{"id":143101,"date":"2025-09-24T14:50:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/why-students-should-transition-from-block-coding-to-python-coding\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T14:50:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:50:59","slug":"why-students-should-transition-from-block-coding-to-python-coding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/why-students-should-transition-from-block-coding-to-python-coding\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Students Should Transition from Block Coding to Python Coding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-CiWtVl7xJ8?autoplay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>We not only have the tools to help students code with block programming, we also have the tools to help them transition into other languages including Java Script and Python. <\/p>\n<p>\u2b50\ufe0f Learn more about this importance from our most recent webinar replay, Next-Level Coding: Python, AI, and Dash, presented by our VP of Strategic Growth &#038; Education Outreach, Bryan Miller<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0fWatch it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigmarker.com\/wonderworkshop\/next-level-coding-python-ai-and-dash-in-your-classroom\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bigmarker.com\/wonderworkshop\/next-level-coding-python-ai-and-dash-in-your-classroom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#codingforkids #aiforkids #aikidslearning #dashrobot #wonderworkshop #wonderworkshopofficial<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We not only have the tools to help students code with block programming, we also have the tools to help them transition into other languages including Java Script and Python. \u2b50\ufe0f Learn more about this importance from our most recent webinar replay, Next-Level Coding: Python, AI, and Dash, presented by our VP of Strategic Growth &#038; Education Outreach, Bryan Miller \u27a1\ufe0fWatch it here: https:\/\/www.bigmarker.com\/wonderworkshop\/next-level-coding-python-ai-and-dash-in-your-classroom #codingforkids #aiforkids #aikidslearning #dashrobot #wonderworkshop #wonderworkshopofficial<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":143102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"","tve_custom_css":"","tve_user_custom_css":"","tve_globals":{},"tcb2_ready":0,"tcb_editor_enabled":0,"tve_landing_page":"","_tve_header":"","_tve_footer":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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