Ozlem

About Me

I am self employed private tutor, after school nanny and babysitter. I’m specifically certified in “teaching coding to children” and aim to transform children from passive computer and tablet users into technological producers. I specialize in teaching coding aligned with the National Curriculum’s Key Stages 1 through 3.

My pre-reception and reception level courses cater to 4 to 6 age group. In these coding courses, robotic toys such as blue-boots, bee boots, and simple coding and drawings on paper are used for providing coding basics for children. Children’s mathematical and algorithmic perceptions are strengthened through games and stories which are designed using creative drama elements. This set up allows children to absorb the basics without the feeling of being in a classroom. I take into account the attention and interest level of each child as well as parents’ availabilities and offer my courses in blocks of 60 minutes and a suggested block would consist of 2 sets of 60 minute sessions (2 hours).

The more advanced coding courses focus on basic algorithmic coding of robotic games and programmes. These include world renowned programs such as Scratch developed by MIT University; Kodu developed by Microsoft; EV3 & WeDo developed by Lego and App Inventor co-developed by Google and MIT which are suited for teaching coding to children between ages of 6 to 12.