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By: Angela Cleveland (commentary)
 The first week of December is nationally recognized in schools as Computer Science Education Week or "CSEdWeek." This is a week dedicated to providing students in all grade levels with opportunities to learn about computer science. Many websites offer entertaining and engaging ways to introduce algorithms, loops, conditionals, and other CS concepts to students. While hands-on coding activities foster a fun introduction and spark interest, many educators are looking for more ways to embed the value of CS into a school's physical environment and highlight how CS intersects with other content areas.
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The Advocate (commentary)
Michelle Lagos, a contributor for CSTA's The Advocate, writes: "There is a feeling when you are driving on the open road and just enjoying the flow of the traffic and you are just cruising and advancing at a constant pace, that is satisfying. Then, there is the feeling when you enter the big city, at peak traffic time, when you feel you are never arriving at your destination and then you are stuck behind a nice sweet grandma driving. Well, these are feelings I have gotten to know well in my teaching life."
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eSchool News
There's a widening technology achievement gap for minorities, despite blacks and Hispanics having more interest in learning computer science. So why is the field so dominated by whites? eSchool News recently spoke with Mashea Ashton, who founded Washington, D.C.'s first computer science middle school last year in a struggling, historically black community to help bridge the technology achievement gap. Today, 99% of the students at Digital Pioneers Academy are on a free lunch program. Ashton, who previously worked with Senator Cory Booker to create more educational options in Newark, N.J., talked about how innovative educators can help solve the racial achievement gap.
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The Technology Record
The Cognizant U.S. Foundation, Microsoft Philanthropies and Walmart.org are investing US$3 million in CodePath.org to increase inclusion and diversity in computer science through education. According to Microsoft, the funding will deliver an "industry-informed computer science curriculum at 150 college campuses nationwide, and support women and students of colour studying and pursuing careers in technology."
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eSchool News
Preparing young children for jobs that haven’t been invented yet may sound like a difficult task for educators, but a recent edWebinar showed how preK and kindergarten teachers can start developing the skills needed for future careers. Marnie Forestieri, the CEO of Young Innovators, and Debby Mitchell, Ed.D., a Young Innovators curriculum writer, explained the process for creating lesson plans that include projects introducing science, technology, engineering, arts and math, noting that "STEAM happens naturally in young children as they explore and investigate the world around them."
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Tech Crunch
Apple announced an expansion of its program designed to get more students coding. The company says it has redesigned the "Everyone Can Code" curriculum with a focus on introducing more elementary and middle school students to coding, while also adding more resources for teachers, a new student guide, and refreshed Swift Coding Club materials. It's also adding thousands of free coding sessions at Apple Stores in December, to celebrate Computer Science Education Week.
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Government Technology
As part of a statewide tech talent initiative, William & Mary committed to producing 930 more graduates with degrees in computer science over the next 20 years. On Nov. 7, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam allocated more than $1.3 million a year, beginning next year, to the college to help it reach its goal.
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EdSource
As California's K-12 system ramps up to expand and diversify student access to computer science, we are drawing attention to a critical pipeline concern. California's public higher education systems do not have the capacity now to adequately meet the existing surging student demand for Computer Science majors, a problem which will only escalate further as more K-12 students get access to computer science.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
Some female and minority students are more likely to pursue a computer-science degree if they see computing not purely as a toy, but as a tool for solving problems that matter. The computing curricula that I learned as a student in the 1990s used examples and problems from business and the sciences, the two application areas in which computing has the longest history.
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The Brookings Institution
From within formal classrooms to educational games after school, technology is widely used in teaching and learning around the world. When used appropriately, technology has the power to support teachers and engage students, providing tools to create and evaluate activities previously considered out of reach.
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EdScoop
A new bill now being considered by the House Science, Space, and Technology committee aims to improve STEM education in rural areas by giving teachers more resources, engaging students though hands-on education and increasing access to broadband and grow the technical workforce.
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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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