My Current Passions

Darren Cotterill

Scratching with Maths Homework Problems

My 10 yo son came home with some maths problems last week, and as soon as I read them, I immediately saw the opportunity to work with him to solve one of them using code.

Keeping Girls Coding With a Sprinkling of Unicorns and Slime

I’d like to share some simple tips I’ve picked up in the last two of years on how to specifically keep the girls in your coding class engaged and interested.

Starting a Code Club

One of the goals I had when finished up at work was to start a Code Club at my kids’ school. It took me a little longer than I’d hoped to get started, but now we’re into our 3rd Term.