The CodeTeachers blog
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29 stories
For adults & educators · 4 min read
A practical Upwork MCP workflow for adult educators, parents, and experienced mentors: project fit, honest proposals, bid review, portfolio evidence, and a small side-work test.
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For adults & educators · 4 min read
A practical Shopify guide for adult educators, parents, and experienced mentors: Sidekick, native AI, MCP roles, integrations, and one useful store experiment.
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For adults & educators · 5 min read
Choose useful MCPs for adult educators, parents, and experienced mentors. Compare tasks, costs, review needs, and a first-week test that protects your time.
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Coding practice · 4 min read
A practical coding workflow for creating a repository, implementing a vertical slice, deploying to Railway, and verifying Supabase persistence and access.
Read the storyFor parents · 2 min read
A project-first way to choose the next skill based on age, interest, experience, and independence—not a race through programming languages.
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Coding with AI · 2 min read
A practical prompt framework for getting useful coding help while preserving prediction, debugging, testing, and understanding.
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Coding with AI · 2 min read
Use a better code-explanation prompt: purpose first, important parts second, failure points next, and a comprehension check at the end.
Read the storyCoding with AI · 2 min read
A stage-by-stage guide to using AI for ideas, planning, coding, debugging, testing, review, and iteration—without outsourcing the learning.
Read the storyLearning paths · 2 min read
Not a race and not a rigid curriculum: a project-first map from playful logic to independent software creation.
Read the storyResponsible AI · 2 min read
A practical routine for checking a convincing answer before you repeat it.
Read the storyFor parents · 2 min read
A practical debugging script for parents—even if you do not know how to code.
Read the storyProject ideas · 2 min read
Choose a first project based on what you want to make—not what language sounds most advanced.
Read the storyAI basics · 2 min read
Seven short invitations to notice, question, create, and reflect together.
Read the storyAI basics · 3 min read
A plain-language explanation of what is happening when an AI writes code—and why testing it still matters.
Read the storyCoding with AI · 3 min read
Use AI to move faster without becoming a passenger. A practical build → explain → test → change loop for new coders.
Read the storyCoding with AI · 3 min read
A nine-checkpoint project workflow that keeps the learner responsible for the idea, scope, tests, debugging, explanation, and portfolio story.
Read the storyCreative learning · 2 min read
Coding gives young makers a way to understand, test, and improve what they create.
Read the storyCoding with AI · 2 min read
Five ways to ask an AI assistant for help that builds your skills instead of replacing them.
Read the storyFor parents · 2 min read
Useful starting points for practice, reading conversations, creative afternoons, and project planning.
Read the storyCoding with AI · 3 min read
AI is changing how software gets written. Here is what that means for learning to code today, and the skills likely to matter most tomorrow.
Read the storyAI for kids · 2 min read
An unplugged pattern activity that makes the basics tangible without an account.
Read the storyCoding with AI · 4 min read
A practical, adult-led way to use Claude as a coding helper—asking for explanations, debugging together, and testing everything.
Read the storyFor parents · 3 min read
Prepare practice, ask better questions, and know when an AI answer is getting in the way.
Read the storyAI basics · 3 min read
A simple first session that teaches your family to ask, compare, and think for themselves.
Read the storyProject ideas · 2 min read
A 30-minute paper prototype that makes a coding project easier to begin.
Read the storyFor parents · 3 min read
Questions to ask about projects, support, responsible AI, and the practical details that matter to your family.
Read the storyResponsible AI · 2 min read
Four practical habits to practice together: protect personal information, check answers, notice bias, and explain the help.
Read the storyProject ideas · 3 min read
Start with a tiny game, a family quiz, or a helpful idea. Each project comes with a clear finish line.
Read the storyCreative learning · 2 min read
A simple way to help your child move from watching and scrolling to making something of their own.
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