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.CSTA NEWS
Register by May 31 to Receive Your CSTA 2021 Swagbox
CSTA
Have you registered for CSTA 2021, set for July 14-16, yet? Time is running out to have our swag box delivered to you in time for conference! Make sure you and your fellow colleagues are registered by May 31. And while you're registering, make sure you take advantage of our bundle options to lock in your PD for 2021-22. Don't miss out!
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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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New resources on the gender gap in computer science
CSTA
When it comes to computer science, we still have a lot of work to do to address gaps in education. In our recent blog post, we are bringing attention specifically to the gender gap, since the gender gap for girls and young women is still as stark as it was back in 2015. Google partnered with London-based designer Sahara Jones to help us shine a light on the voices behind these statistics.
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.CSTA EVENT CALENDAR
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May New Member Orientation |
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CSTA+ Benefit Webinar: Codio |
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Code 'n Play — Professional Learning Series |
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CSL the new ESL: Engaging ELLs via CS |
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The Python textbook, Adventures with the Codue, is designed for dually enrolled classrooms grades 5 to 8 to level the playing field for learners with visual impairments and blindness. Read our latest blog post here and try the textbook today!
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.HEADLINES FROM THE FIELD
How outdoor learning spaces lead to STEM engagement
eSchool News
A new sustainable outdoor learning space is giving students in California an engaging opportunity for STEM learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. In late April, Thousand Oaks High School in the Conejo Valley Unified School District and Schneider Electric, a global energy and sustainability company, unveiled a first-of-its-kind Sustainable Outdoor Learning Environment — a solar-powered, state-of-the-art interactive learning space for boosting STEM education and providing a safe outdoor classroom.
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How to fight burnout
Edutopia
Burnout is prevalent in the field of education, yet it remains mysterious in many ways. Most educators know what it feels like from personal experience, yet it isn't well defined, nor are there clear-cut strategies for understanding and alleviating it.
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Mental Health Awareness Week: coding and game-building help children
Education Technology
Mental Health Awareness Week – a week dedicated to raising awareness of the value of caring for one's own mental health. But whilst adults can recognize the signs of their own poor or deteriorating mental health, children can find that negative thoughts and feelings creep up on them – causing unavoidable challenges they may not be able to contend with. Brands like Code Ninjas are supporting their students to help alleviate some of the stresses caused by everyday life – situations that have, no doubt, been intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What makes a high-quality professional development program?
K-12 DIVE
Just as recent years have seen a focus on rethinking approaches to student learning, so too have school and district leaders turned an eye toward rethinking professional learning for educators. Even before the coronavirus pandemic disrupted public education in spring 2020, forcing a focus on ad hoc PD opportunities to close immediate knowledge gaps with virtual learning best practices, it was widely recognized that traditional "sit-and-get" PD couldn't cut it.
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New tools support teachers returning to the classroom
EdTech Magazine
As teachers begin to find themselves back in the classroom, armed with technology from a year of online and hybrid learning, it isn't clear what tools will best benefit the future of learning. Many schools accelerated their one-to-one device programs or took the necessary steps to create such initiatives, and so many students returning to the classroom will be bringing these devices with them. In some districts, students are opting to remain at home and continue learning virtually, even into the next school year.
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Study: Device quality impacts remote learning
THE Journal
Broadband access and speed aren't the only technological concerns for students engaged in remote and hybrid learning. The quality of the student device itself also plays a key role, according to a new study. According to a report released by the Consortium for School Networking, an association for IT leaders in K–12 education, two factors significantly affect the experience students have with remote learning: the age of the device and device specifications.
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5 great things the pandemic revealed about schools
eSchool News
The light at the end of the tunnel shines a little brighter every day, and it makes it easier to reflect on a handful of hard-won positives to emerge from the pandemic. These may not be universal truths, but some schools have unearthed opportunities from the past year's challenges.
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