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CSTA
It's your last chance to apply for the 2019 CSTA/Infosys Foundation USA Awards for Teaching Excellence. This award recognizes outstanding teaching by K–12 CS educators who inspire their students to explore the CS field; engage students in learning rigorous, standards-aligned CS content; and focus on broadening the participation of underrepresented students in computing. The support for this award was generously provided by the Infosys Foundation USA. Apply by April 14.
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EdTech Magazine
Some teachers who have already incorporated augmented reality and virtual reality technology into their classrooms or lesson plans have seen amazing benefits in student engagement and retention. The technology is still so new in K–12, but we can see it has huge potential. One upside is its ability to transport students to other times and places, truly immersing them in lessons and offering firsthand experiences that could only be matched by actually visiting places in person. Are there downsides?
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District Administration Magazine
Consider these ideas: Some kids are STEM kids and some aren't. Students need to master science and math basics before moving on to STEM concepts. STEM focuses on future jobs, so educators should concentrate instruction in middle and high school. Wrong, wrong and wrong, say the experts. In fact, such myths contribute to many students’ STEM struggles. Add to these a 2016 study that found kids show up for kindergarten with uneven exposure to science, technology, engineering and math. That gap — which can dog students through middle school — is so real that researchers can more consistently predict future academic achievement based on preschool math abilities than on early reading or attention skills.
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Duke Chronicle
What percentage of students feel supported in their academic spaces? A project spearheaded by Duke Women in Technology sheds light on the barriers faced and overcome by women and members of underrepresented groups in STEM fields. The Percentage Project surveyed a total of 164 Duke engineering and computer science students from a variety of backgrounds. The survey data was aggregated by gender, sexual identity, ethnic identity, first-generation status, socioeconomic status and racial identity.
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THE Journal
LEGO Education revealed SPIKE Prime, a hands-on classroom robotics and coding system for grades 6–8. SPIKE Prime is different from other robotics/coding systems in several ways.
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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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University World News
The rapid proliferation of information and communication technologies in economic, political and social life has led to an increasing demand for computing professionals worldwide. In the United States, it is projected that over half a million ICT jobs will be created within the next decade, and by 2024 almost three-quarters of science, technology, engineering and mathematics job growth will be in computer-related occupations.
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EdScoop
"Summer brain drain" or the "summer slide" occurs when students, especially those from low-income families, lose some of the academic skills and knowledge learned during the previous school year. According to Erin Mulcahy, senior product strategy lead of education at littleBits, during a recent webinar hosted by edWeb.net, summer brain drain has a significant impact on elementary-aged students as she claims two-thirds of the achievement gap between lower and higher income 9th graders can be explained by summer learning loss.
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Language Magazine
RoboKind, the creators of robots4autism and Milo, have introduced Jett, the coding and programming robot, along with the robots4STEM curriculum. Designed to teach all students — including those with autism spectrum disorder — the coding and programming skills they need to ignite a lasting interest in STEM, Jett is the younger sibling of RoboKind's facially expressive robot Milo.
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EdTech Magazine
When it comes to educational innovations to prepare students for the future, Yong Zhao, foundation distinguished professor at the University of Kansas School of Education, believes educators are stuck in a loop. "Today when we talk about education, we only talk about three things: the curriculum, the teacher and the assessments," Zhao told attendees at the Consortium for School Networking's 2019 annual conference keynote session, Envisioning the Skills Students Need: 2030. Current K–12 students will face a dynamically different work environment as industries integrate emerging technology in new and creative ways.
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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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