The Essential Solution for School Coding Instruction

TEACHING TOOLS

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

CENTRALIZED CLASS PLATFORM

Teachers can toggle between all classes, whether it’s grading, the project editor, or the roster.

PROGRESS TRACKING

Student progress is automatically tracked and maintained when completing each component of a lesson.

ONE-CLICK STUDENT PROJECT REVIEW

Teachers can easily run student submissions with one click, allowing them to see the output of the project without leaving the editor.

GRADING

GRADE WEIGHT CUSTOMIZATION

Teachers can customize grade weights for every class individually. Grade weights can be modified for projects, tests, quizzes, and classwork.

BUILT-IN GRADING RUBRICS

Each project includes a set grading rubric, built into teacher grade screens. Based on parameters set by the instructor, the system automatically calculates the total assignment grade.

GRADING QUEUE

A notification icon in the main navigation alerts teachers to the assignments submitted, but not yet graded.

INDIVIDUAL GRADE REPORTING

Teachers have the ability to see grades for an entire class all at once. Teachers can also see a detailed grade breakdown by student and assignment type.

AUTO-GRADED QUIZZES

Quizzes are used to check Conceptual Understanding (Readiness). Students follow pre-work with a knowledge quiz to ensure lesson readiness. Each 5-question quiz is multiple choice and auto-graded.

AUTO-GRADED CHAPTER TESTS (ASSESSMENT)

After completion of each chapter’s lessons, students are given a multiple-choice cumulative assessment. Chapter tests are auto-graded.

LESSON PLANNING

LEARNING TARGETS AND PLANNING TASKS

Each lesson is guided by defined learning objectives that should be accomplished by the end of each lesson.

PRE-WORK ACTIVITIES

Students complete a pre-work assignment prior to each lesson. A concept video, syntax video, or reading assignment, prepares students for each lesson.

ASSESSING AND ADVANCING QUESTIONS

Scripted assessing questions qualify what the students have done and what level of understanding they have achieved. Scripted advancing questions use what students have produced and understand to extend their concept knowledge.

CHAPTER-THEMED VIDEOS

Essentials flexible program gives teachers the opportunity to introduce a concept through a video.

COMMON ERRORS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS

Instructors are given a guide of common coding errors for each assignment and suggestions for assisting students in solving them.

CUMULATIVE CAPSTONE PROJECTS

At the end of each quarter, a capstone project gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of skills learned thus far.

STUDENT TOOLS

BUILT-IN CODE EDITOR

The code editor is built directly into the student platform, and requires no setup or downloads. It includes syntax linting to assist students by making suggestions based on what has been coded.

BROWSER-BASED PLATFORM

All code runs directly in the browser without additional infrastructure or support.

PROJECTS BUILT INTO THE LEARNING SYSTEM

Learning material is integrated with the student editor. Each lesson has a project, and that project can be imported. Projects are appropriately scaffolded based on learning level.

CUSTOM PROJECTS FEATURE

Students can venture outside of the class projects and make their own projects within the platform. In addition, class projects have built-in opportunities for customization along the way.

INTEGRATED LEARNING MATERIAL

All learning material is within the same platform as the code editor, with everything in one central place and no additional software is required.

SIMPLE PROGRESS REPORTING

Students can easily see their progress broken down first by chapter, and then by lesson. Students can identify outstanding projects, and view grades on submitted work.

STUDENT ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT

Allows students to retrieve forgotten passwords through the platform, without the intervention of the teacher or school.