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.CSTA NEWS
Next Week: Attend Black Excellence in Data and Computer Science
CSTA
During the upcoming Black History Month in February 2023, our featured webinar will focus on celebrating Black Excellence in Data/Computer Science. Our guest, Dr. Brandeis Marshall, author of Data Conscience: Algorithmic Siege on Humanity, provides a keen perspective on how social justice intersects with data science. We invite you to join the conversation as she provides her take on how we, as educators, can impact students and how we can improve the tech world. This event is free to CSTA+ members.
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Borrow a Finch Robot 2.0 from BirdBrain Technologies for 60 days, and learn how it can be used to facilitate deep and joyful learning in your Computer Science classroom. Finches can be programmed in Python & Java, as well as several block- and icon-based environments. Try one today!
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Secure Your CSTA 2023 Super Early Bird Rate
CSTA
Connect with the world's largest computer science department at the CSTA 2023 Virtual Conference, set for July 11-13. We're returning to Hopin this year to provide more teachers with access to the CSTA conference experience — regardless of where they are. Register today to lock in super early bird rates — $250 for CSTA+ members and $300 for CSTA basic or non-members — and share this opportunity with your colleagues.
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.CSTA EVENT CALENDAR
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Black Excellence in Data and Computer Science with Dr. Brandeis Marshall |
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CSHS Leadership Summit: Student Proposals Workshop |
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B.A.G. presents CS Homecoming- Black Jeopardy! |
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B.A.G. presents CS Homecoming - HBCU Awareness in CS |
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B.A.G. presents CS Homecoming - D9 Day in CS! |
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CSTA Equity in Action Summit |
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CS Integration into Other Disciplines |
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.HEADLINES FROM THE FIELD
Learning by doing is key to STEM education
Fast Company
Through our Keysight Innovation Challenge this year, I was inspired to see the clever and impactful designs that our six finalist teams devised to address climate change. Their enthusiasm was infectious, and their dedication was heartening.
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The importance of teaching all students about tech accessibility features
Edutopia
Traditionally, accessibility features have been perceived as tools that only benefit specific learners. For example, if you have a student with dyslexia, you might help that student learn how to use the text-to-speech and speech-to-text features of their device when reading and writing. However, accessibility features (while essential for some learners) can also be beneficial to other learners.
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Explore Engineering and Computer Science Essentials™ — a novel approach to teaching and learning engineering with computer science and computational thinking as a scaffolded, rigorous, standards-aligned, curriculum for Grades 1-5. Essentials units empower children to become lifelong STEM learners and passionate problem solvers.
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How to provide effective and engaging virtual therapy for kids
eSchool News
As was the case for so many other therapists working with children and families, March 2020 felt overwhelming in our center for child and family therapy. From seeing clients in-person all day in our client-centered, carefully designed therapy rooms equipped with all the therapeutic tools that a child therapist might need to engage a child in the hard work of therapy, we scrambled to figure out a way to transfer our clinical tools to the virtual realm.
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Ready for take-off?! Go on a behind-the-scenes virtual tour from NASA’s Johnson Space Center and explore Callisto – a technology experiment created by Amazon’s Alexa, Lockheed Martin, and Cisco that’s heading to the moon during the Artemis I mission! Grades 4+ can take the free, interactive tour now on Kahoot!
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ChatGPT in classrooms: What to know
U.S. News & World Report
Ask ChatGPT to write a five-paragraph essay on the symbolism of "The Great Gatsby" and it will produce a response within seconds. Plug in an algebra equation and it can solve it almost instantly and even explain its process.
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Before using augmented and virtual reality tools, teachers should develop a plan
EdSurge
As an early adopter and enthusiast for immersive technology in schools, I've had the opportunity to share ways to use augmented and virtual reality to transform learning with educators around the world. I provide staff development and training, and many of the teachers I work with are enthusiastic about trying new tools.
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Engage students with 3D games/animations/arts, AR experiences, AI applications, Youtube remixes, etc. Coding is simplified with Scratch-like interface and blocks, with many new tools for debugging, brainstorming, diagrams, remote collaboration, class management, etc. Tutorials, lessons and PD also provided for teachers. Contact us for 1-year free pilot program at info@creaticode.com
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Cracking the code on STEM success for Black and Brown students
The 74
On a Thursday morning in early June, just outside of Washington D.C, Pratiksha Das and Madeline Morgan stand over a motionless body as they try to figure out how to stanch the arterial bleeding in front of them. What to do first? Tie the tourniquet correctly and the patient will live. Tie it in the wrong place or too slowly and they'll lose him. It's a life-or-death situation that the two young women know they could face again and again.
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Teachers on TikTok: What K-12 IT departments need to know
EdTech Magazine
Social media, an integral part of life for people of all ages, is finding new ways into the K–12 classroom. Many educators are on TikTok, the popular social media app where users share livestreams and short videos.
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Code for Fun is offering professional development Zoom mini-sessions throughout Fall 2022. These sessions focus on the different pillars of CS educational material for grade K to 5. Check-out our calendar and sign up to the sessions of the grade you teach or all of them.
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How K-12 IT leaders can protect schools from ransomware
eSchool News
Cyberattacks on public schools are becoming more common and more severe every year. Between 2020 and 2021, more than 56% of K-12 education organizations suffered ransomware attacks with an average cost of $268,000.
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Why are schools underreporting cyberattacks?
EdTech Magazine
Despite more government interest in K-12 organizations' cybersecurity infrastructure, not to mention higher thresholds for cyber insurance, an Emsisoft report found a 15% increase in attacks against educational institutions in which data was exfiltrated.
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