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EDITION

The official Raspberry Pi magazine

Education special issue

EDUCATOR

’S

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RASPBERRY PI

FOR

AROUND THE WORLD TEACH

COMPUTING IN SCHOOLS

FIND OUT HOW THE RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION HELPS EDUCATORS

EDUCATION

FROM THE MAKERS OF THE

OFFICIAL

RASPBERRY PI MAGAZINE

Contents

Education special issue

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WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY

Foundation CEO Philip Colligan introduces Raspberry Pi

THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION

Explore the digital making revolution in education

FREE

TEACHER

TRAINING

PICADEMY: FREE TRAINING

Helping educators deliver computer science

SKYCADEMY: THE SKY’S NO LIMIT

Take your pupils to the edge of space with our free training

ASTRO PI: YOUR CODE IN SPACE

How pupils are working with ESA astronaut Tim Peake

The Raspberry Pi Foundation offers free teacher training.

Find out how to become a Raspberry Pi-certified educator today!

CODE CLUB

Learn about the nationwide network teaching kids aged 9-11

ADVANCING COMPUTER SCIENCE

Get free learning resources for kids and teachers

ADVANCING

COMPUTER

SCIENCE WITH

RASPBERRY PI

ASTRO PI: YOUR

CODE IN SPACE!

WELCOME

TO THE

COMMUNITY

The Raspberry Pi Foundation

produces free resources for

learners and educators all over

the world. Learn more here…

CEO Philip Colligan introduces the UK tech

charity, the Raspberry Pi Foundation

Find out how a collection of school

coding projects from around the

country found their way onto the ISS

FREE COMPUTING RESOURCES

THE MAGIC

8 BALL

Help your students build

their own soothsayer

step-by-step on the Pi

MAKE MUSIC

WITH CODE

HACK & CODE

WITH MINECRAFT

Learn how Sonic Pi

crosses the line between

music and code

Ten-year-old Jasper is a coder and

writer. Here he demonstrates a simple

but fun project for Minecraft on the Pi

CODE CLUB

Learn more about our nationwide

network of volunteer-led after-

school coding clubs for children

aged between 9 and 11

Educator’s Edition

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Welcome

WELCOME

TO THE RASPBERRY PI

COMMUNITY

Find out how the Raspberry Pi Foundation

supports a global community of educators

and how you can get involved.

computer that was developed to encourage kids

to learn how to code. We launched the world’s first $25

computer in 2012. By the end of 2015, we’d sold over

seven million and helped kick-start a global movement

to create the next generation of digital makers.

What’s perhaps less well known is that The

Raspberry Pi Foundation is much more than a computer

company. We are a UK-based educational charity with

a mission to put the power of digital making into the

hands of people all over the world. One of the ways that

we pursue that mission is by providing low-cost, high-

powered computers, but it isn’t all we do.

he chances are that you’ve heard about

Raspberry Pi; the low-cost, credit card-sized

A global community of educators

At the heart of Raspberry Pi is a global community

of educators who are working inside and outside

the classroom to inspire kids to get creative with

technology. Our job is to provide that community

with the support they need. One of the ways we

do that is by developing high quality teaching

resources and projects, many of which don’t require

a Raspberry Pi computer, all of which have been

for free.

We’re proud to be part of a movement which

aims to empower people to shape their world

More than a computer company

Over the past three years we’ve also trained

hundreds of Raspberry Pi Certified Educators

through our Picademy programme of free

professional development. It has been amazing

for us to see so many of those Certified Educators

go on to support other educators to develop their

practice, whether as CAS master teachers, by

organising meet-ups, or by creating and sharing

their own resources. This is the most exciting part

of our work: seeing the community of educators grow

and support each other. We’re constantly inspired by

what they do.

We’re proud to be part of a movement which aims

to empower people to shape their world through

digital technologies. If you’re not already, then

I hope you’ll get involved.

Because we’re a charity, we’re able to use any and all

profits that we generate from our commercial activity

to invest in educational programmes and outreach,

resources, training and support for educators, and

building a global community that shares our mission.

Through our network of Code Clubs (see page 10),

we’re making sure that opportunities to get involved

in digital making are as widely available as possible,

mobilising a huge community of volunteers and

educators in the process.

Through programmes like Astro Pi (see page 8),

we’re helping to make computing more relevant

to young people who might not have thought that

digital making was for them, but who are excited by

human space exploration. We’re doing the same with

music, nature, and the arts, taking a deliberately

cross-curricular approach that engages young people

with very different interests.

Philip Colligan,

CEO, Raspberry Pi Foundation

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Educator’s Edition

Feature

DIGITAL

IN EDUCATION

The digital maker movement, a mix of traditional artisan arts and crafts

combined with computer programming and electronics, has been taking

the world by storm. Its ethos of tinkering and inventing is being used

in the classroom to inspire a whole new generation of makers.

