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The Advocate (commentary)
Michelle Lagos, a contributor for CSTA's The Advocate, writes: "The CSTA conference has been my summer PD for many years now, and it is incredible all the things I’ve been able to learn and bring back to my classroom for the new school year. This year I started thinking about this and how my instruction is always enhanced by the workshops and sessions I attend. This year, I was looking for fresh new ideas. After teaching High School Computer Science for the last few years, this year I will be teaching Middle School. I needed ways to make my class engaging without eliminating the element of fun. I attended many great workshops and sessions at the conference but a session about Flipping, Agile and Gamification was particularly enlightening."
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Campus Technology
When it comes to instruction in the classroom, the number of students taking a course can have an impact on how whether female students decide to pursue STEM careers, according to a new study. Using data obtained from multiple institutions for 44 science courses, the researchers calculated female participation based on more than 5,300 interactions between instructors and students over a two-year period. The study found that large classes with more than 120 students can begin to negatively impact student performance.
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University of Rhode Island
Christine Jones, a teacher at Newport's Thompson Middle School, probably doesn't see herself as a pioneer. But Victor Fay-Wolfe, University of Rhode Island professor of computer science and one of the state's leading advocates for computer science instruction in all schools, says it's an apt title for Jones and about 60 other teachers from around the state who recently took part in a week of computer science training at the University.
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WTHI-TV
For years there's been a demand for computer science classes across Indiana. According to csedweek.org, 93% of parents want their child's school to offer it but only 35% of high schools teach it. In no time, you may see that integrated into the classroom that's as the Indiana General Assembly approved a bill that would require public schools to include computer science in the curriculum. Jeff Kinne, an associate professor at ISU, is in favor of this bill and will be one of the many pushing this program forward. He tells us that computer science plays a major role in our everyday lives and shares his excitement to see it gain momentum in other grade levels.
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Did you know that you can give your programming students an incredible head start on higher education—and their careers? The Unity Certified User certification focuses on the basics of C# programming within the Unity software. Learn More.
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Study International News
With a postgraduate degree in computer science, there's no telling how many personal and professional achievements you're set to unlock throughout your career. Connected to countless career prospects in the domains of software architecture, systems development, information research and computer hardware engineering, computer scientists have risen to be highly influential masters in today's tech-driven world. Everywhere you turn, constant innovations are being churned out of the minds of computer scientists, and revelations are surging from proactive research efforts into computing and engineering.
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The New York Times
The soldiers were about to storm the fortress when they suddenly went still. James Smith, 17, and his teacher, Shirley Coulter, squinted at the desktop monitor. James was programming his own military game, the final project in his Advanced Placement computer science principles class at Sheridan High School, here in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains. Users competed as countries, like Israel or Japan, to take over a castle. But the game had crashed, and neither James nor Ms. Coulter — a 19-year veteran whose background is in teaching business classes — could figure out how to debug it.
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POLITICO
Advocates for closing the gender gap in computer science say part of the solution isn't necessarily increasing the number of classes that K-12 schools offer — it's getting districts to report who's taking them. The nonprofit Girls Who Code is working with Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., on legislation that would require schools receiving federal funding for computer science programs to disclose to the Department of Education the number and percentage of students who participate in computer science courses, as well as their gender, race and other demographic information.
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The West Virginia University Extension Service — with some help from Google and the National 4-H Council — hopes to ramp up computer science education in rural communities throughout the Mountain State. Google and the National 4-H Council recently announced the $6 million Computer Science Innovator grant. This is intended to help students across 20 states learn skills needed to approach problems in fundamentally different ways, covering a variety of disciplines from business to agriculture to the arts.
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Demand for skilled cybersecurity talent continues to outstrip supply, with estimates of 3.5 million unfilled positions by 2021. EC Council Associate, ECA, Certification is the starting point for a career in cybersecurity. ECA qualifies strengths, skills, and readiness of aspiring professionals, leading to a career in the highly lucrative Information Security industry. Click here to receive a free practice test voucher!
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EdSurge
Six weeks ago, they barely knew how to code. But there they were — 19 students, showcasing their apps under the bright lights of an Apple store in downtown Chicago, in front of a standing room-only crowd that included Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Public Schools Superintendent Janice Jackson and Illinois Chief Information Officer Ron Guerrier.
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WABE
As Georgia becomes more of a technology hub, it's facing some big problems. For one, the state isn't producing nearly enough computer science graduates to fill available tech jobs. According to the Georgia Department of Education, there are close to 20,000 open computing jobs in the state, but just 1,200 students graduate from Georgia colleges each year with computer science degrees.
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CNN
Today's classroom is a far cry from the traditional image of locker desks, chalkboards and pencils. With education expected to prepare children for a fast-changing digital workplace, technology-led learning is becoming the norm and kids may be coding before they can read and write.
As a result, global spending on educational technology is booming. It's expected to double to $341 billion between 2018 and 2025, according to data and research firm HolonIq.
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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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