Teachers can sign up for an educator account using Google sign-in and invite students to join through Google Classroom.

There are a number of free self-guided lessons you can assign to your classes starting as low as pre-readers!