MAKING

REVOLUTION

Making lessons more engaging

and relevant for learners

Raspberry Pi computers, and other similar devices,

are unlike the traditional computers you would find

in classrooms up and down the country. Rather than

a hermetically sealed box, designed specifically to

prevent a student from poking and prodding around

with the internal components, you are presented

with a single board computer with all the parts

exposed. This design decision is not an accident:

We want to demystify computers, to allow children

to see that there is nothing to be afraid of, to show

them exactly where the operating system can be

found, and to let them experiment with controlling

electronics using the General-Purpose Input/Output

HACKATHONS

Hackathons are events at which groups of individuals will build a

digital product from scratch, often over a single twenty-four hour

period. Fuelled by pizza and cola, as well as by their own enthusiasm,

students can work together to build anything from internet-connected

Christmas trees to the next great social networking app. The events

are competitive but very supportive, and always lots of fun.

Hackathons are a great way to encourage creativity, problem-

solving and teamwork within the sphere of computing and digital

making. There are plenty of student hackathons organised all over

the country, and

mlh.io

is a good place to start if you’re looking

for an event near you.

(GPIO) pins.

The design also poses questions for teachers who

wish to deploy Raspberry Pi computers in their

classrooms. Do you have them as fixed pieces of

equipment, permanently attached to power supplies,

keyboards and mice? Do you use cases, and, if so,

which one? Do you give students their own SD card, or

should they share? How do you keep the software up-

to-date and ensure that students can always access

their work?

These are all natural concerns, especially if you

come from a traditional teaching background, but

maybe the first question you should be asking yourself

is: How do I make computing more engaging and

relevant for my students?

Educator’s Edition

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DIGITAL MAKING REVOLUTION IN EDUCATION

Invent to learn

A recent Nesta report found huge positivity towards

digital making: 82% of young people say they are

interested in digital making and that parents are

overwhelmingly supportive. 89% of parents think it is a

worthwhile activity for their children and 73% encourage

their children to make things with technology.

So how can you tap into this wealth of enthusiasm

in your classroom? The first step is not to worry too

much about the practicalities of using hardware such

as the Raspberry Pi, Arduino or a Microbit. Things are

going to get messy, no matter which platform you use,

but that’s part of the learning process for you and your

students. In recent years, much has been made of the

long-forgotten art of tinkering. Children have been

encouraged to not break anything, but this is essential

to discovering what works and what doesn’t. The word

‘fail’ in digital making is used as an acronym for ‘first

attempt in learning’.

By bringing physical computing devices into the

classroom, students gain from learning how to set kit

up themselves, including monitors, keyboards, and

mice. Playing with breadboards, buttons, and other

electronic components teaches students to not be afraid

of technology.

Feature

RASPBERRY JAMS

Raspberry Jams are community-organised events with a focus on digital

making and the Raspberry Pi computer. Jams are filled with talks, show

and tell sessions, and workshops, all showcasing the wonderful, useful

and often wacky projects that can be created with a Raspberry Pi, a little

skill, and a lot of creativity.

If you’re interested in attending a Jam near you, then check out

raspberrypi.org/jam

for a list of up-and-coming events.

Tackling the digital divide

Computing skills can provide opportunities for social

mobility. A recent Naace report on Computing in the

National curriculum discusses this, noting that: “those

who excel...are in high demand across large parts of

the economy”. The report advises that it is important

to ensure that all pupils have the opportunity to study

outside the classroom. Free and/or open-source

software and low-cost hardware massively lower the

How the foundation supports makers

Bringing the maker movement into the classroom is one

of the charitable aims of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

Our team of experienced educators write fun, engaging,

and flexible learning resources, all of which are linked

to curriculum objectives. They are published under a

Creative Commons license that allows you the flexibility

to adapt them to suit your needs (see pages 12 & 13).

82% of young people say they are interested in digital

making and their parents are overwhelmingly supportive

barriers to participation in computing. Raspberry Pi

Certified Educator James Robinson explains:

“We asked our GCSE class to purchase Raspberry Pi

computers to use both at home and at school and, where

appropriate, we were able to use pupil premium funds to

support students. This meant that our entire cohort had

their own general-purpose computer they could use for

classwork, but more importantly their own projects.

“Once all the students had access to identical

hardware, we were able to set much more challenging,

open-ended and engaging tasks...We used some

lessons to cover the basics of programming a

Minecraft world while students worked on project-

based homework. The results were fantastic: each

student interpreted the brief differently and used

varying techniques to solve the problem.”

We provide free professional development for teachers

worldwide through our Picademy programme. You can

learn more about our training initiatives on page 6.

We have sent two Raspberry Pis and Sense HATs

to the International Space Station as part of British

ESA Astronaut Tim Peake’s Principia mission. In

2015 we also gave away 1000 Raspberry Pi weather

stations worldwide for students to build, program, and

collect data. We also work closely with developers and

academics to build education-tailored applications like

Sonic Pi, a cross-platform programming and music

making tool.

Fired up to find out more and get involved? Visit our

education web page for access to news, events, free

resources, our educator community, maker project

articles, and much more!

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