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CSTA Equity Fellow Jacqueline Corricelli outlines seven challenges she's faced since she's shifted to remote teaching in Connecticut — and outlines potential solutions to these challenges.
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We've adapted our scholarship process to align with our virtual conference. Scholarships will now cover the cost of conference registration. The new deadline for scholarship applications is May 17. Apply today.
Cornell University via Science Daily
Students learned just as much in online STEM college courses as they did in traditional classroom settings, and at a fraction of the cost, according to a first-of-its-kind study. The study tracked more than 300 students in Russia, where top universities standardize online classes for use by institutions with fewer resources. It has important implications for the teaching of science, technology, engineering and math — skills that are in high demand by the international workforce, said Rene Kizilcec, assistant professor of information science at Cornell University.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology via Phys.org
In light of the recent events surrounding Covid-19, learning for grades K-12 looks very different than it did a month ago. Parents and educators may be feeling overwhelmed about turning their homes into classrooms. With that in mind, a team led by Media Lab Associate Professor Cynthia Breazeal has launched aieducation.mit.edu to share a variety of online activities for K-12 students to learn about artificial intelligence, with a focus on how to design and use it responsibly. Learning resources provided on this website can help to address the needs of the millions of children, parents, and educators worldwide who are staying at home due to school closures caused by Covid-19, and are looking for free educational activities that support project-based STEM learning in an exciting and innovative area.
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Education DIVE
The survey confirms earlier findings showing females are less likely to pursue postsecondary education and careers in STEM. Jilana Bostona, a Ph.D student in cognitive development at New York University, and NYU associate professor of psychology Andrei Cimpian write that stereotypes around gender and intellect discourage girls from pursuing STEM fields and developing confidence in them. False portrayals of those working in STEM as "nerdy" or "geeky" and self-isolating can also contribute to STEM being an unattractive career option.
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Techopedia
Despite strong gains in recent years, women are still underpaid, undervalued and under-represented in all of the leading technology industries. But while education efforts have gained steam in recent years, many observers are noting that coding is not high on the list of priorities for many female STEM candidates. While at first blush this may not seem all that consequential, it may in fact prove highly detrimental as women rise in the tech 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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Tech & Learning
CoderZ and the Amazon Future Engineer program are working together to offer free access to the CoderZ Virtual Robotics Learning Environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amazon Future Engineer is sponsoring this content. CoderZ is an online educational environment where independent students or full classes program their own virtual robots while working on collaborative virtual missions linked to real world concepts and computer science learning standards.
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USA Today
With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent closing of schools, more and more parents are looking for novel ways to keep their kids' education on track. Fortunately, there are a number of online learning resources are available for kids of all ages. One extremely useful skill that kids can learn remotely is computer programming. Coding is becoming essential knowledge because the world runs on computers, and computers themselves run on code.
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By: Bambi Majumdar (commentary)
 According to Education Week, the spread of the coronavirus has forced the closure of at least 124,000 K-12 schools across the country, and learning has gone virtual. While K-12 educators are trying to shift to e-Learning in record time and continue teaching, they, along with students, are receiving a lot of help from the K-12 tech industry. Major education technology companies are making their paid services free through the rest of the school year and are even adding premium features to those.
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Introducing Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook, a brand-new addition to the middle-grade series that has millions of copies in print. To learn more about this invaluable resource, click here for a sample chapter, standards alignment, 50% off your order, and more!
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EdSurge
School closures have forced millions of teachers, students and parents to prepare for remote instruction, often in a rushed and chaotic state. How those plans have been implemented so far — and the extent to which distance learning is in effect — depends on who you ask, or their socioeconomic status.
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Education Week
Education leaders are already bracing for a worse "summer slide" this year for students whose schools were shut down to curb the spread of coronavirus. But new research suggests the so-called coronavirus or "COVID slide" is going to be significantly worse. In one study out today, Beth Tarasawa and Megan Kuhfeld, reasearchers for NWEA, the Northwest Evaluation Association, analyzed student achievement and growth data from more than 5 million students in grades 3-8 who participated in NWEA's widely used MAP-Growth test in 2017-2018.
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Aithority
iRobot Corp., the leader in consumer robots, announced iRobot Education, providing educators and parents with access to educational robots, online resources and programming to inspire the next generation of roboticists, programmers, engineers and scientists. iRobot Education brings together all iRobot education-based products and services, including the Root coding robot, Create 2 programmable robot, a new, free proprietary iRobot Coding platform, a learning library with both complimentary and premium academic activities, and the company's STEM outreach program.
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eSchool News
The coronavirus outbreak and the resulting social distancing has led hundreds of schools and universities to move their instruction online. For students and educators who are comfortable with in-person learning and instruction, this rush to online education may be overwhelming. Fortunately, we live in a digital era where both students and educators are familiar with digital tools.
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Teacher Magazine
According to research from Vision Australia, only 24% of the 384 000 blind or low vision people living in Australia, are in full time employment. "Interestingly, many roles in the computing industry such as coding are accessible to people who are blind or have low vision, but many of the tools currently available to teach these skills are not accessible," CEO of Vision Australia, Ron Hooton says.
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District Administration Magazine
Jaime Donally is an ed tech consultant, focusing on the practical use of augmented and virtual reality in the classroom, and an FETC® featured speaker. She began her career as a math teacher and later moved into instructional technology. School closures are drawing attention to new options for face-to-face meetings that provide meaningful learning opportunities.
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University of Western Ontario via Phys.org
You may have seen the Israeli mom's video rant about the intensity of the workload of her four children during online learning: "If we don't die of Corona, we'll die of distance learning!" The beleaguered woman has a point worth hearing as Ontario parents scramble to make sure their kids make the most of virtual learning that rolls out across the province this week, says a leading expert on the science of learning.
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EdTech Magazine
The country saw a massive shift to remote learning in the past month as school districts were confronted with mandatory closures due to COVID-19. Many are navigating uncharted waters, especially those pushed to quickly create and implement e-learning plans for the first time. They had numerous things to consider — What technology tools should we use for virtual learning and instruction? Would students and teachers have the ability to access those tools from home? If not, how would we address that?
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Chalkbeat
State policymakers should extend the 2020-2021 school year, lengthen the school day, or do both, plus assess student progress at the beginning of the school year to help educators help the children who need it the most. Those are some of the recommendations in a new report from researchers at Michigan State University, who analyzed state responses to the coronavirus pandemic and provided insight on the challenges schools will face when students return for onsite instruction.
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eSchool News
Here are a few online learning resources to keep students' brains working while they're also engaged in fun activities.
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EdTech Magazine
Transitioning to a remote learning environment, especially during times of uncertainty, is no easy feat. School districts must be prepared to tackle numerous challenges — from dealing with data privacy threats in virtual classrooms to ensuring that educators are prepared to teach in an online environment. But before even launching a tech initiative to shift learning and teaching online, school districts should assess whether students and teachers have the devices and internet connectivity necessary to successfully use remote learning tools in the first place.
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Education DIVE
An analysis by The New York Times found 153 Instagram accounts, several Twitter accounts and chats, and active Reddit message boards where thousands of users share meeting passwords to plan Zoom attacks. Sometimes, attacks are carried out by the students themselves, who have piles of homework with no other activity or outlet during self-isolation. Zoombombing can be a way for these students to rebel against the new system.
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