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EdTech Magazine
Forecasts report that computer science skills will be essential for the future workforce, creating a need for K–12 experts to work harder to incorporate such lessons into the curriculum. According to the App Association, there will be approximately 1 million unfilled computing jobs in 2024. Research conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has found that number could be reached by 2020. These findings have put a fire underneath educators and K–12 organizations to refocus efforts to teach computer science skills.
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The Advocate (commentary)
Anthony Owen, a contributor for The Advocate, writes: "This past week I was asked to fill in for a speaker, at the NGA 2018 Governors' Education Policy Advisors Institute, that was not able to make it due to Hurricane Florence. First, let me extend my sympathies to those on the East Coast that were affected by the storm and resulting floods; my thoughts and prayers are with you and your families."
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EdSurge (commentary)
Jen Schneider, a contributor for EdSurge, writes: "'It bothers me that I am not learning things in school that will help me become what I want to be.' This is the most sobering and common response to one of three questions I ask my students before we start Genius Hour: What bothers you? What do you love? What do you wonder about? What would it take to help students find that connection between school and their future? Sometimes, all it takes is permission."
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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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Rhode Island College
Rhode Island's elementary and secondary schools are implementing new computer science standards this academic year thanks to the Rhode Island Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts + Design and Mathematics Center at Rhode Island College. The standards address six core concepts including: computational thinking and programming, computing systems and networks, cybersecurity, data and analysis, digital literacy and responsible computing in society.
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Education DIVE
When third grade STEM teacher Amanda Roum went to camp this summer, instead of playing games and learning archery, she developed a science curriculum. And after five days at the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix, she took that curriculum, along with the materials she needed, back to her classroom at the Tartesso Elementary School in Buckeye, Arizona — just in time for school to start in August.
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EdTech Magazine (commentary)
Rebecca Buckhoff, a contributor for EdTech Magazine, writes: "In educational technology, it can be difficult to discern a fad from a future classroom staple. When I first learned of 3-D printing in the classroom, I wondered if it held merit. The more I learned about it, the more I realized the untapped potential of this technology. 3-D printing is prevalent in a wide range of fields, including medicine, fashion, construction, manufacturing, aeronautics, culinary arts and many more. Bringing 3-D printing technology to the classroom creates opportunities for students that are limited only by their imagination."
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Phys.org
Developing diagrams and visual representations can lead to huge improvements in student performance and engagement in STEM subjects. Deakin researchers are taking their findings to schools across the country. Diagrams, graphs and sketches — and even physical gesturing — have always played a role in science education, but a research team at Deakin has identified the central role they play in learning processes in both science and mathematics. The team is using this knowledge to work with international researchers to achieve a whole new level of performance and engagement in STEM for primary and secondary students.
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Interested in going in depth in a single math or science topic? Our highly interactive guided problem-solving courses in 27+ topics are written by over 80 expert researchers, professors, and educators will push you to keep your problem solving on the cutting edge. With over 45,000 problems and 1000+ quizzes, you’re bound to find something to satisfy your curiosity.
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eSchool News
STEM learning is a cornerstone of education in today's K-12 schools, but STEM classrooms often aren't all that inspiring to students who are blind or have low vision. So much of science is based on sight and observations, and when students who have vision challenges are forced to stand off to the side and listen to classmates' observations about experiments or data, they lose some of the excitement that goes along with scientific discovery.
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Georgia Public Broadcasting
Over the past decade, technology skills have become an essential for staying competitive in the workplace. Many jobs ranging from healthcare to information management careers want applicants to know the basics of coding and other in-demand skills. Although Boomers to Millennials may not need these skills to get a job now, they'll become even more important in the next few years. In addition to these skills becoming key for any role, more jobs in STEM fields are being created every year. In 2015, there were 8.6 million STEM jobs in the United States and that number is increasing each year.
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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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Women Love Tech
In our recent chat with Emily Tuteur, director of Product Design at NY-based tech-education startup littleBits, we learned about an upcoming littleBits workshop, in partnership with Aussie organization Code Like a Girl. To know more about the event/workshop, other platforms for girls and women interested in STEM, and Code Like a Girl's overall vision, we caught up with co-founder and COO Vanessa Doake for a Q&A.
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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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