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eWeek
A recent Code School survey offers information on traits in youth that may indicate a future in computer science. Most programmers find their interest in computer science before age 16 and carry this passion into their professional life, according to a recent survey. A Code School survey of 2,200 coders and developers reveals some specific traits and tendencies that may predict that a youth has a future career in computer science. The survey polled current coders and software developers and asked them to recount personal traits, tendencies and preferences from their younger years.
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Calling all hackers, coders, and technical high school women and the educators who support them! Applications for the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing and the NCWIT Educator Award are now open!
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The Seattle Times
Though the technology industry is booming, especially in Washington, only about one in four high schools nationwide teach computer science. Many local and national efforts are hoping to close that gap. In its last term, the Legislature passed a bill that will use $2 million in state and private funds to train high school teachers to teach computer science and to set standards and teacher training programs for 2016-2017. And in the past few weeks, Microsoft also expanded its own program, which now is operating in nearly 60 Washington schools.
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Quartz
New research shows what many people in the computer science field already know — a passion for computers starts early in life. So how can you tell if your son or daughter is a budding programmer? There are a few common traits that future coders and developers have in common during their formative years, according to a July 2015 survey of more than 2,200 developers who use Code School, which offers online courses in programming.
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New York Daily News
These computer classes are for the digital ages. Computer science teacher Timothy Chen’s classroom at the Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology in Hell's Kitchen provides a window into what could be the future of computer science instruction in city schools. More than a dozen students stare intently at plasma screens while they discuss computer programming. "They're learning about programming in the Java language. This helps them learn the basics of programming," said Chen. "The age that we are living in — everything is digital. It's important to bring more people into this field." Classrooms like Chen's are still unusual and less than 5 percent of city students are taking computer science classes in the school year that started in September.
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Observer-Reporter
It's 8 a.m., and Trinity Middle School teacher Greg Mittleider is doing his best moonwalk while the students in his computer science class in Room 101 dance along to a Michael Jackson song blasting on the radio. Then the bell rings, the dance party ends, and the students quickly settle into their seats, ready to tackle algorithms and the art of computer science. Trinity Middle School is one of fewer than 50 school districts in the country — and one of only two schools in Pennsylvania — selected by Microsoft and Harvard University to participate in a pilot program called CS50x, which is based on Harvard's wildly fun and successful CS50 course.
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The Capital Times
A growing appreciation for the value of learning how to code has led to skyrocketing enrollments in computer science courses at UW-Madison that are stretching resources, says department chairman Mark Hill. Classes once populated by students majoring in computer science or closely related fields like engineering or physics now include those preparing to do research in any number of science fields or prepare for careers in business, journalism and many other areas, Hill said.
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Education World
Coding is becoming a focal point in the STEM push for K-12 schools across the nation. PCS Edventures! will host a webinar in October to show why coding is an essential aspect of K-12 STEM education. PCS Edventures!, experts in hands-on educational products for classroom, after-school and home learning, has announced that registration is now open for the educational webinar — "Code Your Future: Why Programming is an Essential Part of STEM Education," according to a recent press release.
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Forsyth News
Standards for three new computer science courses have been posted for public review and comment by the Georgia Board of Education. The courses, which are all part of the Information Technology Career Cluster Pathway, will be available for public comment for 60 days. They were posted Sept. 25. If approved, students in any of the proposed classes — embedded computing, web development and game design: animation and simulation — would be eligible to receive a core math, science or foreign language credit.
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