Computer Science Education Week

Elementary, my_dear_coder

Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) was founded in 2010 as a call to action to raise awareness about the need to elevate computer science education at all levels and to underscore the critical role of computing in all careers.

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Iowa CSEd Week 2026: Think. Create. Compute.

The 2026 theme “Think. Create. Compute.” was chosen in Iowa to encourage students to imagine the possibility (Think), design the solution (Create) and make it work (Compute) regardless of the content and focus. Mark your calendars for Dec. 7-11 and check back to register for the great activities planned by Code.Joy, the AEAs, BioNios, Bootstrap and more!

Mrs. Hamilton's class in Central Decatur shows off a set of physical computing devices.
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Iowa CSEd Week 2025: Elementary, My Dear Coder!

Iowa elementary students Zoom with Terysa Ridgeway for a 2025 CSEd Week event.

The 2025 theme, “Elementary, My Dear Coder” was chosen in Iowa to reinforce the importance of foundational computer science experiences in the early grades. CodeJoy, Terysa Ridgeway from Terysa Solves It and the Science Center of Iowa made it a great week for Iowa students! 

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Make Every Week CSEd Week

Use activities and resources from the Iowa AEAs (212.49 KB) .pdf to make every week CSEd Week. You can also use these free lessons from the Micro:bit Educational Foundation. These elementary lessons introduce students to AI and take them through training and testing their own machine learning models. These lessons offer unplugged activities and activities using a micro:bit.

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