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EdScoop
Two giants in the computer science education space — Code.Org and the Computer Science Teachers Association, or CSTA — are boosting their course offerings through partnerships with Pluralsight, an enterprise technology learning platform. The partnerships, announced last week, will provide specially-curated online course libraries to Code.org and CSTA-member educators and professionals. CSTA says it has 60,000 members in more than 140 countries who will be able to benefit from the new partnerships.
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The Advocate (commentary)
Michelle Lagos, a contributor for The Advocate, writes: "Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a robotics competition with a team of students that I coached through the summer, and I was amazed by the feeling I got being in the same room as many other CS teachers. This got me thinking about the CS teacher profession. I believe that CS teachers are a unique breed. I've read so many articles, seen so many posts from other CS teacher friends and all have something in common, one way or another at some point the fact that it can be a 'lonely' position is brought up."
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EdSource
The State Board of Education is expected to adopt California's first-ever computer science standards. The standards, while not mandatory, are expected to increase the number of computer science classes taught in California classrooms. "There is a consensus that today's student needs to understand how the digital world works, in the same way they need to know how the natural world works, so they study science, or how the cultural and political world works, so they study history," said state board member Trish Williams.
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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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EdScoop
Over the past several years, the movement to improve access to computer science in U.S. K-12 schools has been gaining momentum around the nation. The College Board, with support from the National Science Foundation, developed and launched AP Computer Science Principles, a second Advanced Placement computer science course aimed at appealing a greater range of students; multiple states have passed legislation around computer science access; 22 states have now adopted K-12 CS standards; and 37 states now count computer science towards core graduation requirements.
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Columbia Missourian
Whether high school computer science courses should be counted as graduation credits will be debated when lawmakers hold a special legislative session this week to reconsider a STEM-education bill vetoed by Gov. Mike Parson. Parson vetoed the bill on July 13. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Doug Libla, R-Poplar Bluff, would have expanded course access to computer science skills and career awareness for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.
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THE Journal
As makerspaces start to pop up in schools across the country, some educators, particularly those teaching non-STEM subjects, may be wondering what exactly they're supposed to do with them. Policymakers and administrators, meanwhile, want to make sure the spaces and resources are well utilized and are providing as much educational bang for the buck as possible. Luckily, integrating makerspaces throughout the curriculum is fairly easy with the right frame of mind.
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eSchool News (commentary)
Kristen Fudale, a contributor for eSchool News, writes: "I have been in education for 18 years and my strongest belief is that all children deserve a fresh start when they begin each school year. My classroom is a safe environment where students feel it's acceptable to try, even if they're not going to be successful the first time — and that certainly applies to STEM education. Since the spring of 2014, I've worked with Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools in technology integration. The purpose of my position as an Academic Technology Specialist is to help teachers feel comfortable embedding new technology into their classrooms."
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[Brilliant]
Whether you’re an educator, a researcher, or an engineer, your work is all about solving problems. You understand that knowing the answer is not the same as knowing how to get the answer. You know that there are always new problems to solve, and having the critical reasoning skills to tackle them is of utmost importance. With Brilliant, you can develop the skills you need to approach challenges with confidence.
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Sioux City Journal
Finally, some good news for brown and black students: A record number of them took Advanced Placement computer-science exams and earned a high-enough score to qualify for college credit. The College Board, the nonprofit organization that owns the AP program, recently reported these three very bright spots:
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EdWeek Market Brief
What the heck is physical computing? Physical computing means creating or using devices that interact with the world around them. A physical computer senses its environment, processes that information, and then performs some action. This "sense — think — act" cycle can also be used to define a robot. At BirdBrain Technologies we use the terms "physical computing" and "robotics" interchangeably.
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We'll bring the code, you bring you. Teach students to code JavaScript with project-based, accessible yet rigorous, quirky curriculum. Get a custom recommendation today!
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Birmingham Times
On a recent Sunday afternoon, a group of students from across the metro area sat shoulder to shoulder in a classroom at the McWane Science Center in downtown Birmingham for a meeting of the Kids Code Club. Perched in front of laptops in pairs, the young people peered intently at screens, clicked keyboards, and practiced coding — using computer programming language to create a website, software or an app. During this monthly gathering, students work together and sometimes alone to complete various tasks while chatting, all the while focused on problem solving to make the computer do exactly what they tell it to.
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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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