Playing and Learning Coding in Minecraft: Edu (First Lesson Start Here)

I will introduce your learner to the Minecraft: Education Edition (MCEE) programming curriculum. In this one time course, I will show how to use the WASD keys on the keyboard to navigate the world, introduce the MakeCode editor, introduce the agent and basic agent moves, introduce problem decomposition as a problem-solving strategy, and show how sequencing (the order that the code is written) affects program outputs. The student will get a high-level understanding of how robots can be used to study animals, create coding solutions that include sequences, events, and use problem decomposition to come up with the instructions needed to complete a task. We will cover conditional-loops, if statements, and an introduction to the MCEE interactive development environment (IDE). I will use formative assessment to provide feedback to your child as we explore programming. My teaching style is to let the child explore in a guided environment that encourages students to recover when they fail or struggle. I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise. Learners will be able to interact with me while I show them what to do, they will be playing along with me as well. I will walk them through the process of writing the code step by step. There is no knowledge or experience required but experience playing Minecraft will be helpful.