26TRA762 Getting Started with Coding

 

 

 

 

 

Date: Tuesday October 20^th

Time: 7:00 pm

Venue: Online Webinar 

Target Audience: Primary Teachers & SNA’s

Getting Started with Coding is a practical and beginner-friendly session designed to help teachers feel confident introducing coding in the primary classroom. The webinar will explore key technology and coding terminology, the PRIMM approach to teaching coding, and a range of unplugged and plugged coding activities. Participants will get hands-on ideas for using apps, websites, Bee-Bots and other simple resources to make coding engaging, accessible and fun for all learners.

Presenter Bio:

Orla Keane is a Primary School Teacher in a DEIS Band 1 school in Clare, with AP experience in STEM and Numeracy. She completed a Master of Arts in STEM Education in 2021 and runs the Instagram page @primaryschoolstem, where she shares simple and engaging ideas for the primary classroom. Since 2023, Orla has been delivering webinars and CPD for teachers, with a focus on playful, practical approaches to teaching maths and STEM.