EU Code Week Community Ambassadors, Educators & Volunteers

Community

A vibrant network of educators, volunteers and ambassadors driving EU Code Week forward. Connect, collaborate and inspire the next generation of digital innovators in your country — and beyond.

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EU Code Week thrives thanks to a vast, international community of volunteers. In this page you can meet the members that are active in your country. EU Code Week’s backbone is the Ambassadors, the Leading teachers and representatives of ministries of education in the EU and Western Balkans countries – the Edu coordinators.

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Ambassadors

EU Code Week Ambassadors are the main point of contact for Code Week in each country and help spread the vision of Code Week locally. The Ambassadors connect people, companies and communities interested in supporting EU Code Week. They encourage organisers to register coding activities on the Code Week map, and promote the overall participation in EU Code Week. Ambassadors also review and approve activities in their country. Ambassadors also work with their peers in other countries and meet regularly to discuss how to further develop the initiative.

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Tero Toivanen

Master of Arts in Education and special education teacher in Karhusuo School, Espoo. ICT-developer trainer for teachers in Espoo. Tutor teacher. Creator of Scratch- klubi (open learning environment for programming), which was awarded in APPS4EDUCATION and Open Finland Challenge 2015 and Python-klubi (open learning environment for learning Python programming). Creator of Scratch_to_Python and Python_from_Scratch in aoe.fi (OER Library in Finland). Creator of SPARQL and Sonic Pi learning materials in teromakotero.fi. Scratch-teacher in various Coding MOOC:s "Koodiaapinen". Chairman in Wikimedia Suomi. Board member in IT-kouluttajat (IT educators).

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Marianne Seppälä

I’m a primary school teacher from Lappeenranta Finland. I have worked as a teacher over 20 years and I take great interest in how to teach programming in primary schools. I like to try different coding activities with my students and share my knowledge with colleagues. I actively participate in Innokas network, which encourages students and teachers to create new ways to use technology in schools. Being a part of Eu codeweek family, I have the opportunity to learn, develop and share new ideas in coding.

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Leenu Juurola

I work as a Project Manager at the University of Helsinki in the Innokas Network, which encourages and supports students, teachers, other school actors, and collaboration partners to create new ways to use technology in the teaching of 21st Century Skills. I manage projects, training sessions, and events that support the development of students' and teachers' digital skills and innovative learning. I've worked in different organizations as a pedagogical developer for more than 20 years, specializing in Science and Technology education, as well as the creation of innovative learning environments and methodologies.

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Leading teachers

Leading teachers is an active community of more than 450 educators from across Europe. They help connect schools, teachers and students interested in participating to Code Week and encourage them to organise activities and register them on the Code Week map. The Leading teachers hold professional development webinars in their language and are a reference point for other teachers in the country but also in Europe. They also promote the initiative locally. If you are a teacher, you can find Leading teachers near you to connect with on the map.

Edu coordinators

EU Code Week Edu coordinators are correspondents in Ministries of Education or other educational authorities and organisations participating in EU Code Week. Edu coordinators strengthen the foundations of the initiative by supporting teachers and schools nation-wide. This includes communication with schools who already participate in EU Code Week to learn about their best practices and share experience. Edu coordinators also support schools that want to participate in the initiative, by providing available resources, learning material and opportunities within the community.

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European Center for Women and Technology - ECWT
on sitoutunut turvaamaan sukupuolinäkökulmaa teknologiateollisuudessa kaikkialla Euroopassa.

ECWT keskittyy
(i) tukemaan lapsia ja erityisesti tyttöjä koodauksen, luovuuden ja uteliaisuuden yhdistämisessä heidän tulevaisuuden uransa muotoutumiseksi
(ii) luomaan inspiroivan yhteisön, verkostoitumistapahtumia ja mentorointiohjelmia
(iii) tarjoamaan sertifioituja koulutuksia uudelleenkoulutusta ja täydennyskoulutusta varten.

Tukemalla poliittisia muutoksia ja tarjoamalla innovatiivisia työkaluja, jotka on kehitetty yhteistyössä julkisensektorin, yritysten ja tutkimuksenjohtavien edustajien kanssa pohjoismaisten hyvien esimerkkien pohjalta, me voimaannutamme uuden sukupolven naisjohtajia.