Primary Catalogue

Teacher Professional Development


Differentiation

Differentiation

Coding in the Classroom

Taylor and Joanna from the education team at Kano explain what to do when students learn at different speeds
Managing Assessment

Managing Assessment

Coding in the Classroom

Taylor and Joanna from the education team at Kano explain how to manage assessment in four steps; products, process, habits of learning and understanding.
Making The Case For Investment

Making The Case For Investment

Coding in the Classroom

Taylor from the education team at Kano answers some questions from an Ask Me Anything.
Encouraging Parental Engagement

Encouraging Parental Engagement

Coding in the Classroom

Taylor from the education team at Kano answers some questions from an Ask Me Anything.
Can Any Class be a Computer Science Class?

Can Any Class be a Computer Science Class?

Coding in the Classroom

Taylor from the education team at Kano answers some questions from an Ask Me Anything.
The Approach

The Approach

Coding in the Classroom

The four-part method of the Kano course explained; Physical Computing, Simple Steps, Storytelling, Play & Exploration.
Collaboration

Collaboration

Coding in the Classroom

Taylor and Joanna from the education team at Kano explain the importance of a paired or group environment
Troubleshooters

Troubleshooters

Coding in the Classroom

Taylor and Joanna from the education team at Kano explain how to build up students' confidence and how to troubleshoot.
Managing Time

Managing Time

Coding in the Classroom

Taylor and Joanna from the education team at Kano explain some of the challenges when managing time teaching coding.
Formative Assessment in Computer Science

Formative Assessment in Computer Science

Coding in the Classroom

Taylor from the education team at Kano answers some questions from an Ask Me Anything.
Play & Exploration

Play & Exploration

Coding in the Classroom

Taylor and Joanna from the education team at Kano explain how to teach coding through Play and Exploration in your classroom.
Why Teach Coding?

Why Teach Coding?

Coding in the Classroom

Why teach coding? Lots of new jobs are out there, and coding skills are in big demand; and those jobs aren't just in technology companies.
Introduction & Overview

Introduction & Overview

Coding in the Classroom

This introduction to teaching coding in the classroom will give you an overview of what to expect over this course. Soon you'll get young people to engage with coding through physical computing, use storytelling to make coding fun, and much more.
Getting Help

Getting Help

Coding in the Classroom

Taylor and Joanna from the education team at Kano explain the importance of playing with the Technology, working with others and posing questions to your students and where to get help.
The Student Driven Classroom

The Student Driven Classroom

Coding in the Classroom

Taylor and Joanna from the education team at Kano explain what a student driven classroom approach is, and how to prepare for it.
How to Teach a Child to Support Others Who Are Being Bullied

How to Teach a Child to Support Others Who Are Being Bullied

A Guide to Understanding Bullying

So what do you do as a parent when your child comes to you with the problem of someone else being bullied, or perhaps they have witnessed some disturbing or upsetting behaviour? Rachel talks about supporting your child through this important...Show More
How to Teach a Child to Deal With Bullying Using Comebacks Not Insults

How to Teach a Child to Deal With Bullying Using Comebacks Not Insults

A Guide to Understanding Bullying

How can you teach a child the right response to a bully? Rachel talks through practical tips that you can give to children and even role play with them, to deter bullies and nasty behaviour.
What to Do If You Child Is Being Bullied in Person or Online

What to Do If You Child Is Being Bullied in Person or Online

A Guide to Understanding Bullying

If your child is, in fact, being bullied, whether online or in person, what is the next step and how do you go about it in the right way?
What to Do If the Bullying Doesn’t Stop

What to Do If the Bullying Doesn’t Stop

A Guide to Understanding Bullying

So what is a parent to do if the bullying doesn't stop? You've informed the school and are working with your child, but what if this is not enough? Rachel discusses the next steps to take if the bullying is relentless and continues.
Why Children Don’t Tell Anyone They Are Being Bullied

Why Children Don’t Tell Anyone They Are Being Bullied

A Guide to Understanding Bullying

Often by the time parents hear about the bullying that has been taken place, it has been going on for quite some time. This can lead to us as parents questioning what we did wrong. Rachel discusses why children don't speak up when they are being...Show More
What If a Child Has Bullying Behaviours?

What If a Child Has Bullying Behaviours?

A Guide to Understanding Bullying

This is possibly one of the hardest things to face as a parent, but how you react and deal with the situation can make all the difference
What Is and Isn’t Bullying

What Is and Isn’t Bullying

A Guide to Understanding Bullying

What is a parent to do when their child comes home and says they have been bullied? The very first thing a parent needs to do is asses the situation by knowing what bullying is and what it isn't.
Difficult Conversations

Difficult Conversations

Leadership and Management

We've all had them and they're always tough. But they're healthy too. Here are some tips to approaching difficult conversations.
Gender and Stereotypes

Gender and Stereotypes

Understanding Gender

What’s the difference between sex and gender? How do children learn gender stereotypes? Why can gender norms have harmful effects on people’s health and wellbeing? This video answers these questions and more, exploring the influence that...Show More
Talking about Gender and Identity

Talking about Gender and Identity

Understanding Gender

What do ‘gender identity’, ‘gender expression’ and ‘sexual orientation’ mean? How can we make more inclusive language choices? Does it matter if you don’t get it exactly right? This video answers these questions and more, diving...Show More