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CSTA
CSTA understands that as a result of COVID-19, you'll need to adapt your teaching practices and some of you will need to adjust to teaching in a virtual environment. That's why we've put together a list of resources to provide you with the information you need — no matter what teaching environment you are in. Check out these resources, which will continue to be updated.
Macomb Daily
Amazon Engineer is offering free access to computer science courses while students are locked out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sponsored course are for independent learners grades 6-12, and teachers who are remotely teaching this age group. Parents can also access this curriculum.
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Cornell Chronicle
"This is our first-ever CS at Home broadcast," Diane Levitt, senior director of K-12 education at Cornell Tech, told a class of third-graders from Public School 86 in the Bronx on March 26, 2020, via Zoom. "Thank you for being part of our experiment. We have never done this before. So it's good to do it with friends." Levitt, with other members of her K-12 team, were piloting a new virtual lesson plan intended to help New York City teachers instruct their students remotely in computational thinking.
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eSchool News
During this time, Vidcode would like to support schools in any way they can. As such, they are offering their full coding platform and research-backed computer science curriculum for free to help schools and districts as they plan for potential school closures and student absences. If your school or district is planning a closure for health-related reasons, you can apply to get access to Vidcode's full computer science curriculum and coding platform at no cost.
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PC Quest
The importance of computer science education is everywhere you look, whether it's boot camps that retrain blue-collar workers as a hedge against their jobs' looming automation, or counselors who advise students on the highest-paying majors, or even children in primary school creating book reports in augmented reality. Learning to program is hard, but is increasingly important for obtaining skilled positions in the workforce.
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Learn how to teach Coding and Computational Thinking online and at your own pace using LEGO, VEX, and Arduino robots from researchers at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Academy. The certification you earn serves as evidence for up to 36 Continuing Education Credits. Click here to learn more and enroll.
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EdNC
Teaching our 21st century students the 21st century knowledge, skills and mindsets they will need to fully participate in their careers and lives is an act of equity and social justice, and teaching computer science is a critical part of this equity equation. However, equity will not be realized if innovation in teaching and learning CS is limited to individual classrooms.
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Education Week
Senators has passed a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package that includes $13.5 billion in dedicated funding to shore up K-12 education budgets, as well as additional aid for student nutrition and child-care services. It also gives U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos new waiver power to grant states and schools flexibility under the main federal K-12 law.
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UTeach Computer Science has received generous funding from the U.S. Department of Education to provide 160 teachers with free project-based, College Board–endorsed curriculum and professional development, plus $1000 stipends. Apply now!
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Tech & Learning
You're stuck at home to teach with what computers, printers and communications gear that you have on hand. Make sure everything's safe to use by periodically cleaning your equipment, particularly if others at home use it. It's also a good idea to go through this routine in your classroom when you return to school because there's evidence that the virus can survive on surfaces for a long time.
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Demand for skilled cybersecurity talent continues to outstrip supply, with estimates of 3.5 million unfilled positions by 2021. EC Council Associate, ECA, Certification is the starting point for a career in cybersecurity. ECA qualifies strengths, skills, and readiness of aspiring professionals, leading to a career in the highly lucrative Information Security industry. Click here to receive a free practice test voucher!
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EdTech Magazine
Teachers are putting their students at the center of their lessons, giving them close-up looks at faraway planets and long-ago battles — all with virtual reality. It's a trend Kristen Powell, an assistive technology trainer and consultant with the education agency Chester County Intermediate Unit in Pennsylvania, noticed a couple of years ago at schools served by the regional education agency. Teachers used VR headsets and software to make lessons more engaging and realistic in subjects such as science and history.
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eSchool News
With 87,000+ schools closing, the idea of school districts moving to a digital platform has become a reality. As a teacher, you're probably feeling information overload. Not only has your normal day to day routine of teaching completely changed, the sheer amount of tools and information to go through can be staggering.
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Our online MS in Applied Computer Science program provides individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue software development. Students taking two courses per semester, 6 credit hours per semester (including summer semesters), may complete the program in two years.
Learn more at westga.edu/cs
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The Associated Press
The coronavirus shutdowns have launched an unplanned, unprecedented experiment with online education at schools across the U.S., and the nation's largest school system plunged in as New York City asked over 1.1 million students to log in and learn. After a whirlwind week of planning, students — those who could — signed in to Google classrooms and Zoom video conferences for virtual versions of everything from high-school English discussions to kindergarten gym classes. City officials were still trying to get laptops to hundreds of thousands of students in need. Parents grappled with how much to expect of their schools, their kids and themselves.
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By: Bambi Majumdar (commentary)
 The COVID-19 pandemic and its social distancing consequences have taught us that online education and soft skills will be integral parts of education going forward. As schools rapidly switch from classrooms to e-Learning modes, students are learning how to interact and collaborate on projects that they would do in person. At this point, no one is sure how long the quarantine will last, but schools are focused on continuing education efforts and coming up with innovative ways to keep students engaged.
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StateScoop
The spread of the novel coronavirus has placed 100 million people across the country under guidance to stay in their homes, with orders from their state and local governments not to leave their homes for anything but essential goods and services. As teleworking, distance- learning and telemedicine become more prevalent to maintain the economy and save lives, access to high-speed broadband — or the lack of it — has never been more important, according to state broadband officials who say they've spent years lobbying for more infrastructure and funding to prevent such a crisis.
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THE Journal
It's time for E-rate to cover the cost of home internet access. That's the word from 7,664 teachers, education IT people, principals and superintendents who have signed a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging the Commission to make E-rate funds available to help schools and districts "equip" students with home internet access.
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ACM, the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. CSTA appreciates ACM's ongoing support!
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