Remove Accessibility Remove Computer Remove Computer Science Remove Research
article thumbnail

How Role Models May Inspire Exploration of Computer Science Pathways

ED Surge

Computer science is one of the most in-demand fields of the U.S. Student interest in computer science far exceeds access to computer science education, especially among historically underserved populations. This gap between interest and access is a missed opportunity for the nation’s economy as U.S.

article thumbnail

Business Leaders Say Computer Science Needs to Be A Core Subject

ED Surge

Today, a collection of more than 500 prominent business, education and nonprofit leaders called on states to update their K-12 curriculum to make computer science a core subject. The effort was led by Code.org, an education nonprofit focused on expanding computer science education. In the U.S.,

educators

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

ED Surge

In 2013, the STEM and Computer Science (STEM+CS) team was created to implement an interdisciplinary grades K-12 STEM program outside the grade-level core disciplines of ELA, math, science and social studies, and separate from the standard Career Technical Education (CTE) programs to reach all students.

article thumbnail

Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

Educators Technology

Scientific knowledge is proliferating in an unprecedented rate with an increasing number of journal articles and research papers published every year across various disciplines from humanities to medicine and technology. As researchers, our research stands on the shoulders of other researchers.

Research 257
article thumbnail

What Do Computer Science Teachers Need For Professional Development

Computer Science Teacher

We’re still at a very interesting place in the development of computer science education. Computer Science in K-12: An A-to-Z Handbook on Teaching Programming edited by Shuchi Grover is my favorite and one I recommend highly. We still need a lot of research on how to teach computer science.

article thumbnail

What New Research Says About Fostering a ‘Sense of Belonging’ in Classrooms

ED Surge

Research shows that everybody finds things like that annoying, but if you're a first-generation college student, those start to trigger worries about belonging, because there's a belonging uncertainty there,” he says. Walton has spent decades researching how to foster a stronger sense of belonging in education settings.

Research 322
article thumbnail

College Board stops sharing data on Advanced Placement Computer Science exams

Computing Education Research Blog

Barb Ericson has been gathering data on the Advanced Placement exams in Computer Science for a decade. Researchers can request the data. She was told that they would sign an agreement with the University of Michigan to give her access to the data — but not to her personally. Barb did several months ago.