Computational Thinking Education
For Primary School Students & Teachers
The Education Bureau (EDB) has stepped up the promotion of STEAM education in primary schools for all students by launching the “Enriched Module on Coding Education for Upper Primary Level”, adapted from CoolThink@JC. To support all publicly funded primary schools to implement enriched coding education and develop students’ computational thinking skills, MIT HK Innovation Node and CoolThink@JC InnoCommunity are jointly offering Teacher Professional Development Courses, which will cover different levels of CoolThink@JC materials, pedagogies, and the new artificial intelligence (AI) features, including Chatbot and Imagebot integration with App Inventor.
Experienced teachers at MIT HK Innovation Node also offer direct teaching to school students, giving students an inspiring experience of learning coding and AI, with our teaching philosophy that focuses on creativity, collaboration, computational thinking, expressing and problem-solving.
Student Training Workshop
Applicable to Primary 5 and 6 Students
Learning Outcomes
- Understand core computational thinking concepts by coding mobile apps
- Learn problem-solving techniques applicable acorss disciplines and in daily life, including algorithmic thinking, abstraction, being incremental and iterative etc.
- Expand technological perspectives and become creators of technology
Participation Method 1:
In-school ECA / one-day bootcamp
Location: Your School
Time: 2-4 sessions of 90-minute activities completed within one month / one-day bootcamp (approx. 6 hours)
Participation Method 2:
MIT Node one-day bootcamp
Location: MIT HK Innovation Node (1/F, 78 Tat Chee Ave, Kowloon Tong)
Time: One-day bootcamp (approx. 6 hours)
For Enquiries
Please email Edward Cheng at hkinnovationnode@mit.edu
Teacher PD Course - Computational Thinking with APP Inventor
App Inventor
Learning Hours
12-hour face-to-face sessions
16-hour online self-learning
Venue
MIT HK Innovation Node
1/F, 78 Tat Chee Ave, Kowloon Tong
Upon Completion of the Workshops:
Participants with full attendance will receive an official course certificate issued by MIT HK Innovation Node and CPD hours recognized by the Education Bureau.
For Enquiries
Please email Edward Cheng at hkinnovationnode@mit.edu
