STEM Next

DECEMBER 19, 2022

From a Week of Computer Science to A Year of Possibilities: Five Ideas to Take into 2023. We celebrate the incredible effort that made Computer Science Education Week 2022 a resounding success. This year’s theme, Celebrating Success, highlights achievements over the past 10 years. . Photo credit: Deaf Kids Code.

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Ellipsis Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The meaning of the adage is clear: having a vision, mission, and direction can help you achieve even the most daunting tasks. You may have been tasked to implement computer science standards - where do you begin? Depending on where you are in your computer science journey, get set up for success!

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Stephen Wolfram

OCTOBER 27, 2023

And in our century there’s a new and yet more powerful one: computation. And for nearly 50 years I’ve had the great privilege of building an ever taller tower of science and technology based on that idea of computation. And, yes, it’s computational. These are all ways to formalize the world. And there’s something else.

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ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2024

And one of the things that she's found is that in a study done at Stanford, she took over a small room in the computer science department and in one condition, she populated this room with these artifacts of geeky masculine culture, like a Star Trek poster and Diet Coke cans. Who could I be here?

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National Science Foundation

JULY 5, 2022

Though women were once at the forefront of developing the disciplines of computer programming and software engineering (Berkeley School of Information, 2021), the computer science (CS) workforce in the US for the past three decades has become a field of mostly White and Asian men.

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Bright and Smart

DECEMBER 9, 2020

It falls during Computer Science Education Week(CSEd) which aims to get students interested and excited about computer education. All children should be given the opportunity to learn computer science so they may become the future innovators we hope they are destined to be! Achievements. What is Code.org?

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PCS Edventures

AUGUST 8, 2023

Communicating with computers is fun, engaging and thrilling, and it also has a powerful effect on kids’ futures. Coding boosts academic achievement while simultaneously embedding life-long skills in learners. At this age, they begin to understand cause-and-effect relationships, including simple computer commands.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

Especially for youngsters diving headlong into computer programming with an organization like Black Girls Code. The New York University student is the creator behind “Black Girls Code the Future,” a 36-page coloring book highlighting the achievements of Black women in tech. How did you get involved with computer science and coding?

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Bright and Smart

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

M stands for ,Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and ,Math. Computer programming falls in line with these concepts because learning to code will help children improve their: Creativity. Teamwork Computer Science Education week. , , CSEd week was established to bring awareness to the the importance of Computer Science Education.

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CoderZ

AUGUST 30, 2021

Check out our FREE GRANT APPLICATION TEMPLATE for the Iowa Computer Science and PD Grant opportunity ! The newest opportunity: Funding for computer science in Iowa. Starting in 2021 high schools, middle schools, AND elementary schools must all offer computer science opportunities for their students.

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Bright and Smart

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It falls during Computer Science Education Week(CSEd) which aims to get students interested and excited about computer education. All children should be given the opportunity to learn computer science so they may become the future innovators we hope they are destined to be! Why was this week chosen?

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STEMx

JULY 26, 2018

How did Arkansas become a national leader in promoting and implementing a K-12 computer science curriculum? I also serve as a board member for the National Computer Science Teachers Association, and as a member of the Southern Regional Education Board’s Commission on Computer Science, Information Technology and Related Career Fields.

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ED Surge

JULY 25, 2023

Noriega has made a point of encouraging Latino students at her school to take computer science classes. I really do believe it's in our DNA as Latinos to be perseverant, to keep pushing, and to not give up, especially in these areas of math and computer science,” she says. “I I know where they're coming from.

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Ellipsis Education

MARCH 28, 2024

Indianapolis, IN (March 28, 2024) – Ellipsis Education today announces that their computer science curriculum was named a 2024 SIIA CODiE Award Finalist in the “Best STEM Instructional Solution for Grades K – 12” category. About Ellipsis Education Ellipsis Education is removing barriers to teaching computer science.

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STEM for Kids

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

GPS Sca venger Hunt: STEM Icons Gladys West & Warren Washington show how computing plays a key role in climate modeling, GIS and GPS. Peek Inside Computers: Let’s explore computer science as I/O detectives as we learn about computer engineer Mark Dean. Step into their world for a puzzling experience!

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CoderZ

JUNE 5, 2023

Exploring CoderZ’s Updated Assessment Center Assessment plays a pivotal role in computer science and coding education, providing educators with valuable insights into student progress and enabling personalized instruction. Assessing student computer science skills – “What, like it’s hard?”

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CoderZ

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving world, computer science (CS) and technology skills have become indispensable tools for addressing a wide range of societal challenges. Technology and computing are in all industries including farming and agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and retail.

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STEM for Kids

MAY 15, 2024

The latest available data from the NCSES’s Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering report highlights the substantial presence of Asian Americans in STEM occupations, with notable representation in computer and mathematical sciences, engineering, and life sciences.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The positive impact of teachers has been extensively substantiated through years of research highlighting that teacher effectiveness is the most important school-based factor related to student achievement and outcomes. This provides students with opportunities to see what they like and what they are great at.

