By: Sara Falligant
With robots, coding tiles and hands-on training, Auburn University’s College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) is equipping Alabama’s early elementary teachers to bring computer science to life for their students, starting in kindergarten.
The program, called Code Explorers, was developed by the college’s Southeastern Center of Robotics Education (SCORE). It provides K-2 teachers with training and tools to integrate robotics and coding into core subjects like math and reading. Backed by funding from the Alabama State Department of Education, the initiative supports the state’s digital literacy and computer science standards, which many schools have struggled to implement at lower grade levels.
“This is the first year of the program, and the response has been incredibly positive,” said Matthew Buckley, program administrator for SCORE. “We’ve always known that upper grades could meet these standards through engineering or computer classes, but younger students haven’t had the same access. This program changes that.”
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