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CSTA
It's your chance to help shape the 2020 CSTA Annual Conference! Whether you prefer to be in front of the audience, or behind the scenes, we need your support in making this conference our best ever.
- Apply to present: Visit our website to learn how you can submit a three-hour workshop, one-hour session, 20-minute mini-session, or a one-hour "Birds of a Feather" discussion. Applications close on Sept. 29.
- Become a reviewer: We invite you to consider reviewing submissions for CSTA 2020! If you've attended or presented at a prior CSTA conference, have a connection to K–12 computer science and are available between Oct. 5 and Oct. 28, consider volunteering your time.
CNET
When Reshma Saujani looks at the U.S. Capitol from a building across the street, it reminds her of a story she cites often, about how she ran a primary bid for Congress in 2010 against a Democratic incumbent in New York City and lost. The Girls Who Code founder and CEO recounts the defeat in her 2019 book Brave, Not Perfect, in the speech I've just heard her give, in her 2016 TED Talk, in casual conversation. It's no wonder, because Saujani traces so much of what she's done in the years since to the moment when, at the age of 33, she walked away from a career in finance law to enter politics and try to do something she cared about.
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When you help your programming students certify on the Unity software, you’re not just helping their future—you’re also helping them now. Several studies show that students who earn certification have an increased graduation rate, higher GPA, increased post-secondary enrollment and improved confidence.
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eSchool News
By now, pretty much everyone knows what Minecraft is. If you're just joining us, however, here's a summary: Minecraft is a "sandbox" game offering open-ended possibilities for building and creation. Educators love it because it can be used across all subject areas, meaning Minecraft in the classroom is no longer a foreign concept. All it takes is a Google or Pinterest search to find some pretty cool ways to incorporate Minecraft in the classroom.
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The Cyber Classroom allows you to attend class when you can. Combined with our Fast Track program can get you up-to-speed regardless of your undergraduate degree. Our degree is designed for professionals looking to pivot in their careers.
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Tech&Learning
Sphero makes cool programmable robots and educational tools that aim to transform the way kids learn and create through coding, science, music and the arts.
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eSchool News
As content-driven curricula are rapidly giving way to programming aimed at developing core competencies, educators are incorporating standards — such as those developed by ISTE — to reframe their programs to emphasize digital citizenship, innovative design, computational thinking and global connectedness to prepare students for careers that do not yet exist. However, the process of implementing deep change may take three to five years, because it impacts the way schools do business, as well as fundamental school culture.
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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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MiddleWeb
Authentic STEM focuses on problem-solving, and the best STEM lessons address some aspect of a real-world challenge that engineers and scientists might address. So STEM teachers often face a recurring problem when designing lessons for their classroom or school lab: Just how do you DO that? How do you build a STEM lesson around a real-world challenge?
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EdTech Magazine
Adoption of artificial intelligence is on the rise: According to research firm Gartner, 37 percent of organizations have now "implemented AI in some form," and adoption is up 270 percent over the past four years. Schools are following suit: Technavio's "Artificial Intelligence Market in the US Education Sector 2018-2022" report predicts a nearly 48 percent growth rate for AI tools over the next three years.
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Tech&Learning
One of the best ways to measure the latest and greatest gear for the classroom each fall is to roam the exhibition floor in June at the annual International Society for Technology in Education Conference and Expo, which took place in Philadelphia this year. There were over 600 exhibitors in the expo hall, featuring everything from projectors and 3D printers to robots, apps, online curriculum, and more. Laptops are always a popular product — they may not be the most exciting products in the expo hall, but they're one of the most essential.
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Hartford Courant
From new curriculum requirements to safety programs, a number of changes are coming to Connecticut's public schools in the next few years. Here's a look at seven new laws that made it through the legislature this year and the impact they will have on education in Connecticut.
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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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