Comments on: Experience CS: A new way to teach computer science

By: Mr Stephen Robert

Mr Stephen Robert — Tue, 06 May 2025 09:32:08 +0000

I have enjoyed using CS First. Hope that CS Experience will enable teachers to share their own Scratch files with students as this feature wasn’t available in CS First. Only option was to download and upload which was a bit clunky.
Useful to be able to share files for them to debug or a parsons problem or just for differentiation or a background they could use etc.

By: Fred Sagwe

Fred Sagwe — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 12:34:41 +0000

The Robotics Society of Kenya (RSK) is well-positioned to play a pivotal role in the rollout and implementation of the Experience CS curriculum, especially as Kenya integrates computer science as a STEM learning pathway in Grades 10–12 under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). As the presenter of the Kenya Computer Science for All Bill, 2025, RSK has already laid the legislative foundation for integrating computer science education from Grade 4 to university. This aligns directly with the goals of Experience CS, which supports the integration of computer science into core subjects for learners aged 8–14. RSK can bridge policy and practice by partnering with schools, teacher training institutions, and government agencies to contextualize and localize the Experience CS curriculum within the Kenyan CBC framework. Moreover, with the recent launch of the Kenya Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025–2030, which champions AI and data science in all education sectors, RSK can expand Experience CS by incorporating hands-on AI and robotics learning through clubs, coding camps, and low-cost hardware like Raspberry Pi. This holistic approach will equip learners with essential 21st-century digital skills, foster innovation, and position Kenya as a continental leader in AI, robotics, and digital education.

By: Jan Ander

Jan Ander — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:47:12 +0000

In reply to Matt. Thank you so much for your thoughts and ideas, Matt! We hope you and your students will love what we build for Experience CS.

By: Jan Ander

Jan Ander — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:45:45 +0000

In reply to Rick Wurtz.

Hi Rick, thank you for your enthusiasm! The best way to see what we are building is to sign up for Experience CS updates here: https://experience-cs.org/subscriptions/new

By: Jan Ander

Jan Ander — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:44:59 +0000

In reply to Kelly Parker.

Thanks for the question, Kelly! If you subscribe for Experience CS updates, you’ll be among the first to see everything new we can share: https://experience-cs.org/subscriptions/new

By: Rick Wurtz

Rick Wurtz — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:22:25 +0000

Looking forward to learning about Experience CS as a successor to CS First!

By: Kelly Parker

Kelly Parker — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:55:17 +0000

Can you please send me more information about Experience CS – the new Scratch platform

By: Rick Wurtz

Rick Wurtz — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:11:14 +0000

I LOVE using CS First with my middle school students but I have to admit it is getting a little dated. Looking forward to learning more about Experience CS. Are there any advance previews or sneak peeks available?

By: Bilal Ron

Bilal Ron — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:22:57 +0000

Hi,
I teach homeschoolers in the Bay Area coding and would love to implement this with my students. Thanks

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:58:28 +0000

I have been a long time user of CSFirst with my students. I have always loved that it integrated with Google Classroom so I hope that continues with Experience CS. I also love to provide kids with feedback, but CSFirst never had a great way to do that. I liked that I could check kids’ code and that when I opened a student’s project any changes I made didn’t actually take effect since I was essentially in view only mode similar to a Google Doc. I would love to be able to use the comment feature that Scratch has to guide kids where to look for bugs or to keep working. It would also be awesome if there would be some attention getting notification to move students’ attentions to those comments when they first open the project. In the past the only way to give feedback was in Google Classroom, but it wasn’t super helpful because it was removed from the coding interface. In addition, it would be nice if teachers COULD edit students’ code. For example, typing out all the coding blocks a student might need would be cumbersome. But adding a quick comment and dragging out the blocks they’d need without connecting them might be a good scaffolding method.

Thanks again for all you’re doing!