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CSTA
Registration for the 2019 CSTA Annual Conference is now open. The conference, set for July 7–10, in Phoenix, will feature 30 hours of professional development opportunities, access to up to 80 exhibitors, and opportunities to network with your fellow CS educators.
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eSchool News
Coding and computer programming are slowly becoming part of the core curriculum in schools and districts across the U.S.–and some educators say the earlier students start coding, the better. Research says students are more likely to maintain their interest in coding if they're exposed to it at an early age, and now, some schools are starting in elementary school. At The Village School in Houston, TX, instructional technology specialist Ruth O'Brien and middle school teacher Marc Abrate are helping students develop skills that help not only in coding, but in areas such as problem solving, critical thinking and collaboration.
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The Advocate (commentary)
Jane Prey, a contribtor for The Advocate, writes: "With our ever-busier lives, I really appreciate my friends who help keep me up to date on interesting and exciting new developments in computing education. I am sure I saw the original posting but reminders from my friends help me remember to pay attention! Here are 2 items that my friends Mark Guzdial and Alfred Thompson recently pointed out to me!"
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THE Journal
To help educators understand how to set up STEM-oriented 3D printing experiences for their students, MakerBot, which sells 3-D printers, has put together a bundle of free resources for teachers, available in its educator program. The heart of the set is a 198-page "educators' guidebook," which explains the basics of 3D design and how 3-D printers work and how to use them. It also offers nine 3-D printing lesson plans and includes guidelines for helping teachers introduce 3-D printing into their classrooms and create their own lesson plans. A final section covers post-processing — how to clean up printed models, paint them and use them as molds.
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Chalkbeat (commentary)
Courtney Morgan, a contributor for Chalkbeat, writes: "Far too many high school students have walked into my classroom with a fixed idea of how much they can accomplish. That mindset is especially prevalent in the math classes I taught for years, where some students walked in confident that they would fail. But computer science instruction is proving to be a game-changer for my students."
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eSchool News
STEM education and social-emotional learning will take precedence in 2019, according to teaching and learning predictions from 100Kin10. 100Kin10 is a national network focusing on improving STEM education by adding 100,000 highly-qualified STEM teachers to U.S. classrooms by 2021. The report compiles information from 100Kin10's partner organizations, teachers, researchers, and other STEM leaders, and the 10 reflections serve to direct the group's work and focus areas for 2019. It offers a look at five trends that impacted STEM teaching and learning in 2018, along with five predictions for 2019.
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[Brilliant]
 Whether you’re an educator, a researcher, or an engineer, your work is all about solving problems. You understand that knowing the answer is not the same as knowing how to get the answer. You know that there are always new problems to solve, and having the critical reasoning skills to tackle them is of utmost importance. With Brilliant, you can develop the skills you need to approach challenges with confidence.
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Fast Company
A couple of years ago, as an 8-year-old trying to learn to code, a student named Theo was frustrated. Theo happens to be blind, and the standard tools designed to teach children to code rely heavily on visuals. But over the last year, he's been a beta tester for something new: a set of physical blocks designed specifically to teach coding to kids with visual impairments. He's moved on, and now codes in Python.
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EdScoop
At St. Albans City School in Vermont, educators are encouraging students to find ways to incorporate digital resources into their everyday work, especially while working in the school's makerspace. In a recent webinar hosted by edWeb.net, one of the school's innovation specialists, Grace Borst, is joined by several of her students, who explain how they're using the technology-laden space to develop personalized learning plans, do service work and augment school activities.
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WKAR-TV
Most children today have some access to technology from an early age. While many schools teach digital skills, Michigan has no formal standards for teaching computer science. Now, the Michigan Department of Education is gathering public input on a proposed set of K-12 computer science standards.
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EdScoop
The University of California system has announced it's now allowing high school computer science courses to be counted toward the core curriculum prerequisites for admission to its nine universities around the state — an "acknowledgement that CS, much like the traditional science courses, has merits for students going through high school," said Claire Shorall, a high school computer science teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area who has been advocating for the change.
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