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 ...
Teachers may see the new initiative as “just another thing” on their plate or may feel ill-prepared to tackle an entirely new discipline. To ensure a smooth transition to teaching computer science, ...
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 ...
Lauren Margulieux receives funding from Snap, Inc., Google, the National Science Foundation, and the US Department of Education. Despite growing demand for computer science skills in professional ...
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 ...
In the summer of 2021, Christine Bailey, a teacher at Blessed Maria Assunta Pallotta Middle School in Waterloo, was about to begin a workshop to learn how to teach computer science, and she was ...
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The school year is quickly approaching but learning has already begun for educators. As New York ramps up new computer science learning standards, some teachers are preparing to teach new classes for ...
Beginnings: Landgraf says she always had her eyes glued to a computer screen when she was young – and tinkered with computers and code whenever she could. She first studied finance in college and ...
For Anita Romano, being recognized as an exceptional computer science teacher is really a win for her students. They’re doing the hard work and she’s representing them, the Philadelphia School ...