“Let’s do it!” That was Alexis Johnson’s reaction when she saw professional learning opportunities focused on computational thinking. A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at ...
Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Despite growing demand for computer science skills in professional careers and many areas of life, K-12 schools struggle to teach ...
Five years ago, California embarked on an ambitious plan to bring computer science to all K-12 students, bolstering the state economy and opening doors to promising careers — especially for low-income ...
What's the difference between someone who's great in their field and someone who's a great teacher in their field? Do those qualities perfectly overlap? Or are they different? Northwestern Engineering ...
This article was originally published in CalMatters. Five years ago, California embarked on an ambitious plan to bring computer science to all K-12 students, bolstering the state economy and opening ...
Ohio currently ranks in the bottom half of the country in nearly every relevant computer science metric. That abysmal showing must change — and quickly — to give today's students a fighting chance as ...
Teachers like Shanti’ Coaston, of Westlake City Schools, are leading the charge to raise awareness for the importance of computer science classes. Coaston was recently recognized for her educational ...
A recent study of computer science students’ achievement in North Carolina high schools found that instructors’ teaching experience both in general and in computer science specifically had the most ...
More than 550 elementary school teachers participated in four sessions this summer in the Elementary Computer Science Summer Institute, hosted by Mississippi State’s Center for Cyber Education as part ...
The Graduate School of Education is offering a new computer science fluency and preparation program for K-12 teachers this fall that aims to help them meet New York’s Computer Science and Digital ...
Despite growing demand for computer science skills in professional careers and many areas of life, K-12 schools struggle to teach computer science to the next generation. However, a new approach to ...