{"id":540,"date":"2022-07-15T16:57:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T16:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech2\/?page_id=540"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:17:03","slug":"limudei-code-esh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/beit-midrash\/limudei-code-esh\/","title":{"rendered":"Limudei Code-Esh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Limudei Code-Esh project integrates coding, robotics, and computational thinking with Judaic Studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collaborating with Jewish educators representing different denominations in the Greater Boston area, the DevTech Research Group developed six free curricula units for Jewish holidays (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/03\/Sukkot-Curriculum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ek-link\">Sukkot<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/03\/Chanukkah-Curriculum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chanukkah<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/03\/Tu-Bshevat-Curriculum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Tu B\u2019shevat<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/03\/Purim-Curriculum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Purim<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/03\/ScratchJr-Limudei-Code-Esh-Advanced-Curriculum-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pesach<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/Yom-Haatzmaut-Curriculum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Yom Ha\u2019atzmaut<\/a>) for children in kindergarten &#8211;&nbsp;third grade using either the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/scratchjr\/\">ScratchJr<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/kibo-robot\/\">KIBO<\/a>&nbsp;platform. The curricula units can be found below, organized by type of platform being used and difficulty level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each curriculum encourages students to express their thoughts, ideas, and learning through coding activities that explore each holiday&#8217;s concepts and rituals. Each curriculum unit is&nbsp;designed for a total of 20 hours, but they can be adapted and used in any formal or informal learning settings around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To provide guidance in implementation of the curricula units, we&#8217;ve recorded a webinar for your viewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hNATFxUOHdA?t=1\" style=\"border-radius:50px\">Webinar Recording<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is generously funded by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sulmanfund.org\/\">The David Lear Sulman Computing, Science, and Engineering Fund for Jewish Day Schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions, please reach out to <a href=\"mailto:marina.bers@bc.edu\">marina.bers@bc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:43% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/ScratchJr-1.png\" alt=\"The face of the orange scratch junior cat.\" class=\"wp-image-2368 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/ScratchJr-1.png 730w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/ScratchJr-1-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>SCRATCHJR PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Beginner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/03\/Tu-Bshevat-Curriculum.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/02\/Tu-Bshevat-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/02\/Tu-Bshevat-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/02\/Tu-Bshevat-793x1024.png 793w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/02\/Tu-Bshevat-768x992.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/02\/Tu-Bshevat.png 844w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/03\/Tu-Bshevat-Curriculum.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:50px;background-color:#86ac61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tu B&#8217;shevat<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Intermediate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/03\/Chanukkah-Curriculum.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/08\/Chanukkah-Cover-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/08\/Chanukkah-Cover-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/08\/Chanukkah-Cover-790x1024.png 790w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/08\/Chanukkah-Cover-768x995.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/08\/Chanukkah-Cover.png 852w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/03\/Chanukkah-Curriculum.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:50px;background-color:#759555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chanukkah<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Advanced<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image target = https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/03\/ScratchJr-Limudei-Code-Esh-Advanced-Curriculum-1.pdf\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/03\/ScratchJr-Limudei-Code-Esh-Advanced-Curriculum-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-08-at-10.48.23-AM-2-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-08-at-10.48.23-AM-2-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-08-at-10.48.23-AM-2.png 408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/03\/ScratchJr-Limudei-Code-Esh-Advanced-Curriculum-1.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:50px;background-color:#5f8539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pesach<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:47% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/KIBO.png\" alt=\"The KIBO robot\" class=\"wp-image-2360 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/KIBO.png 903w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/KIBO-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/KIBO-768x315.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><strong>KIBO PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Beginner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/03\/Sukkot-Curriculum.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/07\/Sukkot-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/07\/Sukkot-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/07\/Sukkot-792x1024.png 792w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/07\/Sukkot-768x993.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/07\/Sukkot.png 838w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/03\/Sukkot-Curriculum.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:50px;background-color:#86ac61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sukkot<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Intermediate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/03\/Purim-Curriculum.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/02\/Purim.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2162\" style=\"width:234px;height:302px\" width=\"234\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/02\/Purim.png 770w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/02\/Purim-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/02\/Purim-768x993.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/03\/Purim-Curriculum.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:50px;background-color:#759555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purim<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Advanced<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/Yom-Haatzmaut-Curriculum.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/Yom-Haatzmaut-Cover-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/Yom-Haatzmaut-Cover-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/Yom-Haatzmaut-Cover-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/Yom-Haatzmaut-Cover-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/Yom-Haatzmaut-Cover-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/Yom-Haatzmaut-Cover-1583x2048.png 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2020\/04\/Yom-Haatzmaut-Curriculum.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:50px;background-color:#5f8539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yom Ha&#8217;atzmaut<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Limudei Code-Esh project integrates coding, 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Collaborating with Jewish educators representing different denominations in the Greater Boston area, the DevTech Research Group developed six free curricula units for Jewish holidays (Sukkot,&nbsp;Chanukkah,&nbsp;Tu B\u2019shevat,&nbsp;Purim,&nbsp;Pesach,&nbsp;Yom Ha\u2019atzmaut)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140573,"featured_media":0,"parent":10908,"menu_order":36,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-540","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140573"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13540,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/540\/revisions\/13540"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}