With the new academic year fully under way in many parts of the world, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the growth and innovations we’ve achieved with the Ada Computer Science platform. Your feedback has helped us make improvements to better support teachers and students — here’s a look back at some of the… The post Ada Computer Science: A year in review appeared first on Raspberry Pi Foundation ..read more

Since we first launched the Code Editor, a free online tool designed to support young people as they learn text-based programming, we’ve been excited to hear how educators have been trying it out in their classrooms.  “I used the Code Editor with my computer science students yesterday and it worked a dream! Students were able to… The post Introduce the Code Editor into your school appeared first on Raspberry Pi Foundation ..read more

Coolest Projects celebrates young digital creators and the amazing things they make with technology. Today, we’re sharing the impact that taking part in Coolest Projects showcases has on young people’s motivation and confidence, as well as announcing dates for Coolest Projects 2025. Coolest Projects in 2024 This year, 7197 young people across 4678 projects took… The post Celebrating Coolest Projects 2024, plus dates for 2025 appeared first on Raspberry Pi Foundation ..read more

Across continents and cultural contexts, our free Computing Curriculum serves as a common thread that connects educators. Read the stories of 3 educators who share their thoughts on the curriculum’s application, adaptability, and the impact it’s had on their educational settings.  I’m Freda, and I co-founded a non-profit organisation called Waloyo in South Africa. Coming… The post The Computing Curriculum: Three global perspectives appeared first on Raspberry Pi Foundation ..read more

Today we’re unveiling a fresh look and feel for Code Club, along with a new ambition to inspire 10 million more young people to get creative with technology over the next decade. Code Club is a network of free coding clubs where young people learn how to create with technology. Founded in the UK in… The post Introducing the new Code Club appeared first on Raspberry Pi Foundation ..read more

Since they became publicly available at the end of 2022, generative AI tools have been hotly discussed by educators: what role should these tools for generating human-seeming text, images, and other media play in teaching and learning? Two years later, the one thing most people agree on is that, like it or not, generative AI… The post Hello World #25 out now: Generative AI appeared first on Raspberry Pi Foundation ..read more

To empower every educator to confidently bring AI into their classroom, we’ve created a new online training course called ‘Understanding AI for educators’ in collaboration with Google DeepMind. By taking this course, you will gain a practical understanding of the crossover between AI tools and education. The course includes a conceptual look at what AI… The post Free online course on understanding AI for educators appeared first on Raspberry Pi Foundation ..read more

As discussions of how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact teaching, learning, and assessment proliferate, I was thrilled to be able to add one of my own research projects to the mix. As a research scientist at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, I’ve been working on a pilot research study in collaboration with Jane Waite to explore… The post How useful do teachers find error message explanations generated by AI? Pilot research results appeared first on Raspberry Pi Foundation ..read more

Students and teachers share their stories about the impact the Experience AI lessons have had in developing their understanding of artificial intelligence. We're now expanding Experience AI for 16 more countries and creating new resources on AI safety, thanks to funding from Google.org. The post Impact of Experience AI: Reflections from students and teachers appeared first on Raspberry Pi Foundation ..read more

Registration is now open for the European Astro Pi Challenge 2024/25! The Astro Pi Challenge, an ESA Education project run in collaboration with us here at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, offers young people the incredible opportunity to write computer programs that will run in space. Young people can take part in two exciting missions for… The post The European Astro Pi Challenge 2024/25 launches today appeared first on Raspberry Pi Foundation ..read more