'Coding in Minecraft' is a computer science credential program with supporting curriculum, delivered through Minecraft Education and hosted on Azure. 

The pathway comprises four courses that immerse students in a Minecraft world to develop and prove their coding skills using MakeCode and JavaScript or Python.

Credentials & Curriculum Pathway

INTRODUCTION
CREDENTIAL

Intro to
Coding Using
MakeCode

INTERMEDIATE
CREDENTIAL

Intermediate
Coding Using
MakeCode

ADVANCED
CREDENTIAL

Advanced
Coding Using
JavaScript or Python

CAPSTONE
CREDENTIAL

CTE / INDUSTRY
CERTIFICATION

Starting July 2021 Coding in Minecraft is available at no additional cost to any public school in the State under agreement between Microsoft, Prodigy Learning and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Schools have full unlimited access to all curriculum and credentials in the pathway and can take advantage of FREE Coding in Minecraft Teacher Professional Development taking place across the State from Fall 2021.

Why should you use Coding in Minecraft?

Close the Gap

  • Engage young and diverse learners through Game-based learning
  • Each course includes: curriculum, a Minecraft World, assessment and micro-credential

Develop Teacher Capacity

  • Easy for teachers of all abilities to deliver
  • Supported by comprehensive Professional Development

Provide Credentials

  • Aligned to WA State CS standards, CSTA standards (US) and Ofqual regulated (UK)
  • Provides a path to industry recognised certifications and further CTE courses
ISTE Seal

ISTE Seal

The ISTE Seal serves as a mark of high-quality product design for solutions that enable and guide high-quality learning. As only one of two assessment tools approved in the launch group announced at ISTELive23, the ISTE Seal findings report praised the formative assessment mechanism used to assess student’s computer science skills and enabling educators to easily assess computer science no matter their computer science background.

e-Assessment Award Winner

e-Assessment Award Winner

‘Coding in Minecraft; won “Best Formative Assessment” at the 2021 international e-Assessment Association awards. The international e-Assessment Awards seek to showcase globally the very best practice, research and innovation in testing and assessment, where the use of technology has enabled transformation, improved outcomes and enhanced learning and teaching.

‘Coding in Minecraft’ Overview Video

WORLDS

Access to Coding in Minecraft worlds to complete the coding lessons and project assessments.

CURRICULUM

Comprehensive Teaching and Learning resources for all coding projects delivered on our custom Azure hosted platform.

CREDENTIAL

Three distinct credentials - each unit awarded independently upon a course completion.

TEACHER TRAINING

Optional one to three days of PD to cover getting started in Minecraft and an overview of each CS course.

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