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.CSTA NEWS
Applications for CSTA 2021 Scholarships Close TOMORROW
CSTA
If you haven't yet applied for a scholarship to attend CSTA 2021, it's your last chance! Applications close tomorrow. CSTA prides itself in promoting equitable access to the CSTA Annual Conference, our premier professional learning program for K-12 CS teachers, by offering scholarships that subsidize 100% of the program cost. These scholarships are intended to support teachers whose limited financial resources may prevent them from attending. Apply before it's too late.
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Vote in the CSTA 2021 Board of Directors Election
CSTA
The CSTA Board of Directors is excited to present this year's slate of candidates for K-8 Teacher Representative, 9-12 Teacher Representative, and At-Large Representative. Candidates went through a thorough vetting process using a rubric created by the Nominations and Elections committee.
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Celebrate National School Principals' Day
CSTA
Thank your principal for their support of CS for National National School Principals' Day! Just complete this short form, and we'll send your principal a note on your behalf, along with some information on how your principal can support computer science and your development with CSTA!
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Are you looking to advance your skills teaching computer science? Our Computer Science Education graduate programs are designed with a unique combination of core concepts and the latest pedagogical best practices. Online and flexible course delivery means that no matter where you are, our programs can fit your schedule.
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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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Recognizing and Correcting Inequities in Computer Science with CSTA Equity Fellow Dr. John Underwood
CSTA
"In 2003, my teaching career began in a rural, mostly African American, under-resourced, high poverty, and "academically deficient" 8-12 school," shared Dr. John Underwood. "The district was still not considered to be in compliance with Brown vs. Board of Education. I experienced the inequity and inequality that can exist first hand. I also became impassioned to correct these injustices through teaching to this day."
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CSTA 2021 Recommendations for the 9-12 Teacher
CSTA
With more than 100 sessions to choose from, we know that planning for the CSTA 2021 Conference might feel a little overwhelming. To help you navigate, the CSTA Conference Committee has provided their recommendations for presentations you can't miss to help get you started. Here are some suggestions from our 9-12 Committee.
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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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.CSTA EVENT CALENDAR
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Formative Classroom Assessment for Teachers — Misconceptions & Action Planning |
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Assessing and Supporting Creative Work in K–12 Classrooms — Professional Learning Series |
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May New Member Orientation |
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.HEADLINES FROM THE FIELD
Starting a K-12 classroom drone program
eSchool News
More K-12 schools are introducing drones into the classroom as educators discover how useful unattended vehicles can be to teach and strengthen science, technology, art, engineering and mathematics skills. Students are engaged by the possibility of flying robots in their classrooms, but teachers will require support systems to understand how to best implement a classroom drone program.
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Give kids a love of STEM with these $95 introduction to coding courses
Futurism
The future will involve a lot of coding. We're networking everything, from our cars to nature itself, so the earlier we understand how code works, the better off we'll be. Twin Science's Introduction To Coding bundle, currently 34% off, has two kits that give kids educational toys to play with that make it fun to code.
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NewBoCo program trains Iowa educators in computer science
The Gazette
As the presence of computers in the workplace continues to grow, K-12 schools are under growing pressure to add computer science to their curriculum. But how can educators be expected to teach computer science to students if they don't have that knowledge in the first place? For Samantha Dahlby and her colleagues at NewBoCo, that challenge has been a key focus since 2016. As NewBoCo's director of K-12 Education, Dahlby is working to train teachers all over the state in computer science curriculum, with the end goal of getting that curriculum into every K-12 school in Iowa by 2025.
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4 ways to encourage students to ask questions
Edutopia
Take a giant beach ball. Roll it around, toss it in the air, do all kinds of things with it, and then bring it back to where you started. At least one point on the ball is exactly where it was before you did all that stuff. Cool, huh? What does it make you wonder?
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How physical stress impacts you and your classroom
eSchool News
Being a teacher was already one of the most stressful occupations in America, even before the COVID-19 pandemic triggered widespread classroom changes and sudden shifts in teaching modalities. The impacts of physical stress in the classroom are widespread and have ramifications that stretch far beyond the classroom.
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From classroom to boardroom: Building diverse workforce tech talent starts with STEM
eSchool News
Women make up 47% of all employed adults in the U.S., but as of 2015, they hold only 25% of computing roles, according to data from the National Center for Women & Information Technology. Of the 25% of women working in tech, Asian women make up just 5% of that number, while Black and Hispanic women accounted for 3% and 1%, respectively.
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5 ways to amplify student voice and create student engagement
Tech & Learning
As schools move from hybrid back to face-to-face learning environments, creating new, engaging lesson plans that engage all students in any learning environment can be a daunting task. In a new Tech & Learning Lunch 'n Learn webinar series, Dr. Kecia Ray talks with educators who will share their tips on how to easily create lessons on the fly to ensure all students are included and engaged, no matter where they are learning from.
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'We need to be nurtured, too': Many teachers say they're reaching a breaking point
NPR
To say Leah Juelke is an award-winning teacher is a bit of an understatement. She was a top 10 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize in 2020; she was North Dakota's Teacher of the Year in 2018; and she was awarded an NEA Foundation award for teaching excellence in 2019. But Juelke, who teaches high school English learners in Fargo, N.D., says nothing prepared her for teaching during the coronavirus pandemic.
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