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Phys.org
Microsoft has released a new computer science curriculum designed for teens who may not have expressed much interest in computer programming — and teachers who don't necessarily have any background in the field, either. The curriculum, called Creative Coding Through Games And Apps, is available for free to any educator who wants to use it. The course aims to encourage a wide range of students to explore computer science by teaching them to program and publish real apps and games.
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Education Week
Participation rates for Advanced Placement science exams — specifically physics and computer science — have risen sharply over the last year, according to data released Sept. 3 by the College Board. The number of students taking the physics test doubled between 2014 and 2015. The College Board, the nonprofit that administers the AP program, said that represents the largest annual growth in any AP course in history. "These numbers for the AP Physics course blew my socks off and gave me hope for the country," David Coleman, the president of the College Board, said in a webinar for reporters.
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eSchool News
CodeNow, a nonprofit focused on teaching underrepresented, diverse high school students how to code, is launching #CodeHow, an online video tutorial series designed specifically for teens and accessible for free on YouTube. #CodeHow is a series of short concept videos, 3 to 6 minutes in duration, that feature young CodeNow alumni explaining important programming and computer science concepts and ideas — for example, variables, arrays, if/else statements, and other introductory fundamentals. Each of the videos includes the most important aspects students should understand about a concept.
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Digital Journal
A study of U.K. school children and parents has found most kids would rather be taught how to program than how to speak French. It follows the introduction of a compulsory computing curriculum by the government.
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NJ.com
Sept. 3, marked the first day of school for students of the inaugural class at the Computer Science and Software Engineering Academy in New Jersey. The Academy is the first full-time school operated by Hunterdon County Vocational School District, and is run through a partnership between HCVSD and Delaware Valley Regional High School. It is funded by a grant through the New Jersey Department of Education. The curriculum — designed with input from Project Lead the Way — aims to develop student interest and engagement in computer science and prepare more students for career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
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The Blue Springs Examiner
To help fill what business leaders see as a growing availability and need of STEM jobs now and in the near future, local school districts have altered or expanded their curricula for science, technology, engineering and mathematics offerings in recent years. The Independence School District in Missouri has put together specific academies available to students in each of its three high schools — computer science and industrial technology this year, along with a freshman academy that can help interested students choose a possible pathway in their high school education. Next year, there will be business, health and public services and arts and education academies.
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PSFK
Despite its utility in every aspect our daily lives, for many, learning how to code is a daunting task. The dense, technical nature of most traditional computer science textbooks often fails to capture the creativity — or, as Amy Wibowo likes to call it, "magic" — inherent to coding. Wibowo's BubbleSort Zines hope to combat this problem by presenting elementary topics in computer science in an engaging and accessible way. According to the statistics Google highlights in their Made With Code project that aims to get young girls interested in coding, only 0.3 percent of high school girls report that they plan to major in computer science in college.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Department of Education is asking for input from the general public on the state's math and English/language arts standards, and for teacher participation in revising those standards. State Education Commissioner Johnny Key announced the multiple steps the department is taking — surveys, an informational website and live-streamed meetings — to be transparent with the public in revising the standards on which classroom instruction is based. The updated standards in math, literacy and science, as well as an increased emphasis on instruction in computer science technology, will multiply the avenues available to students to attain high-paying jobs, Key said.
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