---
title: "Coding in Schools"
url: "/podcasts/drupalizeme-podcast/coding-in-schools"
type: episode
date: 2014-12-12
updated: 2014-12-12
---

# Coding in Schools

#  Coding in Schools 

  

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In this episode, Amber Matz and her guests Eric Schneider and Matthew Tift talk about the successes and challenges on how parents and school officials worked together to get coding into the curriculum in Minnetonka Schools. Eric Schneider is the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, Minnetonka Public Schools and Matthew Tift is a Senior Developer at Lullabot and a Minnetonka parent.

##  Mentioned in this Episode 

- [  Tonka<codes>   ](http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/academics/eled/Pages/Tonka-Codes.aspx)
- [  Minnetonka Schools Lead the Way with Computer Coding   ](http://kstp.com/article/stories/s3554419.shtml)
- [  Video: Minnetonka Schools Lead the Way with Computer Coding   ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuttEM5y4UU)
- [  Minnesota schools scramble to catch up on computer coding classes   ](http://www.startribune.com/local/west/279732482.html)
- [  Cracking the code: Tonka CoderDojo   ](http://sailor.mnsun.com/2014/09/05/cracking-the-code-tonka-coderdojo/)
- [  Minnetonka molds 21st-century thinkers   ](http://sailor.mnsun.com/2014/04/07/minnetonka-molds-21st-century-thinkers/)
- [  Code.org   ](http://code.org/)
- [  Bee-Bot   ](http://www.bee-bot.us/)
- [  CoderDojo   ](https://coderdojo.com/)

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