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Computing Education Research Blog

JULY 17, 2023

After we got the go-ahead to start developing PCAS (see an update on PCAS here ), I had meetings with a wide range of liberal arts and sciences faculty. I’d ask faculty how they used computing in their work and what they wanted their students to know about computing. Here’s a slide from the class.

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ED Surge

MARCH 7, 2023

We have very few degrees: business administration, computer science and health science in an associate and bachelor’s degree, and [in graduate degrees, we offer] an MBA, a master’s in education and master’s in IT. The deans are volunteers. The faculty are volunteers.

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STEM Education Works

MARCH 21, 2024

Understand why robots are ideal tools for teaching coding and computer science. Robots are an engaging, hands-on way to introduce your students to the world of computer science. The content and scope of each project should be determined by the specific learning outcomes you wish to achieve in each case.

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Top 10 Sciencekits

JUNE 26, 2023

These skills are transferable across various academic disciplines and are particularly valuable in fields like engineering, computer science, and mathematics. By engaging with coding, robotics, and computer science at a young age, students gain a competitive edge and are better prepared for the demands of higher education.

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EiE Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

One sure way to achieve this is through cross-curricular integration. Cross-curricular integration is the practice of connecting a topic which is traditionally taught as a stand-alone subject - such as ELA, math, science, social studies, engineering, or computer science - to a different subject area.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Julie York, a computer science and media teacher at South Portland High School in Maine, was scouring the internet for discussion tools for her class when she found TeachFX. But TeachFX, she adds, is focused not on her students’ achievements, but instead on her performance as a teacher. Generative AI has stormed into education.

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Futurum

JUNE 20, 2023

A group of computer scientists and tech moguls, including Elon Musk, have penned an open letter asking for research into this type of AI to be paused as it may “pose profound risks to society and humanity ”. For example, Linwei has been collaborating with other computer scientists, as well as engineers, clinicians and designers.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Around the country, “ math wars ” are raging over attempts to increase equity by playing down calculus from the curriculum in favor of statistics or computer science, or by delaying when students take algebra. But there’s also a quieter revolution taking place that applies a different strategy to achieve the same principles.

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Futurum

OCTOBER 19, 2022

This project is investigating how computing, the internet of things and data science can generate information that people can use to make their future places healthier. DATA SCIENCE – encompasses preparing data for analysis, including cleansing, aggregating and manipulating the data to perform advanced data analysis.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 14, 2020

As High School seniors prepare to graduate, many will choose something about computers for their job or continued studies. Still, in this article, we will focus predominantly on aspects relating to websites, moreover, how they can help to achieve business goals and other objectives. Why Should Students Learn Computer Science?

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STEM for Kids

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

GPS Sca venger Hunt: STEM Icons Gladys West & Warren Washington show how computing plays a key role in climate modeling, GIS and GPS. Peek Inside Computers: Let’s explore computer science as I/O detectives as we learn about computer engineer Mark Dean. Step into their world for a puzzling experience!

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Computing Education Research Blog

AUGUST 2, 2021

We’ve just started a 3 year project, scaricomp , that aims to look at girls’ performance and participation in computer science in English schools. For a fuller picture of the changing numbers and demographics in English computing, see slide 8 of this , or the video presentation ).

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CoderZ

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This global event is a great way to spark students’ interest in STEM, develop their computational thinking skills, and inspire them to create their own projects. Curate the activities for your classroom The number of choices for coding activities can be overwhelming for anyone, let alone students getting their first taste of computer science.

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Futurum

AUGUST 16, 2022

At the University of East Anglia in the UK, Dr Oli Buckley’s research project is combining computer science and social science to answer these questions. TALK LIKE A COMPUTER SCIENTIST. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence. SENSITIVE INFORMATION.

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Computing Education Research Blog

JUNE 20, 2022

A May 2022 report from the UK government Research Review Series: Computing makes some strong claims about block-based programming that I think are misleading. The report is summarizing studies from the computing education research literature. Not everyone can achieve the goal without scaffolding. I’m programming a lot in Snap !

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Ellipsis Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

How does this look in Codelicious Computer Science Curriculum? After all, no two computer scientists think alike. Here are two examples from lessons you can download on our site. Treasure Map Coordinates Grades 3-5 Image shows first page of “Treasure Map Coordinates” lesson plan.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 26, 2023

It deftly, artfully captures just how inundated children — specifically, three girls over the course of one year — are these days, thanks to social media and all the other byproducts of carrying a small computer in your pocket everywhere you go. Manly’s a college instructor, educational consultant and former computer science teacher.

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Computing Education Research Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Last year, Tammy Shreiner and I received NSF funding to develop and evaluate computational supports for helping social studies teachers to teach data literacy and computing(see post here ). We have a chapter in the new book by Aman Yadav and Ulf Dalvad Berthelsen Computational Thinking in Education: A Pedagogical Perspective.

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