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Help for grown-ups new to codingGetting a jump on learning how coding makes technology work is essential to prepare kids for the future. Unfortunately, many parents, teachers, and mentors didnt learn the unique logic and language of coding in school. Helping Kids with Coding For Dummies comes to the rescue. It breaks beginning coding into easy-to-understand language so you can help a child with coding homework, supplement an existing coding curriculum, or have fun learning with your favorite kid.The demand to have younger students learn coding has increased in recent years as the demand for trained coders has far exceeded the supply of coders. Luckily, this fun and accessible book makes it a snap to learn the skills necessary to help youngsters develop into proud, capable coders!Help with coding homework or enhance a coding curriculumGet familiar with coding logic and how to de-bug programsComplete small projects as you learn coding languageApply math skills to codingIf youre a parent, teacher, or mentor eager to help 8 to 14 year olds learn to speak a coding language like a mini pro, this book makes it possible!
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With childhood activities that included tinkering with her Apple II computer and conducting science fair research, Camille McCue developed an early love of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) . At the University of Texas, she earned a BA in math and an MA in curriculum and instruction.
After starting her career at IBM, Camille taught math and physics to rural youth via satellite and helped found the Lone Star to Big Sky credit recovery program for children of migrant farm workers. For the next twelve years, Camille produced and anchored live television shows for NASA-TV and PBS, connecting kids with experts including orbiting astronauts, roboticists, and Antarctic penguin researchers.
From 2005-2015, Camille developed and taught STEM electives at Dawson and coached student teams to top awards in Math Olympiads, Future Cities, Ruckus Nation, and Toshiba ExploraVision competitions. She was recognized as Dawson's Teacher of the Year in 2008 and as the 2009 Future Cities Teacher of the Year for the Las Vegas region. Camille completed her PhD in curriculum & instruction at UNLV, writing her dissertation on learning math through student-designed video games. In 2012, she was selected by Hofstra University's Gaming2Learn to pilot teach Survival Master, engineering gaming software developed through a multi-million dollar National Science Foundation grant. Additionally, she writes "...for Dummies" technology books including the recently-published, "Coding for Kids;" publishes in peer-reviewed journals; develops curriculum for National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) ; and presents at national conferences. From 2012-2015, Camille served as Founding Director for Dawson College Bound - a program mentoring citywide youth towards academic success - which was recognized by Clark County School Board as an Outstanding Community Partnership program. She also taught Coding 101 to Dawson fifth graders.
Camille currently serves as the Director of Technology Innovations for the Adelson Educational Campus in Las Vegas. She was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from Tech Exec 2016 for the Las Vegas area. She and her husband are the proud parents of two boys, Ian and Carson.
