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Coding Activities are designed to be completed in 45 minutes, covering focused programming topics in specific languages. Each activity includes a tutorial and additional challenges, making them accessible and engaging for both students and educators.

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Discussion about existing VS Code for Education features, how they can be improved or enhanced, and how proposed new features could work.

Courses and coding activities are aligned with the CSTA K-12 Student Standards at a lesson and unit level. Further standard and accreditation bodies will be evaluated for available resources to support a smooth instructional resource transition for educators and student learning. Additional information about our courses and coding activities, including scope, sequence, and standards alignment can be viewed in the course catalog.