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The Advocate
DataScience@SMU, the online data science program offered by Southern Methodist University recently published a graphic detailing coding and computer science education in the United States and around the world. Despite the booming field and increasing job prospects for computer science professions, only 1 in 10 K-12 schools in the U.S. have implemented coding education to their curriculum.
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NPR
President Barack Obama used his final State of the Union address to reflect on his legacy. But he also put forth some specific proposals for his remaining year in office. And the very first one was "helping students learn to write computer code." Elaborating on the educational achievements of the past several years, Obama pointed to the overhaul of No Child Left Behind, the increase in pre-K programs and rising high school graduation rates.
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CNN Money
Microsoft has seen the potential of Minecraft as a learning tool. Now it's ready to use the video game as a way to expand its presence in schools. The company will launch a new version of Minecraft for schools this summer, and offer free trial versions. As part of its plans, Microsoft will also acquire an existing version of the software, MinecraftEdu, from an independent developer, Teacher Gaming. Minecraft is an insanely popular online video game that allows players to build their own virtual worlds using blocks. More than 22 million people own the game, and more than 7,000 classrooms in 40 countries already have MinecraftEdu.
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IEEE TryComputing.org offers free educator resources to help students build computing skills and explore computing careers. Find a wide range of interactive computing lesson plans for students ages 8-18. Lessons topics include programming, concurrency, networking, encryption, artificial intelligence, and more! All lesson plans are aligned to national education standards.
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Samsung for Education
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As schools adopt mobile technology at an unprecedented pace, the need for best-in-class mobile devices, support and services is growing rapidly. Samsung Mobile is committed to supporting mobile-first initiatives, offering a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise solutions.
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WTOP
Hunched over their computer screens, faces bright with interest, students at Rachel Carson Middle School got a leg up on their computer skills on Saturday at a coding workshop. "It's really interesting," gushed 14-year-old Mahi Nair. "I've never really done any coding before, and it's really cool to learn how to use it with fashion, biology and gaming." Nonprofit Project CODEt hosted the workshops. The organization's founder and CEO, 16-year-old Rupali Dhumne, says she started it because she noticed when she looked around at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, there were fewer students once teens got out of the foundation classes and into research labs.
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Education Week
In his Condition of the State address, Gov. Terry Branstad threw his weight behind a proposal that would lead Iowa to become the latest state to require its middle and high schools to offer computer science to students. State officials in the governor's office and the department of education have put forward a bill that would form a task force to create a plan for bringing the subject to all accredited schools by the 2018-2019 school year. The task force would present its recommendations by Oct. 1.
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EdTech Magazine
The opening keynote for FETC 2016 was led by a visionary leader in education who is helping to overcome the gender gap in computer science. Reshma Saujani is the founder of Girls Who Code, a nonprofit organization aimed at increasing the number of women involved in fields such as programming. EdTech spoke with Saujani after her keynote at FETC this year, which was focused on inspiring educators to spread STEM initiatives throughout K-12 schools.
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Clinton Herald
To the outside it may just look like kids playing with toys, and essentially that's what they're doing. But when popping into the after-school session of the Whittier Coding Club you see kids having a lot of fun while learning the fundamentals of computer science. Led by Sarah Shepherd, a librarian and media specialist teacher at Whittier and Eagle Heights elementary schools in Clinton, Ohio, 15 students have started their journey into computer science.
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