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CNET
On July 12, 2014, Macie Cooper, then a 15-year-old, made a strong statement about her future in her journal. It was definitive; she left nothing to the imagination. "I have officially decided on this day I'm going to major in computer science," Cooper wrote, while participating in a Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program. Four years later, Cooper has kept that pledge to herself, majoring in computer science and studio art at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Cooper, who has an infectious confidence, says the seven-week program cemented her love of computer programming.
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As the importance of coding grows each year, school districts inevitably feel pressure to fund clubs and find money for specialized instruction within the curriculum. The pressure is not exclusive to upper grades.
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Education Week
Professional learning — it rarely inspires excitement. But if it's relevant, fun and hands-on, professional learning opportunities can spark creativity and remind educators just why they started teaching in the first place.
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Grok Learnong's Code Quest is a friendly five-week coding competition where thousands of school students come together to learn to code. Teachers can sign up their students, and students competing individually at home are also welcome! Streams available in Blockly, Python and micro:bit.
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Education DIVE
The need for increased computer education is a truth that transcends political barriers. Both the Obama administration and the Trump administration have stressed this need for economic reasons as the need for computer professionals increases. Though many states are already including computer education at the high school level, Tennessee is the first to officially set benchmarks that recognize the need to integrate computer science studies in earlier grades.
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THE Journal
The first computer-science-focused middle school will be opening shortly in Washington, D.C., Digital Pioneers Academy is a tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter school that will kick off with an expected 120 students in a sixth-grade cohort. School officials said DPA would continue adding new sixth-graders over the next three years until a total of 360 students is reached. Ultimately, the school also plans to grow into a high school by 2021.
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THE Journal
Unstaffed flying objects, unmanned aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft. These are all alternative names for drones. According to two educators who have introduced them in the classroom, no matter what you call them, these small flying vehicles can be a useful response to drooping attendance, high discipline counts and low student satisfaction. Best, whether the subject is math, science, English, history, art or PE, there are drone lessons that can help bring abstract concepts to life for students.
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STEAM Universe
Parents, district administrators and the community agree that computer science and coding classes will help students develop the workplace skills they will need to be successful in the future. Data collected as part of Project Tomorrow's Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning revealed substantial increases in support for coding classes, including a 21-point gain from parents from 2014 to 2016, an 18-point gain for district administrators from 2015 to 2016 and an 11-point gain from community members from 2015 to 2016.
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CIO DIVE
Developing an interest in STEM from a young age does more than create a stronger workforce in decades to come — it promotes a more diversified one. Before they reach 16, most young women have decided they don't want a cybersecurity career. And many girls never consider it. Minorities continue to be underrepresented and underpaid across tech positions.
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Geek
When we hear "Avengers" and "little bits" in the same sentence, we're immediately transported back to the trauma that was watching our favorite Marvel heroes crumble into dust at the end of Avengers: Infinity War. But it turns out, Avengers LittleBits is about to have a much more positive meaning.
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