Intro2Coding is a Constructionist pedagogical framework after Seymour Papert’s understanding of the term. That means that we aim to engage you, our learners, as meaning-makers yourselves; rather than simply offering you sample lesson plans, we encourage you to collaborate in our community by remixing our plans (or others'!), sharing your own creations, and produce your artifacts of learning with other participating teachers through our discussion forums. 

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In this way, we model ourselves after the New London Group exhortation that teachers become "designers of learning processes and environments, not bossing what those in their charge should think and do" (73). We don't want to tell you how to use Intro2Coding; instead, dive in and explore according to your own goals, needs and interests! If you think a topic is missing or incorrect, we hope you will contribute your knowledge to our discussion forums so that this becomes a truly collaborative endeavour. As Intro2Coding matures, it will serve as a globally accessible knowledge bank built by and for teachers. 

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Inspired by Kalantzis and Cope's The Learning Element, Intro2Coding hopes to fill the particular niche surrounding the use of and familiarity with computer programming in the K-8 classroom. We focus primarily on Canadian curricular requirements, but anyone -- including students themselves in K-8! -- is welcome to explore and contribute to our continually growing body of knowledge in this area via discussion forum.