Name: Failure in Coding
Start: 2026-02-19T11:40:00-0700
End: 2026-02-19T12:40:00-0700

-Pre-recorded: 2026 President Schilling’s Convention Address: https://youtu.be/uZmsvjr-pCo

-The main event will occur at RDP (Red Deer Polytechnic)

-The Social will happen on Feb 19 after the last session in the Main Stage Foyer, do sign up by including it in your schedule

-Edcamp sessions all occur on Feb 20 Session 5, watch the following to understand what an Edcamp event is all about
https://youtu.be/uIHonn97TJk

-A few sessions you will need to pre-register and pay a supply fee to attend on the day

-POST RECORDING VIDEOS are availble from Feb 20th at 3:30 PM - May31st at 11:59 PM
-Be Scent Free for the event

-DO YOU HAVE ANY ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS AT THE EVENT? e.g.) quiet space, allergies, wheel chair assistance, etc.
Please reach out to [email protected]

-If you need hotel accommodations do use the following link to get a special deal for CATCA members until February 4th: https://reservations.travelclick.com/108483?groupID=5047732

Failure in Coding

Thursday February 19, 2026 11:40am - 12:40pm MST

RDP Room 1303 @ 100 College Blvd, Red Deer, AB T4N 5H5

Interested in adding more coding instruction to your everyday teaching practice, but terrified of the idea of things not working? This session will provide you with a framework to build resiliency and reflection into your coding education and deal with those unexpected moments when the code goes wrong. Using the computational thinking model as a base, we will delve into those awkward feeling moments and learn how to change the conversation around failure. Failure is not the end of a project, but an opportunity to reflect, change, and learn. Modelling failure and how to “get unstuck” will help your students be better computational thinkers and problem solvers! Please bring a laptop, Chromebook, or tablet to this session.

Speakers

Maura Armstrong

Director, Education, Maura Armstrong

TELUS World of Science - Edmonton inspires life-long learning as we create a positive science and technology culture in our region. Enjoy our themed galleries, Zeidler Dome, IMAX Theatre, and Science Stage. We offer an array of in-person and virtual school programs. Our programs are... Read More →

1. Failure in Coding Presentation pdf

2. Variables Mini Lesson Plan pdf

3. Conditionals Mini Lesson PLan pdf

4. Loops Mini Lesson Plan pdf

5. MakeCode Arcade Tic Tac Toe Challenges pdf

6. Failure in Coding Broken Game links pdf

7. Collect and Evade Game Guide pdf

8. Basic Platformer Guide pdf

9. Maze Game Guide pdf

10. Multiple Choice Trivia pdf

11. Failure in Coding Summative Creation Activity pdf

Thursday February 19, 2026 11:40am - 12:40pm MST
RDP Room 1303