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eSchool News
Students don't always need to jump right into a programming tutorial to develop an interest in coding. Sometimes, all it takes is an engaging book. A new children's book from Skyward, "The Code Twins," introduces coding concepts to young readers of all backgrounds as they take on a programming mission with the book's main characters. "The Code Twins" takes young readers on a coding adventure with characters Brett, Yvette, and Cody Point Two. Along the way, Brett and Yvette help code Cody Point Two, their robot friend, to learn and accomplish new tasks.
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Campus Technology
A new report from the Association for Computing Machinery asks whether there's anything to be done for the lack of diversity in the tech field, which seems to arise in high school and college and percolate into the workforce from there. The research project called on university representatives and industry experts to examine questions of diversity in computer science. They offered two big conclusions: First, retention in CS is a major issue; and, second, data collection about retention in CS is poor.
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Voice of America
A new study of American teachers suggests that there is a major shortage of computer science training in U.S. schools. The study, released last week, was a joint effort between American technology company Microsoft and the international research company YouGov. The study asked more than 500 K-12 educators across the U.S. a series of questions about classroom training for computer science and coding skills.
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The Journal
Amazon has expanded its "Future Engineer" initiative into K-8. The program has begun offering free online lessons and funding summer camps to help students discover the fun of computer science. Earlier this year, the company began revealing its "Amazon Future Engineer Pathway" program, to support 100,000 high schoolers in taking Advanced Placement courses in computer science and award four-year scholarships and internships to a sizable group of students from under-represented populations who participate in those courses.
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Edutopia
Belfry High School teacher Stephanie Younger and her students recount a 90-mile trip from their small Kentucky town for a computer training session the way some people recall family vacations. "Heaven and I gave the boys dating advice," Younger says of soft-spoken senior Heaven Charles and the three teenage boys who traveled with her, crammed into Younger's tiny Kia Rio hatchback, singing along to the radio and playing Nintendo. "It was funny, and awkward at times, but we definitely bonded."
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Chicago Tribune via Government Technology
Illinois is cranking out science and technology workers, but diversity and inclusion in the fields are still lacking. That's according to the Illinois Innovation Index, released Wednesday by the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition. The index, which examines the state's STEM workforce between 2013 and 2017, includes careers in science, technology, engineering and math as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and uses degree-completion data from the National Center for Education Statistics. It does not include health care fields.
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Education Week
A teacher in Virginia uses a micro-controller to connect a computer to a keyboard, allowing kindergarten students to play notes — and close a circuit — when they high-five their classmates. In Colorado, a teacher asks seventh graders to code a random number generator that teaches them programming skills by playing rock, paper, scissors. These are just two examples of teachers using physical computing, an instructional strategy that tries to teach students about computer science and computational thinking through physical tools and hands-on activity.
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EdTech Magazine
For years, computer science experts have been pushing K–12 schools to teach coding as early as kindergarten. Now, more teachers are finding creative ways to integrate coding into their curriculum, whether it's in after-school programs, lunchtime clubs or through the Hour of Code, an annual international event. Code Kit by littleBits cleverly combines the popular littleBit modules with an intuitive computer programming interface in a kit that's easy to teach and engages students through creating and playing games.
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