S1E24 | Michael Callaghan on Raising Kids Who Love to Code

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SHOW SUMMARY:In today’s episode, Michael Callaghan, a software engineer from the team at Walt Disney World, joins the Angular Experience in this episode for a discussion about how to teach children to code. Michael shares his experience teaching his son and other children how to program, from what works to ideas and strategies that aren’t as recommended. We also share resources and ideas for how to introduce children to programming and how to keep them active and motivated at home, school, and in other extracurricular opportunities as well.LINKS:https://www.codeninjas.com/https://codecombat.com/https://edu-next.minecraft.net/en-us/homepagehttps://getcodingkids.com/https://www.lego.com/en-us/categories/robots-for-kidsCONNECT WITH US:Michael Callaghan @walkingriverBrooke Avery @JediBraveryErik Slack @erik_slack

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