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District Administration Magazine
The economy is rapidly feeling the impact of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, which allows computers to make decisions, recognize speech and perform other traditionally "human" tasks. Nearly half of all jobs in the U.S. in the next 10 to 20 years will be related to AI, according to a 2016 Obama administration report, "Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and the Economy." But the quality of computer science education varies widely across the country. Many states lack well-defined computer science standards; others don't count computer science courses toward core graduation requirements. And in many districts, computer science courses aren't reaching enough students, according to reports by the Association for Computing Machinery, a worldwide computing society.
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A digital textbook to teach computer programming with a unique story-based game. It covers introductory Python programming, and is suitable for beginners. The learner unlocks story chapters by answering a programming question at the end of each chapter. The textbook is designed for accessibility so it is suitable for learners with blindness, visual impairments and autism.
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EdTech Magazine
As many education tools go digital, some people have feared that libraries may go the way of the dinosaur. However, the skills that students need to thrive in a modern world continue to adapt, and they need places where they can learn such skills. Libraries have the opportunity to become havens of future-ready skills lessons to meet that need.
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NPR
U.S. high schools got a high-tech update this past school year. Not by federal fiat or by state law, but largely at the hand of independent nonprofits, including one founded by twin brothers less than five years ago. The College Board last fall introduced a new course and exam called AP Computer Science Principles. Eight years in the planning, it was the largest such course launch in history. While the existing AP Computer Science course focuses on the Java programming language, the new course is billed as a creative exploration of real-world problems. It's designed to appeal to people who might have assumed that computers were not for them.
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Education Week
Conversations about improving K-12 computer science education very often seem to culminate with the same question: But where do we get more teachers? At an event held at the Microsoft Policy Innovation Center here yesterday, panelists dug into that very question. And while there seemed to be widespread agreement that increased funding for training would help boost the number of computer science teachers, there was slightly less harmony on where the bulk of those dollars should come from.
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Lose the boring coding platforms—bring coding to life with Vidcode. Vidcode teaches students how to code through their favorite hobby: video making. Get free resources today!
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EdSource
Charles McClain's road to computer programming started with a vice familiar to many 15-year-olds: Playing too many video games. "My dad finally said, if you make your own video game I'll let you play as much as you want," said McClain, a high school sophomore from Oakland. "That got me thinking. I play a lot of video games, but do I even know how they work? So I decided to learn to code, and it's going really well."
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The Business Journals
AP test. The launch of a new advanced placement computer course has spurred skyrocketing enrollment by female and minority students, according to Code.com. The College Board offered for the first time last year the Computer Science Principles course, which focuses more on creative exploration of real-world problems and less on programming. After the introduction of the course, the number of minority students taking a computer science AP exam increased 170 percent, and the number of women by 135 percent.
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Iowa City Press Citizen
Educators in Iowa City and Solon say having the right tools to boost computer science lessons will be key as a new law comes into play. The new Iowa law, which took effect July 1, encourages teachers to increase computer science lessons in elementary, middle and high schools and comes with a professional development fund to help teachers prepare. The state plans to launch the fund in July 2018, pending an appropriation from Iowa lawmakers during the next legislative session, said Staci Hupp, the Iowa Department of Education's communications director.
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TNW
Nervous about our automated future, some parents are pushing kids as young as two into coding classes. This level of enthusiasm from parents is admirable. They are, after all, only seeking to ensure success in a world increasingly being swallowed by automation. But as a recent New York Times piece points out: it may be entirely misplaced. Instead, researchers and educators argue, kids need to be taught fundamental skills that apply no matter which career path they select: collaboration, problem-solving and empathy.
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Education Week
Colorado educators Elaine Menardi and Jess Buller would seem an unlikely pair to be writing legislation. But neither felt that their students, then middle schoolers, were on track for meeting state benchmarks for workforce readiness in technology and computing. So, while participating in a fellowship together, the two cooked up a solution: a STEM diploma endorsement awarded to high school students with a track record of strong achievement in those subjects. In May, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the fruit of their labor into law.
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eSchool News (commentary)
Tanner Higgin, a contributor for eSchool News, writes: "I'll admit I've been feeling a bit burnt out on coding tools. Coding is one of the most crowded categories in edtech. And while there are a ton of great tools for students of any ability level, many of these tools have hit on the same winning formula. So does that mean coding is over? Not quite yet. In fact, the coding genre of edtech seems to be evolving."
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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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