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The Advocate
It is that time of the year when we re-open our doors to our students for another school year. With that in mind, this is a great time of the year to start thinking about what new computer science resources students will be introduced to this year. As a district computer science curriculum specialist for Plano Independent School District in Plano, Texas, it is my role to work with teachers from Prekindergarten (Pre-K) through 12 grade to build a vertical computer science program.
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THE Journal
The College Board has released some preliminary data on the Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles assessment for 2019. Three years after the launch of the course and its exam, according to the nonprofit, participation has more than doubled. Over the same period, the number of female students and students of color tackling AP CSP also more than doubled. The total number of students who took the AP CSP exam in 2019 was 96,105.
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WIRED
In 2018, Mei'lani Eyre, an 18-year-old computer science student at Cascadia College in Washington state, was in the middle of a phone interview with a hotshot Y Combinator–funded tech company, when the interviewer barked at her to stop talking and just code. "But with that kind of bass in his voice," Eyre says. "You can hear when they snap at you." Interviewing for an engineering internship can be an exacting process — with many of the same hoops as applying for a job as a full-time engineer. The first step is often a phone screener, where candidates are asked to demonstrate their technical skills using tools like CoderPad, which allows interviewers to watch what they type in real time.
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Radio Iowa
Twelve Iowa elementary schools with high poverty levels are preparing to heavily incorporate computer science into their curriculum. They're each using a $50,000 grant through private or state funds to expand and incorporate computer science into everything from math to gym class. Staci Hupp, at the Iowa Department of Education, says computer science is seen as a basic skill in today's economy.
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The Conversation via Phys.org
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics education is a priority for governments around the world. For example, the U.K.'s current commitment to increasing investment in research and development to 2.4% of GDP by 2027 means that we need to train 260,000 more researchers to carry out this work. There has long been a perceived shortage in such skills and knowledge. And this drives policy measures in education, skills and immigration to address the situation.
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Alabama NewsCenter
Kitty Stone Elementary School is preparing its students for the future, one robot at a time. The Jacksonville school provides a unique learning experience to its students thanks to the Alabama Power Foundation. Years of support from the foundation and others has enabled Kitty Stone to provide unique STEM learning focused on coding and robotics kits. "The kits allow students to build robots and then program them once they've built them," said Rhonda Tinker, principal of Kitty Stone's pre-K to third grade.
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The Wall Street Journal
If you want your preschooler to grow up with a healthy attitude toward artificial intelligence, here's a tip: Don't call that cute talking robot "he" or "she." Call the robot "it." Today's small children, aka Generation Alpha, are the first to grow up with robots as peers. Those winsome talking devices spawned by a booming education-tech industry can speed children's learning, but they also can be confusing to them, research shows. Many children think robots are smarter than humans or imbue them with magical powers.
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eSchool News
We've all heard about veteran educators who have been teaching the same way for years and are reluctant to integrate technology into their practice. Why should they? It's scary to try something new, especially in front of a class of kids who seem to already be tech experts. Adam Juarez and Katherine Goyette have heard it all.
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District Administration Magazine
When deciding to introduce new classroom technology, educators must address its effectiveness and return on investment. But first, they must understand why they are bringing the new technology into the classroom. We asked a number of ed tech leaders to explain their thought processes when implementing new classroom technology.
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WIRED
The protagonist of Rebecca Roanhorse's short story "Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™" is a bit of a sad sack. A guide for a VR tourism company in Sedona, Arizona, he leads "vision quests" in a digital guise taken straight from Little Big Man. He's Native American in our corporal realm as well, just not the sort tourists wish to commune with, he argues — until one does, stealing his job and his life story. Heartbreaking yet ambiguous, the story won a bunch of top sci-fi honors, including a Nebula and a Hugo.
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EdScoop
Many of today's students are digital natives — born with a seemingly innate understanding of how technology works — but with the proliferation of internet-connected devices, teachers have a critical role in educating kids to live and build a safer, more secure digital world, technology experts said at an event in Fairfax, Virginia.
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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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