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Scholarships Available for CSTA 2021
CSTA
We understand that attending CSTA Annual Conference may be cost-prohibitive. CSTA is offering scholarships that subsidize 100% of the program cost to support teachers whose limited financial resources may prevent them from attending. Learn more about our scholarship opportunity and apply by April 30.
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Bring computer science to life with BirdBrain Technologies' brand-new Finch Robot! Great for students from kindergarten to college, the Finch works with a wide range of programming options - from icon-based apps for pre-readers to Python and Java. Try a free demo of the Finch Robot today and bring engaging physical computing to your classroom!
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Apply to Join the CSTA Board of Directors
CSTA
Are you interested in supporting the long-term health of CSTA? We're seeking nomination for the CSTA Board of Directors. This year's vacancies include K-8 Teacher Representative, 9-12 Teacher Representative, and At-Large Representative. Visit our website to learn more about the open positions, to nominate a colleague, and to self-nominate. Applications close on March 22.
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Intentional Practices Can Address Inequity For Girls In Computer Science
CSTA
Inequity in the tech sector is not groundbreaking news. Tech startups owned by women make up 5% of the IT sector and females comprise a meager 15% of all leadership roles. In honor of Women's History Month, we celebrate the few who have broken the glass ceiling and recognize that we have far more to do if we want to ensure that we continue to increase the number of women with Computer Science degrees (currently only 15%). Let's take time to acknowledge the progress made and use this month to highlight the gender inequity that continues to plague tech sectors.
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.CSTA EVENT CALENDAR
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CSTA Engage SIGCSE Showcase |
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CSTA+ Webinar: WeTeach_CS Certification Prep |
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Tech professionals who have Unity software skills earn over $20,000 more than their peers without (Burning Glass Technologies). Your students may not be heading into the job market right away, but when they do and if you’ve helped them certify, they’ll be ready to hit the ground running.
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.HEADLINES FROM THE FIELD
How courses like coding and design lead to tech literacy
eSchool News
Technology is ubiquitous in the lives of today's students. As technology users, students access technology for entertainment, communication, and learning. Tech literacy, which has become as essential as reading, writing, and arithmetic in preparing students for the future, encourages students to move beyond the role of technology consumers to becoming technology creators.
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Biden signs 1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law
District Administration Magazine
President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act, H.R. 1319, passed by the House by a 220-211 vote. Biden had been expected to sign the bill but moved up the action by a day. The legislation includes nearly $123 billion for a new Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund $2.58 billion for IDEA, Part B funds in FY 2021, and $800 million in funding to identify and provide dedicated wraparound services for students experiencing homelessness.
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100% Online. Quality, Affordable. Our online MS in Applied Computer Science program provides individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue software development. Students takings two courses per semester, 6 credit hours per semester (including summer semesters), may complete the program in two years.
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5 tips for inclusive STEM learning experiences
eSchool News
Preparing students for STEM careers and advanced learning opportunities is about more than just teaching math, science, engineering, coding and computer science to the youngsters who want to dabble or specialize in complex subjects. We also have to work to get more students interested in these STEM learning opportunities, and those efforts have to be inclusive.
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Classroom game helps Hawaii schools teach coding to kids
Govtech
First graders at Solomon Elementary School squealed and cheered as they skipped past and then stomped on bright blue floor tiles that lit up, changed color and made sounds. "When do I get to play ?" asked one eager girl, Arianna, just moments after she'd had a turn. "This feels like playing on the playground." Her classmate, Dominick, chimed in : "It's fun, exciting and challenging!"
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We are a tech company and social enterprise based in Silicon Valley. Our digital textbook "Merscythe: Adventures with the Codue" is a unique product for teaching the Python programming language.
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Here are 5 words school staff used to describe fall 2020
District Administration Magazine
"Anxious," "overwhelmed," "stress," "tired" and "worry" were the five words teachers and other school staff used to best describe fall 2020, according to an ongoing University of Kentucky study. The vast majority of the 10,000 school staff members surveyed — more than 70% — also said that "difficulties were piling up so high that [they] could not handle them." A key goal of the study is to investigate how the impacts of COVID might outlast the pandemic, said the survey's creator, professor Erin Haynes, chair of the university's Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health.
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How co-teaching helped our new teachers support students, in-person and online
EdSurge (commentary)
Tom Whisinnand, a contributor for EdSurge, writes: "'I hope it works, I hope it works,' I muttered to myself as Tonja, the student teacher in our classroom, logged into Zoom to reach the remote learners in our class. As the program started, I couldn't help but think how different her experience as a preservice teacher was from my own. Eighteen years ago, when I was a student-teacher, I started out by silently sitting in the back of an elementary-grade classroom, watching, observing and taking notes. I didn't get much time to interact with students."
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What it takes to get hybrid instruction right
EdTech Magazine
When school districts went fully remote in response to COVID-19, the need for immediate technology — any technology — often superseded the need to choose the right long-term technology. Now, as more schools adopt hybrid learning models, school districts have learned more about what it takes amplify lessons for students both in class and at home.
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Why Zoom fatigue occurs and how educators can overcome it
Tech&Learning
When elevators first emerged in the 1800s, people riding these "ascending rooms" weren't sure where to look but ultimately realized facing the door and avoiding eye contact was the best bet. "Being close to someone and staring them in the eye at the same time has a very strong meaning, but then suddenly if you are in an elevator, you find yourself very close to a stranger," says Géraldine Fauville, an assistant professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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