The Fiero Code Blog
Stories and insights from the Fiero team on topics surrounding coding education.
The New Town Story
In the summer of 2017 we ran a program called the One to One Campaign. The federal government was threatening to slash funding to the IMLS, and things looked bleak. The One to One Campaign was our way of championing the things we felt...
Summer Code Club Program
For the first time in Fiero's history, we've created a code club program designed for summer reading programs. And we are excited! This is going to be a great opportunity to serve kids all across the country with STEM programming at their...
The Code Club Movement: Spring Update
This spring we saw a record number of kids come through our clubs, dozens of librarians with no coding skills get trained up, and went from catalyzing clubs in five to fifteen states. But my favorite story comes from a tiny Oklahoma...
Already Running a Code Club? Fiero Saves You Money
Last week we found out that one woman took The Ultimate Guide to Code Club resource kit and successfully got her own code club off the ground. She even gave a presentation on it at a conference. Amazing, right? We've given away over 500...
What if we accidentally make coding boring and lame?
Computer science is gaining ground in schools, but are we accidentally making it boring?
One hour of code is just the beginning
It's Computer Science Education Week, and millions of people will do some coding this week at one of 150,000 events around the world. Thanks to the amazing efforts of code.org and lots of partners, over 300 million people have tried...
Getting along with computers – the skills of the future
The world needs effective, sustained coding education now more than ever. Things are changing. Computers are everywhere. Automation is a key factor in the world economy, and connection via the internet is too. With technology accelerating...
To Pay or Not to Pay
“Why should we pay for software when there are loads of free programs that teach coding?” We hear this pretty regularly. Usually it’s coming from someone who already knows how to code, or someone at the director level. And we get it! The...
Coding in 2016 is like reading in 1816
Once upon a time, the average person didn’t know how to read.
Coding is part of a well-balanced diet
Every once in a while, a parent will drop off one of their kids for code club while the other kid stays outside.